World Cup titles
2
Brazil caps
142
Champions League titles
1
Copa Libertadores titles
2
Serie A titles
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 84
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 78
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3 | |
| 1991 | 4 | |
| 1992 | 5 | |
| 1993 | 6 | |
| 1994 | 4 | |
| 1995 | 5 | |
| 1996 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 4 | |
| 1998 | 5 | |
| 1999 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 4 | |
| 2001 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 |
Data sources
- FIFA
- UEFA
- Transfermarkt
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Cafu ranks #280 in Football
Cafu ranks #280 in Football and #505 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 84.6/100.
The verified career covers 1989–2008 and 17 documented seasons. Peak is 84/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World Cup titles 2, Brazil caps 142, Champions League titles 1, Copa Libertadores titles 2.
Nearest context: ahead Antonio Rattín (84.7); behind Miroslav Klose (84.6). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Cafu GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak84/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Cafu comparisons
Cafu — frequently asked
- Is Cafu the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Cafu ranks #280 in Football with a GOAT Score of 84.6/100, behind Lionel Messi (97.0).
- What is Cafu's GOAT Score?
- 84.6/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%).
- Where does Cafu rank all time?
- #505 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #280 in Football.
- Cafu vs Antonio Rattín: who ranks higher?
- Antonio Rattín ranks higher at 84.7 versus Cafu at 84.6, a margin of 0.1 points.