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Caçapa
Personal information
Full name	Cláudio Roberto da Silva
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Centre Back
Team information
Current team	Newcastle United
Number	6
	‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:21, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

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Cláudio Roberto da Silva, commonly known as Caçapa (Pronounced Cassapa), (born May 29, 1976 in Lavras) is a Brazilian football player. He plays as a central defender for Newcastle United after leaving Olympique Lyonnais in the summer of 2007 on a free transfer.

Club career

Atlético Mineiro

Caçapa began his career in 1996 with Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro, where he established himself as a first team regular. He received the Bola de Ouro (Silver Ball) award in 1999 after being voted the best defender in Série A that season.^[1]

Lyon

In 2001 Caçapa began attracting interest from European clubs and he signed for Lyon in 2001 and played his first game in the French Ligue 1 championship on February 17, 2001. He was captain of Lyon for five seasons, winning the French championship in each of these seasons. He became a French citizen in October 2006 after living in the country for over 5 years.

His contract with Lyon expired in the summer of 2007 and he refused to sign a new deal with the club.^[2]

Newcastle United

Caçapa signed for Newcastle United on August 3, 2007, on an initial two year deal with an option for a third.^[3] He made his debut for Newcastle as an 89th minute substitute in the goalless draw against Aston Villa on August 18, and in doing so he became the 1,000th player to represent the Magpies in a competitive match.^[4]

He made his home debut for Newcastle in a 2-0 win over Barnsley on September 1, and then his Premier League home debut three days later in a 1-0 win over Wigan Athletic on September 1. He scored his first goal for the club with a header against Tottenham Hotspur on October 22.

On November 3, 2007, Caçapa suffered a setback, being substituted out of Newcastle's game against Portsmouth after only 18 minutes.^[5] It was later announced that his poor play in the game was due to a "slight hamstring strain".^[6] Caçapa made a triumphant return to the Newcastle squad on December 12, when he was named Man of the Match in their away win at Fulham.

He scored his second goal for the Magpies on January 16 2008 when they went through to the FA Cup 4th Round after a 4-1 replay victory over Stoke City with Caçapa getting the second goal.

He was ruled out for 5 weeks in March 2008 after suffering a groin injury before the 2-0 win over Fulham on March 22.

International career

Caçapa's impressive form at Atlético Mineiro was rewarded with a call-up to the Brazilian national team. He made his debut for his country on February 23 2000 against Thailand and has so far made four appearances for the national side.

Honours

With Atlético-MG:

Minas Gerais State championship: 1997
Copa Conmebol: 1997

With Lyon:

Ligue 1: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Trophée des champions: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
Coupe de la Ligue: 2001

Personal life

He and his wife had their first child in 2006.

Notes and references

Claudio Cacapa at Soccerbase

^ ESPNsoccernet: Claudio Cacapa
^ "Cacapa the man for the job says Houllier". Chronicle Sport. 2007-08-03. Retrieved 2007-08-03. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
^ "Brazilian signs for Toon". Newcastle United. 2007-08-03. Retrieved 2007-08-03. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
^ "Brazilian Star Takes Place in History". Newcastle United. 2007-08-19. Retrieved 2007-08-19. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
^ "Newcastle 1-4 Portsmouth". BBC. 2007-11-03. Retrieved 2007-12-15. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
^ "Cacapa Not Fully Fit Last Saturday". nufcblog.co.uk. 2007-11-07. Retrieved 2007-12-15. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[1] ESPNsoccernet: Claudio Cacapa

[2] "Cacapa the man for the job says Houllier". Chronicle Sport. 2007-08-03. Retrieved 2007-08-03. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[3] "Brazilian signs for Toon". Newcastle United. 2007-08-03. Retrieved 2007-08-03. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[4] "Brazilian Star Takes Place in History". Newcastle United. 2007-08-19. Retrieved 2007-08-19. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[5] "Newcastle 1-4 Portsmouth". BBC. 2007-11-03. Retrieved 2007-12-15. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[6] "Cacapa Not Fully Fit Last Saturday". nufcblog.co.uk. 2007-11-07. Retrieved 2007-12-15. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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 ==International career==
-Caçapa's impressive form at Atlético Mineiro was rewarded with a call-up to the [[Brazil national football team|Brazilian national team]]. He made his debut for his country on [[February 23]] [[2000]] against [[Thailand national football team|Thailand]] and has so far made four appearances for the national side, probably not to add another cap again due to his age.
+Caçapa's impressive form at Atlético Mineiro was rewarded with a call-up to the [[Brazil national football team|Brazilian national team]]. He made his debut for his country on [[February 23]] [[2000]] against [[Thailand national football team|Thailand]] and has so far made four appearances for the national side.
 ==Honours==
 With Atlético-MG: