Former Corinthians man Caiuby recalls spell, weighs up career move | OneFootball

Currently at São Caetano, 37-year-old midfielder Caiuby revisited important moments in his football career, including his brief spell at Corinthians in 2007.

In an interview with GE, the player, who came through Ferroviária’s youth system, said he stood out at a young age and was signed by São Paulo to join the title-winning squad led by Muricy Ramalho. According to the player himself, the move to the club came through his agent’s mediation.

“Wagner Ribeiro (my agent) was the one who got me in touch with them. He was Robinho’s agent at the time, and he was the one who made all the moves to take me to São Paulo. He showed me a much more ambitious project for my career and said going to São Paulo was a good move, because at the time they had a team that won everything, tremendous infrastructure. Those were the things that made me choose São Paulo,” said the midfielder in an interview with ge.

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Despite the opportunity, Caiuby had few chances with the first team and chose to leave the club in 2007. His destination was Corinthians, where he was looking for more playing time.

“It was another move by my agent. He saw that I wouldn’t have many opportunities at São Paulo. At the time, I wanted to play, and since he has a lot of contacts, he thought about making the switch to see if I could get more minutes. A young player wants to play, every player wants to play. You get frustrated sitting on the bench, and as a young player I was hungry to play. I knew it would be very difficult at São Paulo, so I had this opportunity at Corinthians.”

However, the situation he found at Parque São Jorge was different from what he had expected. That year, Corinthians were going through an unstable period on and off the pitch, which ended with the team being relegated in the Brazilian Championship. The midfielder never played professionally for the club.

“I think it wasn’t such a good decision in terms of my career, because at that time Corinthians were in a lot of turmoil. It has always been turbulent, but at that time even more so. Even in terms of the squad, it was difficult to put together a strong team. It’s hard to say whether I could have played, because I was there only a short time to make a transition, but we decided to move because things were very turbulent.”

After his spells at São Paulo and Corinthians, Caiuby went on to play for other clubs in Brazil before spending more than a decade in European football. Back in the country, the midfielder currently plays for São Caetano, where he is taking part in the team’s Paulista Championship Série A4 campaign.

At the ABC Paulista club, the player has taken on a leadership role and is looking to contribute with the experience he has built up throughout his career, especially by guiding younger players.

“Today we have a generation that, in my view, doesn’t live for football, doesn’t live the dream of playing football. The opportunities are there, they have everything they need to make things happen, but sometimes, by not listening to someone more experienced, with more knowledge, you can miss opportunities. I think today’s generation is very difficult to deal with because they don’t listen.”

São Caetano finished the first phase of Série A4 among the top teams and are now competing in the quarterfinals of the tournament. Caiuby has been one of the team’s standout players this season, ranking among the squad’s top scorers.

“I’m here to be part of this whole restructuring of the club, which is why I accepted this project. I’m happy, I feel very much at home, and a lot of people I worked with in the past are here. The only thing that has changed is that we’ve gotten a little older, but the affection and friendship are still there.”

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