Cafu
Definition
Nickname of the legendary Brazilian footballer Marcos Evangelista de Morais (born 1970), widely regarded as one of the greatest right-backs ever, known for captaining Brazil to the 2002 World Cup victory and holding the record for most caps (142).
In Brazilian Portuguese context, derived from or associated with 'cafuné,' meaning to affectionately run one's fingers through someone's hair as a caress.
Examples
Cafu corria tanto pelos lados do campo que parecia ter instalado um motor turbo nas pernas.
Cafu ran up and down the flanks so much he seemed to have a turbo engine installed in his legs.
Assistir Cafu defender era como ver uma muralha brasileira dançando samba.
Watching Cafu defend was like seeing a Brazilian wall dancing samba.
Mesmo com 142 jogos pela Seleção, Cafu ainda tinha energia para inspirar gerações de laterais cansados.
Even after 142 caps for Brazil, Cafu still had energy to inspire generations of exhausted full-backs.
No mundo do futebol, Cafu provou que o direito pode ser mais ofensivo que o esquerdo.
In the world of football, Cafu proved that the right side can be more offensive than the left.
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