BirthJune 71970

Cafu

Cafu, Brazilian footballer

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When
Sunday, June 7 197056 years ago
Category
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Era
20th century · 1970s
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Person
Cafu

At a glance

Born 1970-06-07.

Known as: association football player. Citizenship: Brazil.

Listed as: human.

Who they were

Personal life Cafu is separated from his wife Regina Feliciano, whom he married in 1987. The couple had three children together: two sons (Danilo and Wellington) and a daughter (Michelle). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] On 4 September 2019, Danilo suffered a heart attack whilst playing football at his family home, after complaining about feeling unwell. Danilo was taken to a hospital where he later died. [ 3 ] For the 2018 Brazilian general election , Cafu supported Jair Bolsonaro . [ 4 ] ^ "Cafu,

Marcos Evangelista de Morais, known as Cafu, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Widely regarded as one of the greatest full-backs of all time, he was known for his pace and energetic attacking runs along the right flank. He is the most-capped player for the Brazil national team with 142 appearances.

Early life

Educated at: European School of Economics.

Early life One of six children, Cafu was raised in the Jardim Irene favela of São Paulo . At the age of seven, he was able to attend a football academy and soon moved up to the junior sides of Nacional-SP , Portuguesa , and Itaquaquecetuba. He also played futsal for two years. [ citation needed ] As a child, he received the nickname 'Cafu', in honor of the Brazilian winger Cafuringa . [ 1 ] In the early 1980s, he was rejected from the youth squads of Corinthians , Palmeiras , Santos ,

Path and career

Awards / honours: Ballon d'Or Dream Team.

Why this date

Cafu appears on our June 7 calendar for 1970 as a birth entry.

June 7 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

  1. 1970Cafu
  2. 1975Sony
  3. 19751975 Cricket World Cup
  4. 1977Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II
  5. 1981Israeli Air Force
  6. 1982Priscilla Presley
  7. 1989Surinam Airways Flight 764
  8. 1991Mount Pinatubo
  9. 1998White supremacy
  10. 2000United Nations
  11. 2017Myanmar Air Force

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June 7 1970 — 56 years ago, on a Sunday.

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