Cássio (footballer, born 1987)
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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, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Cruzeiro | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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| 2004–2005 | Grêmio | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Grêmio | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2011 | PSV | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2024 | Corinthians | 712 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Cruzeiro | 54 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Brazil U20 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Brazil | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:36, 12 June 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 June 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
Cássio Roberto Ramos (born 6 June 1987), simply known as Cássio, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Cruzeiro.
Cássio began his career at the academy of Grêmio in his home state of Rio Grande do Sul and was quickly promoted to the club's first team. He then spent some time in the Netherlands for PSV, where he won two trophies, and Sparta Rotterdam, before joining Corinthians in 2012.
Until his departure for Cruzeiro in May 2024, Cássio has made over 700 appearances for Corinthians and won two Brasileirão titles, four Campeonato Paulista titles, a Copa Libertadores, a Recopa Sudamericana and a FIFA Club World Cup in 2012, where the Timão beat Chelsea in the final. Cássio himself was named man of the match and also awarded the tournament's Golden Ball. Since 2019, he is Corinthians' most decorated player in their history.
Cássio was a Brazilian international from 2007 to 2019 and played at two major tournaments, the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the 2019 Copa América, which Brazil won.