Cássio (footballer, born 1987)
Cássio Roberto Ramos (born 6 June 1987), known as Cássio, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Corinthians and the Brazil national team.
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Cássio with Corinthians in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Cássio Roberto Ramos | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 June 1987 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Veranópolis, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Corinthians | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Grêmio | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Grêmio | 33 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2011 | PSV | 129 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012– | Corinthians | 700 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Brazil U20 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Brazil | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:46, 12 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 June 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
Cássio began his career at the academy of Brazilian club Grêmio, and in shortly time playing at the academy, was promoted to the club's main team. He passed by the European clubs PSV where he won the 2007–08 Eredivisie title and the 2008 Johan Cruyff Shield title, and by the club Sparta Rotterdam, until he joined the Brazilian team Corinthians in 2012.
Since joining Corinthians, Cássio has made over 500 appearances and won two Série A titles, four Campeonato Paulista titles, a CONMEBOL Libertadores title, a CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana title and a FIFA Club World Cup title against Chelsea in 2012. Cássio won the Golden Ball as Best Player of the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup and was elected as Most Valuable Player of the final. After the triumph of 2019 Campeonato Paulista, he became the player with most titles in club's history.
At international level, Cássio has represented the Brazil national team, making his debut in 2017, and was part of the squads that took part in the 2018 FIFA World Cup and that won the 2019 Copa América.