UEFA Cup titles
1
Serie A titles
1
Brazil goals
29
Career goals
350
Brazilian league titles
2
Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 88
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 50 | |
| 1979 | 55 | |
| 1980 | 60 | |
| 1981 | 65 | |
| 1982 | 70 | |
| 1983 | 76 | |
| 1984 | 81 | |
| 1985 | 86 | |
| 1986 | 91 | |
| 1987 | 96 | |
| 1988 | 89 | |
| 1989 | 83 | |
| 1990 | 76 | |
| 1991 | 70 | |
| 1992 | 63 | |
| 1993 | 56 | |
| 1994 | 50 | |
| 1995 | 43 | |
| 1996 | 37 | |
| 1997 | 30 |
Data sources
- FIFA official records
- UEFA competition archives
- National federation and club records
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Careca ranks #331 in Football
Careca ranks #331 in Football and #633 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 83.9/100.
The verified career covers 1978–1997 and 20 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: UEFA Cup titles 1, Serie A titles 1, Brazil goals 29, Career goals 350.
Nearest context: ahead Gary Lineker (83.9); behind Eric Abidal (83.9). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Careca GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Careca comparisons
Careca — frequently asked
- Is Careca the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Careca ranks #331 in Football with a GOAT Score of 83.9/100, behind Lionel Messi (97.0).
- What is Careca's GOAT Score?
- 83.9/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Careca rank all time?
- #633 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #331 in Football.
- Careca vs Gary Lineker: who ranks higher?
- Careca ranks higher at 83.9 versus Gary Lineker at 83.9, a margin of 0.0 points.