Ramba uchiverenga ndima ino - Akatamba mutambo wake wekutanga mumutambo wehushamwari neSpain musi wa12 Gunyana 1990, uye akatamba zvishoma neBrazil mukutanga kwema1990, achiita 1994 World Cup roster semunhu anotsiva. Akaonekwa mumutambo wekupedzisira neItaly, zvichitevera kukuvara kwaJorginho muminiti yechi22. Mushure maizvozvo, Cafu akakurumidza kuve wenguva dzose mukutanga gumi nerimwe sezvo Brazil yakakunda Copa América muna 1997
uye 1999, FIFA Confederations Cup ya1997, uye vakasvika kumagumo e1998 World Cup.