Luiz Carlos Sarolli (8 March 1965 – 28 November 2016), known as Caio Júnior or Caio Jr., was a Brazilian football forward and coach. He spent his 14-year professional career in Brazil and Portugal, notably amassing Primeira Liga totals of 140 games and 31 goals in the latter nation in representation of three teams, mainly

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. Caio Júnior started working as a manager in 2002, going on to be in charge of a host of clubs. In 2016, whilst at the service of Chapecoense, he died in an aviation incident in Colombia.

Playing career

Born in

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, Paraná, Caio Júnior's Série A input consisted of 37 games and nine goals combined for

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and

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, during four seasons. in 1987 he moved to Portugal where he would remain for the next eight years, starting out at

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in the Minho Province. Caio Júnior made his debut in the Primeira Liga on 23 August 1987, coming on as a 67th-minute substitute in a 2–2 away draw against Varzim SC. He finished his first season with eight goals from 31 appearances, helping his team to the 14th place as well as the third round of the

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. Having returned to his homeland at the age of 31, and with the exception of Paraná in

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, Caio Júnior competed exclusively in the lower leagues until his retirement.

Coaching career

On 27 February 2014, Caio Júnior was appointed coach of Criciúma Esporte Clube. In June of that year he returned to the UAE Arabian Gulf League, after signing for

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in the same capacity. Caio Júnior reached Associação Chapecoense de Futebol on 25 June 2016. He took the team to the final of the Copa Sudamericana, after disposing of Argentina's

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on the away goals rule.

Death

On 28 November 2016, whilst travelling with Chapecoense to the aforementioned finals, 51-year-old Caio Júnior was among the fatalities of the LaMia Flight 2933 accident in the Colombian village of Cerro Gordo, La Unión, Antioquia. Shortly after having reached the decisive match in the competition, he uttered: "If I died tomorrow I'd die a happy man".

Honours

Player

;Grêmio *

Campeonato Gaúcho The Campeonato Gaúcho Série A1 (Gaúcho Championship A1 Series or Série A1), officially named as Campeonato da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional da FGF - Divisão Especial - Série A1 and commonly known as Campeonato Gaúcho or Gauchã ...

: 1985, 1986, 1987 ;Vitória Guimarães *

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: 1988 ;Estrela Amadora * Segunda Liga:

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;Internacional *

: 1994 ;Paraná * Campeonato Paranaense: 1997 Individual *

: Top Scorer 1985 (15 goals)

Coach

;Al-Gharafa * Qatar Stars League: 2009–10 * Qatari Stars Cup: 2009 ;Al-Jazira *

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: 2012 ;Vitória *

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;Chapecoense * Copa Sudamericana:

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(posthumously)

Managerial statistics

References

External links

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