Cacau

German association football player

Claudemir Jerônimo Barreto (born 27 March 1981),[3] known as Cacau (Portuguese pronunciation: [kaˈkaw], German: [kaˈkaʊ]), is a German former football player of Brazilian descent.[4] He plays for VfB Stuttgart and Germany national team.[4]

Cacau
Cacau in 2016
Personal information
Full name Claudemir Jerônimo Barreto[1]
Date of birth (1981-03-27) 27 March 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1988–1994 União Mogi
1994–1997 Palmeiras[2]
1997 União Mogi[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1999 Nacional (SP)
2000–2001 Türkgücü München 31 (7)
2001–2002 1. FC Nürnberg II 18 (9)
2001–2003 1. FC Nürnberg 44 (8)
2003–2014 VfB Stuttgart 263 (80)
2014–2015 Cerezo Osaka 24 (7)
2016 VfB Stuttgart II 9 (3)
Total 389 (121)
National team
2009–2012 Germany 23 (6)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Germany
FIFA World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2010 {{{3}}}
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Türk Gücü München 2000–01 Landesliga 31 7 31 7
1. FC Nürnberg 2001–02[5] Bundesliga 17 6 0 0 17 6
2002–03[6] 27 2 2 0 29 2
Total 44 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 46 8
VfB Stuttgart 2003–04[7] Bundesliga 16 4 3 1 1 0 4 0 24 5
2004–05[7] 32 12 3 2 2 2 8 7 45 23
2005–06[7] 20 4 1 1 3 0 5 0 29 5
2006–07[8] 32 13 6 5 38 18
2007–08[7] 27 9 1 0 1 0 5 1 34 10
2008–09[7] 25 7 1 1 6 0 32 8
2009–10[9] 25 13 2 2 6 1 33 16
2010–11[10] 27 8 2 2 7 1 36 11
2011–12[11] 33 8 4 3 37 11
2012–13[12] 5 1 2 0 4 0 11 1
2013–14[13] 21 1 2 0 4 0 27 1
Total 263 80 27 17 7 2 49 10 346 109
Cerezo Osaka 2014[7] J1 League 12 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 5
VfB Stuttgart II 2015–16[14] 3. Liga 8 3 8 3
Career total 358 103 31 17 7 2 49 10 445 132

International goals

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Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cacau goal.
List of international goals scored by Cacau
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 13 May 2010 New Tivoli, Aachen, Germany   Malta 1–0 3–0 Friendly
2 2–0
3 29 May 2010 Stadium Puskás Ferenc, Budapest, Hungary   Hungary 3–0 3–0 Friendly
4 13 June 2010 Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa   Australia 4–0 4–0 FIFA World Cup 2010
5 6 September 2011 PGE Arena, Gdańsk, Poland   Poland 2–2 2–2 Friendly
6 29 February 2012 Weserstadion, Bremen, Germany   France 1–2 1–2 Friendly

Honours

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VfB Stuttgart[15]

Germany

Individual

References

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  1. "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. June 12, 2010. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 18, 2019.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Geschichte – Wie alles begann". Cacau's official website (in German). Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  3. "Ich will einfach nur spielen" [I just want to play]. Der Spiegel (in German). June 12, 2010. Retrieved June 17, 2010.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Matic, Srecko (June 13, 2010). "Germany's soccer squad boasts ethnic diversity". DW. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
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  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 "Cacau » Club matches". World Football. September 27, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  8. "Cacau". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
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  12. "Cacau". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
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  14. "Cacau". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  15. "Cacau". Soccerway. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
  16. "Germany pip Uruguay to third place". FIFA.com. July 10, 2010. Retrieved August 22, 2014.