Carlos Eduardo de Fiori Mendes (born 31 August 1986), commonly known as Cadú, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as an

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Career

Early career

Born in

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, Brazil, Cadú started his senior career in his homeland by playing with Campinas Futebol Clube and

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. He left Brazil and moved to Montenegro in summer 2007 by joining

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side FK Zeta where he played the following two seasons.

Red Star Belgrade

Cadú and

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had been teammates since 2007, first in Porto Alegre then in Zeta, when both were signed by Serbian side

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in June 2009. Cadú signed a four-year contract with Red Star, earning

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200,000 per season. Cadú played an important role in

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's matches during the qualification for the

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since he joined the team in 2009. His first goal for

in any

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league was scored against

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in the second qualifying round of the Europa League. In the third qualifying round of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, he scored a goal against Slovan Bratislava. In a Belgrade Derby match on 5 May 2012, Red Star won against its eternal rival Partizan by 1–0, with Cadú scoring the decisive 90th-minute goal from over 20 meters out. By the end of his career at Red Star he was the most scoring foreign player, and also a foreign player with most appearances in Red Star Belgrade's history.

Sheriff Tiraspol

Cadú joined Sheriff Tiraspol on 17 June 2013, through a bosman move after his contract at Red Star wasn't renewed. In the 2013-14 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round, Cadú scored his first goal for Sheriff in a 5–0 win against

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. He played as a starting player throughout Sheriff's 2013-14 Europa League group stage campaign, and scored a goal against

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. On 21 March 2016, Cadú left Sheriff abruptly due to a family circumstance.

Career statistics

Honours

Sheriff Tiraspol *

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: 2013–14 *

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: 2014 Red Star *

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: 2009–10, 2011–12

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cadu 1986 births Living people Footballers from Andradina Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Porto Alegre Futebol Clube players FK Zeta players Red Star Belgrade footballers FC Sheriff Tiraspol players Akhaa Ahli Aley FC players Balzan F.C. players Montenegrin First League players Serbian SuperLiga players Moldovan Super Liga players Lebanese Premier League players Maltese Premier League players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Montenegro Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova Expatriate men's footballers in Lebanon Expatriate men's footballers in Malta Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Montenegro Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Lebanon Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Malta 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen