Caio Gobbo Secco (born 20 December 1990) is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. He also holds an Italian passport.

Club career

Born in

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, Paraná, Secco graduated from local

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's youth setup, and after a trial at

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, he joined CRB. On 25 June 2012, Secco moved to Vitória. On 21 July, he made his professional debut, replacing injured

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in a 1–0 home success against

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. On 6 December, Secco signed a new six-month deal with Vitória, and was subsequently loaned to Botafogo-BA. After the loan, his link expired and he joined

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club

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in a four-year deal, being subsequently sold to

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in co-ownership deal. On 14 January 2015, he was signed by

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in a temporary deal. On 2 September 2020, Caio Secco signed with Marítimo. On 29 June 2021, he moved to

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. On 6 June 2023, recently-promoted to

side

announced the free signing of Secco on a two-year contract.

Honours

Individual *

Goalkeeper of the Month: August 2018, September 2018

References

External links

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Caio Secco
at playmakerstats.com (English version of ogol.com.br) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Secco, Caio 1990 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian people of Italian descent Men's association football goalkeepers Clube de Regatas Brasil players Esporte Clube Vitória players Parma Calcio 1913 players FC Crotone players ASD Victor San Marino players Expatriate men's footballers in San Marino C.D. Feirense players C.S. Marítimo players F.C. Penafiel players Moreirense F.C. players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Serie B players Serie C players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal People from Cambé Footballers from Paraná (state) Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in San Marino