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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodrigo Caio Coquette Russo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-08-17)17 August 1993 (age 32)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Dracena, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Flamengo (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2013 | São Paulo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2018 | São Paulo | 212 | (11) |
| 2019–2023 | Flamengo | 110 | (3) |
| 2024 | Grêmio | 5 | (0) |
| Total | 327 | (14) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Brazil U20 | 4 | (1) |
| 2014 | Brazil U21 | 5 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Brazil U23 | 6 | (1) |
| 2016–2020 | Brazil | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2025– | Flamengo (assistant) | ||
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2020 | |||
Rodrigo Caio Coquette Russo (born 17 August 1993), known asRodrigo Caio, is a Brazilianfootballcoach and former player who played as acentre-back. He is the current assistant coach ofCampeonato Brasileiro Série A clubFlamengo.
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Born inDracena,São Paulo, Rodrigo Caio is a product ofSão Paulo FC's academy and started his career as adefensive midfielder. In 2012, in a 3–2 win againstSantos FC in theState League, he played asright back, with the responsibility ofmarkingNeymar. After the game, Caio was praised by press for his success in holding down thesantista forward. He executed themovimento do escorpião (In English, Scorpion Movement), a well known move in indoor soccer, to prevent some dribbles and shots from Neymar.[2]
In 2013, withPaulo Miranda andEdson Silva injured, Rodrigo Caio started playing as acentre back. After good performances, he was praised by coachPaulo Autuori who highlighted his contribution to São Paulo's defense. Caio continued to perform so well thatAntônio Carlos, hired by the club in the middle of theBrazilian League season, was mostly confined to thesubstitutes' bench.[3]
On 2 August 2014, Rodrigo Caio damaged hisanterior cruciate ligament, going on to miss a further several months.[4] He returned to the field on 16 March 2015.
On 12 June 2015, it was reported that Rodrigo Caio signed a five-year contract withLa Liga sideValencia CF, for a€12.5 million fee plus four million more in add-ons.[5] On 29 June 2015, the transfer to Valencia collapsed after the player failed two medicals.[6]
On 29 December 2018, Rodrigo Caio joinedFlamengo on a contract running until 2023.[7] Flamengo agreed to pay€5 million for 45% of his economic rights fromSão Paulo, the transfer includes an achievement clause in the next two years that allows the purchase of 30% of his rights for another€2 million.[8]
A regular starter in his first years, Rodrigo Caio struggled severely with injuries from 2021 onwards, and left the club in December 2023, as his contract was due to expire.[9]
On 3 June 2024, after spending the first half of the season without a club, Rodrigo Caio signed a short-term deal withGrêmio.[10] He left the club in December, after having appeared in just five matches.[11]
On 13 May 2025, Rodrigo Caio returned to Flamengo after being namedFilipe Luís' assistant coach.[12]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| São Paulo | 2011 | Série A | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2012 | 7 | 0 | 9[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2013 | 36 | 3 | 11[a] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8[c] | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 58 | 4 | ||
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | 13[a] | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||||
| 2015 | 24 | 1 | 4[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3[e] | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2016 | 20 | 1 | 12[a] | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13[e] | 0 | — | 46 | 4 | |||
| 2017 | 33 | 0 | 11[a] | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 52 | 1 | |||
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | 10[a] | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 23 | 2 | |||
| Total | 142 | 5 | 70 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 268 | 13 | ||
| Flamengo | 2019 | Série A | 29 | 2 | 12[f] | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12[e] | 1 | 2[g] | 0 | 59 | 4 |
| 2020 | 20 | 0 | 7[f] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[e] | 0 | 2[h] | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 19 | 0 | 4[f] | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5[e] | 1 | 1[i] | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 0[f] | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 6[f] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 81 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 149 | 5 | ||
| Grêmio | 2024 | Série A | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Career Total | 228 | 7 | 99 | 7 | 35 | 1 | 52 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 422 | 18 | ||
| Brazil | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 |
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