Caio Júnior
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luiz Carlos Saroli | ||
| Date of birth | 8 March 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Cascavel, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 28 November 2016 (aged 51) | ||
| Place of death | La Unión, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980 | Grêmio | ||
| 1983–1984 | Cascavel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1987 | Grêmio | 14 | (3) |
| 1987–1992 | Vitória Guimarães | 106 | (27) |
| 1992–1994 | Estrela Amadora | 54 | (13) |
| 1994 | Internacional | 7 | (2) |
| 1994–1995 | Belenenses | 13 | (2) |
| 1996 | Novo Hamburgo | ||
| 1997 | Paraná | 16 | (5) |
| 1998 | XV de Piracicaba | ||
| 1998 | Lousano Paulista | ||
| 1998 | Iraty | ||
| 1999 | Rio Branco | ||
| Total | 210 | (52) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2002 | Paraná | ||
| 2004 | Cianorte | ||
| 2004 | Londrina | ||
| 2004 | Juventude | ||
| 2005 | Cianorte | ||
| 2005 | Gama | ||
| 2006 | Paraná | ||
| 2007 | Palmeiras | ||
| 2008 | Goiás | ||
| 2008 | Flamengo | ||
| 2009 | Vissel Kobe | ||
| 2009–2011 | Al-Gharafa | ||
| 2011 | Botafogo | ||
| 2012 | Grêmio | ||
| 2012 | Al Jazira | ||
| 2012 | Bahia | ||
| 2013 | Vitória | ||
| 2014 | Criciúma | ||
| 2014–2016 | Al Shabab | ||
| 2016 | Chapecoense | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Luiz Carlos Saroli (8 March 1965 – 28 November 2016), known as Caio Júnior or Caio Jr., was a Brazilian football forward and manager.
He spent his 14-year professional career in Brazil and Portugal, notably amassing Primeira Liga totals of 140 games and 31 goals in the latter nation in representation of three teams, mainly Vitória de Guimarães.
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.
Born in Cascavel, Paraná, Caio Júnior's Série A input consisted of 37 games and nine goals combined for Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, Sport Club Internacional and Paraná Clube, during four seasons. in 1987 he moved to Portugal where he would remain the next eight years, starting out at Vitória S.C. in the Minho Province.
Caio Júnior made his debut in the Primeira Liga on 23 August 1987, coming on as a 67th-minute substitute in a 2–2 away draw against Varzim SC. He finished his first season with eight goals from 31 appearances, helping his team to the 14th place as well as the third round of the UEFA Cup.
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