PLAYER FILE #P000051996 Best XI · Seat 2 · RBPosition: RBRetired · File sealed

1996 World Best XI · career ledger

Cafu

Name: Cafu · Player File #P00005 — Full Career, Year by Year
Creator: BallFact
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The engine on Brazil's flank: 1994 World Cup winner at 24, two consecutive Copa Américas, then the captain who lifted 2002. One hundred forty-two caps, and a curve that refused to flatten.

Ledger span: 1989 — 2007/08 · 22 seasons Scale 1–99 · attributes L3 (arc-derived) · hard data L1/L2 Signed: Bong Weng · The Registrar

Index card

The file at a glance

142

Brazil caps

2×

World Cup titles (1994/2002)

Seasons in the ledger

Peak seasons ★

The ledger

Year-by-Year Attribute Matrix · 22 seasons

★ = peak season · ⇄ = transfer season · ▽ = valley. The matrix is rendered season by season from the local database: hard data (appearances/goals/honours) is audited public record; attribute values are arc-derived (L3), anchored to verified seasons. Method in the 1996 attribute master table.

Career attribute snapshots · Scale 1–99FILE #P00005⬇ Download this dossier as CSV

Season	Age	Pos	MOBILITY				TECHNIQUE												PHYSICAL				DEFENDING							MENTAL							WILL				GOALKEEPER					OVR
			ACC	SPT	AGI	OFF	FIN	LSH	PAS	THR	CRO	SET	SHD	FTO	DRI	HEA	LFT	RFT	STA	STR	DUR	AIR	D1V	MAR	POS	AGR	ZON	INT	PRS	VIS	CMP	CON	LEA	STB	WOR	SHW	HGRL	WTW	DFZ	BIG	SAV	AER	CMD	DIS	ONE	OVR
1989	20		78	79	75	68	54	56	72	64	79	54	67	70	72	49	51	63	81	63	79	51	73	70	72	68	71	70	80	80	73	71	67	72	89	75	63	78	85	78	25	25	25	30	25	75
1990	21		79	80	76	68	54	56	72	64	79	54	67	70	72	49	51	63	82	64	80	52	73	70	72	69	71	70	80	80	73	71	67	72	89	75	63	78	85	78	25	25	25	30	25	75
1991	22		81	82	77	69	55	57	73	65	80	55	69	71	73	50	52	64	84	66	82	54	74	71	73	70	72	71	81	81	74	72	68	73	90	76	64	79	86	79	25	25	25	30	25	76
1992	23		82	83	78	70	56	58	74	66	81	56	70	72	74	51	53	65	85	67	83	55	75	72	74	71	73	72	81	81	74	72	68	73	90	76	65	79	86	79	25	25	25	30	25	77
1993	24		83	84	79	71	57	59	75	67	82	57	71	73	75	52	54	66	86	68	84	56	76	73	75	72	74	73	81	81	74	72	68	73	90	76	65	79	86	79	25	25	25	30	25	77
1994	25		85	86	81	72	58	60	76	68	83	58	72	74	76	53	55	67	88	70	86	58	77	74	76	74	75	74	82	82	75	73	69	74	91	77	66	80	86	80	25	25	25	30	25	79
1994/95	25		86	87	81	72	58	60	76	68	83	58	73	74	76	53	55	67	89	71	87	59	77	74	76	74	75	74	82	82	75	73	69	74	91	77	66	80	86	80	25	25	25	30	25	79
1995	26		88	89	83	73	59	61	77	69	84	59	74	75	77	54	56	68	91	73	89	61	78	75	77	76	76	75	83	83	76	74	70	75	92	78	67	81	87	81	25	25	25	30	25	80
1995/96		RB	89	90	84	74	60	62	78	70	85	60	75	76	78	55	57	69	92	74	90	62	79	76	78	77	77	76	83	84	76	74	70	75	92	78	68	81	87	81	25	25	25	30	25	81
1996	27		88	89	83	73	59	61	77	69	84	59	74	75	77	54	56	68	91	73	89	61	78	75	77	76	76	75	83	83	76	74	70	75	92	78	67	81	87	81	25	25	25	30	25	80
