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In February 2009, he became eligible to play for [[Germany national football team|Germany]] after he acquired a German passport<ref name="German citizen">{{cite web | url = http://vfb.de/en/aktuell/news/2008/29328.php | title = Dual-Nationality for Cacau | date = 3 February 2009 | accessdate = 3 February 2009 | work = vfb.de}}</ref> having lived and played in Germany for over 5 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/affederation/federation/01/24/fifastatuten2009_e.pdf|title=FIFA Status (2009 Edition): REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE APPLICATION OF THE STATUTES Article 17|accessdate= 24 August 2009}}</ref>
In February 2009, he became eligible to play for [[Germany national football team|Germany]] after he acquired a German passport<ref name="German citizen">{{cite web | url = http://vfb.de/en/aktuell/news/2008/29328.php | title = Dual-Nationality for Cacau | date = 3 February 2009 | accessdate = 3 February 2009 | work = vfb.de}}</ref> having lived and played in Germany for over 5 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/affederation/federation/01/24/fifastatuten2009_e.pdf|title=FIFA Status (2009 Edition): REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE APPLICATION OF THE STATUTES Article 17|accessdate= 24 August 2009}}</ref>


On 19 May 2009, Cacau was called up by the German national team's coach [[Joachim Löw]] for their friendly matches against [[China national football team|China]] and the [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=500016&tx_dfbnews_pi1%91showUid%93=18304&tx_dfbnews_pi4%91cat%93=62 | title = Four newcomers for Asia-trip | accessdate = 18 May 2009 | date = 19 May 2009 | publisher = dfb.de}}</ref> He made his international debut on 29 May 2009 in Germany's 1-1 draw against China, playing 27 minutes as a substitute for [[Mario Gomez]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/intwettbewerbe/spielpaarungsbericht/object/888218/ | title = China trotzt dem DFB-Team | language = German | publisher = kicker.de | accessdate = 29 May 2009 | date = 29 May 2009}}</ref> He also appeared in Germany's 7-2 win against the United Arab Emirates four days later, playing the entire second half as a substitute for [[Lukas Podolski]] and providing an assist for Mario Gomez's third and Germany's fifth goal of the match just over a minute into the second half.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/nationalelf/laenderspiele/spielpaarungsbericht/object/888219/liga/1830/saison/2009/naviindex/1 | title = Gomez ist wieder da - Neuer überzeugt voll und ganz | language = German | publisher = kicker.de | accessdate = 17 July 2009 | date = 2 June 2009}}</ref> He opened his account with the German national team, scoring a [[Brace (sports)|brace]] in a 3–0 win over [[Malta national football team|Malta]] on 13 May 2010. He scored his first International Goal for Germany in the 2010 World Cup Finals on 13 June 2010, coming on as a substitute against Australia, and scoring in 1 minute 52 seconds to make it 4-0.
On 19 May 2009, Cacau was called up by the German national team's coach [[Joachim Löw]] for their friendly matches against [[China national football team|China]] and the [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=500016&tx_dfbnews_pi1%91showUid%93=18304&tx_dfbnews_pi4%91cat%93=62 | title = Four newcomers for Asia-trip | accessdate = 18 May 2009 | date = 19 May 2009 | publisher = dfb.de}}</ref> He made his international debut on 29 May 2009 in Germany's 1-1 draw against China, playing 27 minutes as a substitute for [[Mario Gomez]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/intwettbewerbe/spielpaarungsbericht/object/888218/ | title = China trotzt dem DFB-Team | language = German | publisher = kicker.de | accessdate = 29 May 2009 | date = 29 May 2009}}</ref> He also appeared in Germany's 7-2 win against the United Arab Emirates four days later, playing the entire second half as a substitute for [[Lukas Podolski]] and providing an assist for Mario Gomez's third and Germany's fifth goal of the match just over a minute into the second half.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/nationalelf/laenderspiele/spielpaarungsbericht/object/888219/liga/1830/saison/2009/naviindex/1 | title = Gomez ist wieder da - Neuer überzeugt voll und ganz | language = German | publisher = kicker.de | accessdate = 17 July 2009 | date = 2 June 2009}}</ref> He opened his account with the German national team, scoring a [[Brace (sports)|brace]] in a 3–0 win over [[Malta national football team|Malta]] on 13 May 2010. He scored his first International Goal for Germany in the group stage of the 2010 World Cup on 13 June 2010, coming on as a substitute against Australia, and scoring in 1 minute 52 seconds to make it 4-0.


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Cacau
File:Cacau Training.jpg
Personal information
Full name Claudemir Jeronimo Barretto
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
VfB Stuttgart
Number 18
Youth career
1997–1999 Nacional-SP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2001 Türk Gücü München 31 (7)
2001–2003 Nuremberg 44 (8)
2003– Stuttgart 177 (62)
International career
2009– Germany 9 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:58, 6 June 2010 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:55, 13 June 2010 (UTC)

Claudemir Jeronimo Barretto[1][2][3][4] (born 27 March 1981 in Santo André), commonly known as Cacau, is a Brazilian-born German football striker who is currently playing for VfB Stuttgart in the Bundesliga.

