Paulo César Caju

Caju spent his early years in Honduras, where his father Marinho Rodrigues managed Club Deportivo Olimpia during the early 1960s. In the mid-1960s Marinho took over as manager in Colombian club Junior de Barranquilla, where Caju debuted as a professional, at age 16, playing alongside Brazilian internationals Dida and Escurinho. In 1967 he moved to Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas, making his debut at age 17. He won the Campeonato Carioca (championship of the state of Rio de Janeiro) multiple times. Caju was a member of the Brazil national team for the World Cup in 1970 and in 1974. With the Brazil national team he collected 57 caps and 10 goals. Caju featured in the Brazilian Bola de Ouro team of the season in Brazil in the seasons 1970, 1972, 1976, 1977.

In the 1990s, Paulo César Lima was the subject of a documentary film by João Moreira Salles The documentary depicts his flamboyance on and off the field during his days as a football player, and the difficult adjustments he had to make afterwards, outside of the limelight, and surviving on his income as a landlord.

Botafogo

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1968 Campeonato Carioca: 1967 and 1968 Flamengo

Campeonato Carioca: 1972 and 1974 Fluminense

Campeonato Carioca: 1975 and 1976 Tournoi de Paris: 1976 Teresa Herrera Trophy: 1977 Grêmio

Campeonato Gaúcho: 1979 and 1980 Copa Intercontinental: 1983 Vasco da Gama

Trofeo Colombino: 1980 Brazil

FIFA World Cup: 1970 Roca Cup: 1971 Brazil Independence Cup: 1972 Individual

Brazilian Bola de Prata (Placar): 1970, 1972, 1976, 1977 Rio state league's top scorer: 1971