Luiz Carlos Sarolli (8 March 1965 – 28 November 2016), known as Caio Júnior or Caio Jr., was a Brazilian football

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and coach. He spent his 14-year professional career in Brazil and Portugal, notably amassing

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totals of 140 games and 31 goals in the latter nation in representation of three teams, mainly

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. Caio Júnior started working as a manager in 2002, going on to be in charge of a host of clubs. In 2016, whilst at the service of Chapecoense, he died in an aviation incident in Colombia.

Playing career

Born in

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, Paraná, Caio Júnior's Série A input consisted of 37 games and nine goals combined for

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and

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, during four seasons. in 1987 he moved to Portugal where he would remain for the next eight years, starting out at

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in the

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. Caio Júnior made his debut in the

on 23 August 1987, coming on as a 67th-minute substitute in a 2–2 away draw against

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. He finished his first season with eight goals from 31 appearances, helping his team to the 14th place as well as

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of the

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. Having returned to his homeland at the age of 31, and with the exception of Paraná in

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, Caio Júnior competed exclusively in the lower leagues until his retirement.

Coaching career

On 27 February 2014, Caio Júnior was appointed coach of

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. In June of that year he returned to the

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, after signing for

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in the same capacity. Caio Júnior reached

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on 25 June 2016. He took the team to the final of the

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, after disposing of Argentina's

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on the

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Death

On 28 November 2016, whilst travelling with Chapecoense to the aforementioned finals, 51-year-old Caio Júnior was among the fatalities of the

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accident in the Colombian village of Cerro Gordo,

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. Shortly after having reached the decisive match in the competition, he uttered: "If I died tomorrow I'd die a happy man".

Honours

Player

;Grêmio *

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: 1985, 1986, 1987 ;Vitória Guimarães *

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: 1988 ;Estrela Amadora * Segunda Liga:

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;Internacional *

: 1994 ;Paraná *

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: 1997 Individual *

: Top Scorer 1985 (15 goals)

Coach

;Al-Gharafa *

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: 2009–10 *

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;Al-Jazira *

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: 2012 ;Vitória *

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;Chapecoense *

: 2016 (posthumously)

Managerial statistics

References

External links

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