Paulo Cézar Lima (born 16 June 1949), commonly known as Caju, is a Brazilian former professional

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who played as an attacking midfielder. During his career, he played for various clubs in Brazil, most notably Botafogo, and for Marseille in France. At international level, he was capped 57 times by the Brazil national team in the 1960s and 1970s, scoring 10 goals.

Career

Caju spent his early years in

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, where his father Marinho Rodrigues managed Club Deportivo Olimpia during the early 1960s. In the mid-1960s Marinho took over as manager in

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n club

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, where Caju debuted as a professional, at age 16, playing alongside Brazilian internationals Dida and Escurinho. In 1967 he moved to

Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas Botafogo (local/standard alternative Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: ) is a beachfront neighborhood ('' bairro'') in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a mostly upper middle class and small commerce community, and is located between the hills of ...

, making his debut at age 17. He won the

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(championship of the state of Rio de Janeiro) several times and many more trophies which led him to become one of

' all-time greatest and most honoured players. Caju was most widely known as a member of the Brazil national team in the World Cup in 1970 and in 1974. With the Brazil national team he collected 57 caps and 10 goals. Caju featured in the Brazilian Bola de Ouro team of the season in Brazil in the seasons 1970, 1972, 1976, 1977. Caju e Fred

In the 1990s, Paulo César Lima was the subject of a documentary film by

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The documentary depicts his flamboyance on and off the field during his days as a football player, and the difficult adjustments he had to make afterwards, outside of the limelight, and surviving on his income as a landlord.

Clubs

*1966–1967

-Colombia *1967–1972

*1972–1974

Clube de Regatas do Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; English: ''Flamengo Rowing Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football ...

*1974–1975

Olympique de Marseille Olympique de Marseille (, ; oc, Olimpic de Marselha, ), also known simply as Marseille or by the abbreviation OM (, ), is a French professional men's football club based in Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Founded in 1899, the club pl ...

*1975–1977 Fluminense Football Club *1977–1978

*1978–1979 Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense *1980

Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama (), commonly referred as Vasco da Gama or simply Vasco, is a professional sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Originally a rowing club, Vasco is mostly known for its football team, who it currently compet ...

*1981

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*1982–1983

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*1983 Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense

Honours

Botafogo

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian"), and also known as Brasileirão Assaí due to sponsorship with Assaí Atacadista, is a Br ...

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...

and

Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; English: ''Flamengo Rowing Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football t ...

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

and

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...

Fluminense

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

and

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

* Tournoi de Paris: 1976 *

Teresa Herrera Trophy The Teresa Herrera Trophy ( es, Trofeo Teresa Herrera) is an annual pre-season football tournament hosted by Deportivo La Coruña at the Estadio Riazor. Established in 1946, it is the third oldest professional football tournament in Spain (behind ...

: 1977

Grêmio

* Campeonato Gaúcho: 1979 and 1980 * Copa Intercontinental:

1983 The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is consid ...

Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira (; ; c. 1460s – 24 December 1524), was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea. His initial voyage to India by way of Cape of Good Hope (1497–1499) was the first to link E ...

Trofeo Colombino Trofeo Colombino was a summer football tournament hosted annually by Recreativo de Huelva at their home ground Nuevo Colombino in Huelva, Spain. The tournament is held in honor of Recre's position as the oldest surviving Spanish football club and ...

: 1980

Brazil

* FIFA World Cup:

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...

* Roca Cup: 1971 * Brazil Independence Cup: 1972

Personal titles

* Brazilian Bola de Prata (Placar): 1970, 1972, 1976, 1977 * Rio state league's top scorer: 1971

References and footnotes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Caju, Paulo Cezar Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian men's footballers Brazil men's international footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers 1970 FIFA World Cup players 1974 FIFA World Cup players FIFA World Cup-winning players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players CR Flamengo footballers Fluminense FC players Grêmio FBPA players Olympique de Marseille players CR Vasco da Gama players California Surf players Atlético Junior footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Ligue 1 players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in France Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States 1949 births Living people Men's association football forwards Pays d'Aix FC players