Cacaio
Personal information
Full name	João Carlos Santos do Amaral
Date of birth	(1970-03-30) 30 March 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth	Florianópolis, Brazil
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987–1988	Flamengo
1989	Itaperuna
1990	Bangu
1990–1991	Santa Cruz
1991	Bangu
1991–1992	Paysandu
1993	Guarani
1993–1994	Remo
1994	Criciúma
1994	Sion
1995	Ponte Preta
1993	Vila Nova
1997	Brasil de Pelotas
1998	Pelotas
Managerial career
2007–2008	Itaperuna
2012	Cametá
2012	Paragominas
2013	Tuna Luso
2014	Paragominas
2015	Cametá
2015	Remo
2016	Villa Nova
2017	Paragominas
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

João Carlos Santos do Amaral (born 25 August 1967), known as Cacaio, is a Brazilian football manager and former forward. He is one of the best known former players and current head-coaches/managers in Brazil. having as footballer, acted clubs in Flamengo, Itaperuna, Bangu and Santa Cruz. But it was by Paysandu in that if more stressed the lead-lot for the first time in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, with the conquest of the Série B and being gunner this edition. then migrated to the arquirrival Rowing and also served by Guarani, Remo, Criciúma,^[1] Sion and even by Ponte Preta, Vila Nova and acting by Brasil de Pelotas and Pelotas.

After finishing his career as a player, he returned to Itaperuna from 2007 to 2008. and after working various clubs of Para: Cametá and Paragominas, of the 2012. in 2013, he commanded Tuna Luso^[2]^[3] and returned to Paragominas the following year. At beginning of 2015 he returned to command the Cametá and also this year controls Remo.^[4]