SOCCER PLAYER
Cacau
1981 - Today

Cacau
Claudemir Jerônimo Barreto (born 27 March 1981), known as Cacau (Portuguese pronunciation: [kaˈkaw], German: [kaˈkaʊ];), is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. Born in Brazil, he represented Germany at international level. Cacau received German citizenship in February 2009 and made his international debut in May that year in a friendly match against China. He was in the Germany national team at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 59 in 2024). Cacau is the 2,917th most popular soccer player (down from 2,413th in 2024), the 557th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 487th in 2019) and the 284th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Cacau ranks 2,917 out of 21,273. Before him are Eiji Ueda, Dinko Dermendzhiev, Ned Zelic, Vincenzo Iaquinta, René Desaeyere, and Vicente Miera. After him are Omero Tognon, Ronald Araújo, Stanislav Karasi, Rildo da Costa Menezes, Gino Pivatelli, and Hideki Maeda.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEiji Ueda
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 2,915
Dinko Dermendzhiev
1941 - 2019
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 2,916
Ned Zelic
1971 - Present
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 2,917
Vincenzo Iaquinta
1979 - Present
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 2,918
René Desaeyere
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 2,919
Vicente Miera
1940 - Present
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 2,920
Cacau
1981 - Present
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 2,921
Omero Tognon
1924 - 1990
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 2,922
Ronald Araújo
1999 - Present
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 2,923
Stanislav Karasi
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 2,924
Rildo da Costa Menezes
1942 - 2021
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 2,925
Gino Pivatelli
1933 - 2025
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 2,926
Hideki Maeda
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 2,927
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1981, Cacau ranks 114. Before him are Rachel Bilson, Song Ji-hyo, Cho Yeo-jeong, Joaquín, Anja Pärson, and Luisão. After him are Bitsie Tulloch, Paloma Faith, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Erick Rowan, Michael Carrick, and Dia Mirza.
Others Born in 1981
Go to all RankingsRachel Bilson
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 108
Song Ji-hyo
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 109
Cho Yeo-jeong
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 110
Joaquín
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 111
Anja Pärson
SKIER
1981 - Present
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 112
Luisão
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 113
Cacau
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 114
Bitsie Tulloch
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 115
Paloma Faith
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 116
Manuel Garcia-Rulfo
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 117
Erick Rowan
WRESTLER
1981 - Present
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 118
Michael Carrick
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 119
Dia Mirza
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 120
In Brazil
Among people born in Brazil, Cacau ranks 557 out of 2,236. Before him are Zé Maria (1949), Edson Tavares (1956), Luisão (1981), José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco (1819), Warwick Estevam Kerr (1922), and Nélida Piñon (1937). After him are Rildo da Costa Menezes (1942), Irmã Dulce (1914), Tetsuo Okamoto (1932), Batista (1955), Evair (1965), and Oswaldo Cruz (1872).
Others born in Brazil
Go to all RankingsZé Maria
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 551
Edson Tavares
COACH
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 552
Luisão
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 553
José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1880
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 554
Warwick Estevam Kerr
BIOLOGIST
1922 - 2018
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 555
Nélida Piñon
WRITER
1937 - 2022
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 556
Cacau
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 557
Rildo da Costa Menezes
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2021
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 558
Irmã Dulce
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1914 - 1992
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 559
Tetsuo Okamoto
SWIMMER
1932 - 2007
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 560
Batista
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 561
Evair
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 562
Oswaldo Cruz
PHYSICIAN
1872 - 1917
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 563
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil
Among soccer players born in Brazil, Cacau ranks 284. Before him are Noronha (1918), Bernardo Fernandes da Silva (1965), Hermógenes Fonseca (1908), Marco Antônio (1951), Zé Maria (1949), and Luisão (1981). After him are Rildo da Costa Menezes (1942), Batista (1955), Evair (1965), Mengálvio Pedro Figueiró (1939), Wagner Lopes (1969), and Niginho (1912).
Noronha
1918 - 2003
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 278
Bernardo Fernandes da Silva
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 279
Hermógenes Fonseca
1908 - Present
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 280
Marco Antônio
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 281
Zé Maria
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 282
Luisão
1981 - Present
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 283
Cacau
1981 - Present
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 284
Rildo da Costa Menezes
1942 - 2021
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 285
Batista
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 286
Evair
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 287
Mengálvio Pedro Figueiró
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 288
Wagner Lopes
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 289
Niginho
1912 - 1975
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 290









































