Caio (footballer, born 1955)

Luiz Carlos Tavares Franco (16 March 1955 – 12 February 2019), better known as Caio, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.

Caio
Personal information
Full name Luiz Carlos Tavares Franco
Date of birth (1955-03-16)16 March 1955
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death 12 February 2019(2019-02-12) (aged 63)
Place of death São Luís, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
–1975 Botafogo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1979 Botafogo
1975–1976Madureira (loan)
1977Moto Club (loan)
1978Paysandu (loan)
1978–1979Moto Club (loan)
1979–1982 Portuguesa
1983–1984 Grêmio 75 (19)
1985–1987 Tuna Luso
1987–1989 Moto Club
1990–1991 Sampaio Corrêa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 January 2024

Career

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A graduate of Botafogo's youth categories, he had little space in the main team, being loaned most of the time. He found the chance to be state champion in 1977 at the Moto Club. He also had a successful spell at Portuguesa, where he was notable for scoring beautiful goals, such as one scored against CA Juventus in the 1979 Campeonato Paulista. He was hired by Grêmio in 1983 and won the Copa Libertadores and Copa Intercontinental with the club.[1] He returned to Maranhão at the end of his career and was two-time champion playing for Sampaio Correa. Caio retired at age 36.[2]

Honours

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Grêmio
Moto Club
Sampaio Corrêa

Death

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Caio died on 12 February 2019, at the age of 63, due to circulatory problems that caused a thrombosis.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Luiz Carlos Tavares Franco". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Grande nome do Grêmio e Portuguesa, Caio faria 68 anos nesta quinta-feira". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Morre Caio, atacante campeão mundial pelo Grêmio em 1983". Gaúcha ZH (in Portuguese). 12 February 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Morre o ex-atacante Caio, campeão da Libertadores e do Mundial pelo Grêmio". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 12 February 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
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  • Caio at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)