Luiz Carlos Tavares Franco

Luiz Carlos Tavares Franco (16 March 1955 – 12 February 2019), better known as Caio, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

A graduate of Botafogo's youth categories, he had little space in the main team, being loaned most of the time. He found the chance to be state champion in 1977 at the Moto Club. He also had a successful spell at Portuguesa, where he was notable for scoring beautiful goals, such as one scored against CA Juventus in the 1979 Campeonato Paulista. He was hired by Grêmio in 1983 and won the Copa Libertadores and Copa Intercontinental with the club. He returned to Maranhão at the end of his career and was two-time champion playing for Sampaio Correa. Caio retired at age 36.

Honours

Grêmio Intercontinental Cup: 1983 Copa Libertadores: 1983

Moto Club Campeonato Maranhense: 1977, 1989

Sampaio Corrêa Campeonato Maranhense: 1990, 1991

Death

Caio died on 12 February 2019, at the age of 63, due to circulatory problems that caused a thrombosis.