Mário Zagallo
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Zagallo in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mário Jorge Lobo Zagallo | ||
| Date of birth | 9 August 1931 | ||
| Place of birth | Maceió, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward, left winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1948–1949 | America | ||
| 1950–1958 | Flamengo | 217 | (30) |
| 1958–1965 | Botafogo | ||
| National team | |||
| 1958–1964 | Brazil | 33 | (5) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1966–1970 | Botafogo | ||
| 1967–1968 | Brazil | ||
| 1970–1974 | Brazil | ||
| 1971–1972 | Fluminense | ||
| 1972–1974 | Flamengo | ||
| 1975 | Botafogo | ||
| 1976–1978 | Kuwait | ||
| 1978 | Botafogo | ||
| 1979 | Al-Hilal | ||
| 1980–1981 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| 1981–1984 | Saudi Arabia | ||
| 1984–1985 | Flamengo | ||
| 1986–1987 | Botafogo | ||
| 1988–1989 | Bangu | ||
| 1989–1990 | United Arab Emirates | ||
| 1990–1991 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| 1991–1994 | Brazil (coordinator) | ||
| 1994–1998 | Brazil | ||
| 1999 | Portuguesa | ||
| 2000–2001 | Flamengo | ||
| 2002 | Brazil (caretaker) | ||
| 2003–2006 | Brazil (coordinator) | ||
| 2011– | Lebanon (advisor) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Mário Jorge Lobo Zagallo (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈmaɾju zaˈɡalu]; born 9 August 1931) is a Brazilian former football player and manager who played as a forward. He was the first footballer to win the FIFA World Cup both as a manager and as a player, 1958 FIFA World Cup and 1962 FIFA World Cup as a player, the 1970 FIFA World Cup as a manager and the 1994 FIFA World Cup as an assistant manager.
Playing career
Zagallo started his football career with América in 1948, and he later played for Flamengo and Botafogo.[1]
He won the FIFA World Cup as a player with Brazil in 1958 FIFA World Cup and 1962 FIFA World Cup.[1] At the time of the 1958 tournament he was a Flamengo player but by the 1962 event he was with Botafogo.[2]
He won a total of 33 caps with Brazil, between 1958 and 1964.[3]
Coaching career
Zagallo won the World Cup as a manager (1970), and as assistant coach (1994), both with the Brazilian national team. He was the first person to win the World Cup both as a player and as a manager.[4] Winning the World Cup in 1970 at the age of 38, he is also the second youngest coach to win a world title after Alberto Suppici with Uruguay in 1930, aged 31.
Personal life and religion
Zagallo (original family name Zakour, a Lebanese surname from Zahle) married Alcina de Castro on 13 January 1955 at the Church of Capuchins in Rio de Janeiro and they remained together until her death on 5 November 2012.[5] Mário and Alcina had four sons. He is a practicing Roman Catholic.[6][7][8][9]
Honours
Player
Brazil
- FIFA World Cup:
- Copa América:
- Runners-up: 1959
Botafogo
- Paris Intercontinental Tournament: 1963
- Rio-São Paulo Tournament: 1962, 1964
- Rio de Janeiro State Championship: 1961, 1962
Individual
Manager
Brazil
Botafogo
- Taça Brasil: 1968
- Rio de Janeiro State Championship: 1967, 1968
- Guanabara Cup: 1967, 1968
Individual
References
- 1 2 "Zagallo". Sambafoot. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ↑ Gwidon Naskrent, Roberto Di Maggio and José Luis Pierrend (17 September 2010). "World Cup Champions Squads 1930 – 2010". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ↑ Roberto Mamrud (29 February 2012). "Appearances for Brazil National Team". Brazil – Record International Players. RSSSF. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ↑ "Motty's World Cup greats: Mario Zagalo". Mail online. Associated Newspapers. 25 April 2006. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ↑ "Esposa de Zagallo morre no Rio | globoesporte.com". Globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- ↑ "Folha Online - Mundo - Zagallo diz que "família católica perdeu seu irmão mais importante" - 02/04/2005". Folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- ↑ "Xará, Zagallo ressalta coincidências do nº 13 com o papa e lamenta: "Temos que engolir" - Futebol - $estacao.titulo". Esporte.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- ↑ "Mário Jorge Lobo Zagallo | TARDES DE PACAEMBU: o futebol sem as fronteiras do tempo". Tardesdepacaembu.wordpress.com. 2013-05-23. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- ↑ "Zagallo recebe apoio de amigos no velório da esposa no Rio de Janeiro | globoesporte.com". Globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- ↑ "FORMER RESULTS". IFFHS.de. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zagallo. |
- Iranian 1970s singer Zia Atabay singing for Mario Zagallo after Iran's victory against Kuwait in World Cup Qualification match in 1977 on YouTube
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