1996/97	27		86	87	81	72	58	60	76	68	83	58	73	74	76	53	55	67	89	71	87	59	77	74	76	74	75	74	82	82	75	73	69	74	91	77	66	80	86	80	25	25	25	30	25	79
1997/98	28		85	86	81	72	58	60	76	68	83	58	72	74	76	53	55	67	88	70	86	58	77	74	76	74	75	74	82	82	75	73	69	74	91	77	66	80	86	80	25	25	25	30	25	79
1998/99	29		83	84	79	71	57	59	75	67	82	57	71	73	75	52	54	66	86	68	84	56	76	73	75	72	74	73	81	81	74	72	68	73	90	76	65	79	86	79	25	25	25	30	25	77
1999/00	30		82	83	78	70	56	58	74	66	81	56	70	72	74	51	53	65	85	67	83	55	75	72	74	71	73	72	81	81	74	72	68	73	90	76	65	79	86	79	25	25	25	30	25	77
2000/01	31		81	82	77	69	55	57	73	65	80	55	69	71	73	50	52	64	84	66	82	54	74	71	73	70	72	71	81	81	74	72	68	73	90	76	64	79	86	79	25	25	25	30	25	76
2001/02	32		79	80	76	68	54	56	72	64	79	54	67	70	72	49	51	63	82	64	80	52	73	70	72	69	71	70	80	80	73	71	67	72	89	75	63	78	85	78	25	25	25	30	25	75
2002/03	33		78	79	75	68	54	56	72	64	79	54	67	70	72	49	51	63	81	63	79	51	73	70	72	68	71	70	80	80	73	71	67	72	89	75	63	78	85	78	25	25	25	30	25	75
2003/04	34		76	77	74	67	53	55	71	63	78	53	65	69	71	48	50	62	79	61	77	49	72	69	71	67	70	69	79	79	72	70	66	71	88	74	62	77	84	77	25	25	25	30	25	73
2004/05	35		75	76	73	66	52	54	70	62	77	52	64	68	70	47	49	61	78	60	76	48	71	68	70	66	69	68	79	79	72	70	66	71	88	74	61	77	84	77	25	25	25	30	25	73
2005/06	36		74	75	72	65	51	53	69	61	76	51	63	67	69	46	48	60	77	59	75	47	70	67	69	65	68	67	79	79	72	70	66	71	88	74	60	77	84	77	25	25	25	30	25	72
2006/07	37		72	73	70	64	50	52	68	60	75	50	62	66	68	45	47	59	75	57	73	45	69	66	68	63	67	66	78	78	71	69	65	70	87	73	59	76	83	76	25	25	25	30	25	71
2007/08	38		71	72	70	64	50	52	68	60	75	50	61	66	68	45	47	59	74	56	72	44	69	66	68	63	67	66	78	78	71	69	65	70	87	73	59	76	83	76	25	25	25	30	25	71

How to read

Reading the ledger

Follow two lines: the OVR column — every summit and valley of the curve lives there — and DUR (durability), the only column written by injuries rather than effort. Peaks are starred, valleys marked: the curve keeps every line. That is what a ledger is.

Method

Data Standard & Confidence

L1 · HighMulti-source agreed: career years, club path, major international honours (World Cup / continental / Ballon d'Or).
L2 · MediumSingle authoritative source: the fact card above (appearances, honours timeline) — editorial selection, not cross-checked line by line.
L3 · EditorialThe attribute matrix on this page: arc-derived (linear interpolation anchored to verified seasons + slope extrapolation); algorithm in scripts/db-careers.mjs.

Sources

S1 · Local database db/ballfact.sqlite · players/player_seasons/player_attributes (full-career hard data)

S2 · BallFact 1996 attribute master table (ballfact.com/players/1996/) · 1995/96 anchor season

S3 · Transfermarkt / RSSSF · appearance and transfer records (L2 cross-check)

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