Club career

Cacau's career in Germany started with fifth-division side Türk Gücü München in the 2000–01 season, after which he went on to join Nuremberg's reserve team. Following his good performances with the reserves, he was given his Bundesliga debut against Hansa Rostock on 18 November 2001. In only his second Bundesliga match, against Bayer 04 Leverkusen on 8 December 2001, he netted a brace in Nuremberg's 4-2 defeat. He finished his first Bundesliga season with six goals in 17 appearances, but failed to repeat the success the following season, when he only scored two goals in 27 appearances and Nuremberg were relegated.

Having already signed a contract with VfB Stuttgart in January 2003, Cacau joined the club for the 2003–04 season. In his first season with Stuttgart, he also made four appearances in the UEFA Champions League In the 2004–05 season, he scored 12 Bundesliga goals and was the club's second-best goalscorer. In the first part of the same season, he also had a successful UEFA Cup campaign, netting three consecutive braces in Stuttgart's first three matches of the competition.

After an unsuccessful season in 2005–06, in which he only scored four Bundesliga goals for Stuttgart, he went on to be one of the key players in the club's run to the league title in 2007, once again becoming their second-best goalscorer with 13 goals, crucially netting both goals in their 2-0 win over Bayern Munich as well as the winning goal in a 3-2 away win over VfL Bochum in the final five rounds of the season. During the 2006–07 season, he also helped Stuttgart reach the final of the DFB-Pokal, scoring five goals in six matches, including the opening goal in the final against his former team Nuremberg. However, he was sent off 11 minutes later and Stuttgart went on to lose the final 3-2 after extra time.

In the 2007–08 season, he made further five appearances for Stuttgart in the UEFA Champions League and also scored his first goal in the competition, netting the equaliser in a 3-2 win over Rangers. He also helped the club finish sixth in the Bundesliga, netting nine goals in 27 appearances during the season. In 2008–09, he scored seven Bundesliga goals in 25 league matches, helping Stuttgart to finish third in the league.

Cacau received German citizenship in February 2009, he made his international debut under Joachim Löw in May that year in a friendly match against China PR in Shanghai.[5]

On 20 February 2010, Cacau scored 4 goals in a 5-1 victory in an away game against 1. FC Köln.[6] On 1 May 2010 Cacau extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until the summer of 2013.[7]

International career

Although Cacau was born in Brazil, he was never called up by the Brazilian national team.

In February 2009, he became eligible to play for Germany after he acquired a German passport[8] having lived and played in Germany for over 5 years.[9]

On 19 May 2009, Cacau was called up by the German national team's coach Joachim Löw for their friendly matches against China and the United Arab Emirates.[10] He made his international debut on 29 May 2009 in Germany's 1-1 draw against China, playing 27 minutes as a substitute for Mario Gomez.[11] He also appeared in Germany's 7-2 win against the United Arab Emirates four days later, playing the entire second half as a substitute for Lukas Podolski and providing an assist for Mario Gomez's third and Germany's fifth goal of the match just over a minute into the second half.[12] He opened his account with the German national team, scoring a brace in a 3–0 win over Malta on 13 May 2010. He scored his first International Goal for Germany in the group stage of the 2010 World Cup on 13 June 2010, coming on as a substitute against Australia, and scoring in 1 minute 52 seconds to make it 4-0.

International goals

Honours

VfB Stuttgart

Personal

His brother Vlademir is also a footballer.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Profil" (in German). Official site. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
  2. ^ "18 Cacau" (in German). VfB Stuttgart. 31 March 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
  3. ^ "Cacau" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
  4. ^ "Player and corresponding CBF id" (PDF). CBF. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
  5. ^ Fifa.com - Cacau, 2010 Germany Players . Accessed 13 June 2010
  6. ^ "FC Cologne 1-5 VfB Stuttgart". ESPN. 20 February 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  7. ^ "Cacau staying at VfB". VfB Stuttgart. 1 May 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  8. ^ "Dual-Nationality for Cacau". vfb.de. 3 February 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
  9. ^ "FIFA Status (2009 Edition): REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE APPLICATION OF THE STATUTES Article 17" (PDF). Retrieved 24 August 2009.
  10. ^ "Four newcomers for Asia-trip". dfb.de. 19 May 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
  11. ^ "China trotzt dem DFB-Team" (in German). kicker.de. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
  12. ^ "Gomez ist wieder da - Neuer überzeugt voll und ganz" (in German). kicker.de. 2 June 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
  13. ^ "Wolfgang Frank testet Bundesligatauglichkeit von Cacaus Bruder" (in German). spvgg-unterhaching.de. 27 May 2003. Retrieved 12 May 2009.