Mário Zagallo
.jpg) Zagallo in 2004 | |||
| 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) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 August 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Mário Jorge Lobo Zagallo (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈmaɾju zaˈɡalu]; born 9 August 1931) is a Brazilian former football player and manager. He was the first footballer to win the World Cup both as a manager and as a player.
Playing career
Zagallo started his football career with América in 1948, and he later played for Flamengo and Botafogo.[1]
He won the World Cup as a player with Brazil in 1958 and 1962.[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
He 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] Won the World Cup in 1970 in 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 married Alcina on 13 January 1955 at Church of Capuchins in Rio de Janeiro till her death on 5 November 2012[5] and had four sons. He is a practising Roman Catholic.[6][7][8][9]
Honours
Player
Brazil
- Copa América:
- Runners-up: 1959
Botafogo
- Paris Intercontinental Tournament: 1963
- Rio-São Paulo Tournament: 1962, 1964
- Rio de Janeiro State Championship: 1961, 1962
Manager
Brazil
Botafogo
- Taça Brasil: 1968
- Rio de Janeiro State Championship: 1967, 1968
- Guanabara Cup: 1967, 1968
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "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.
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External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zagallo. |
- Iranian 70's singer Zia Atabay singing for Mario Zagallo after Iran's victory against Kuwait in World Cup Qualification match in 1977 on YouTube
| Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by Alf Ramsey |
FIFA World Cup winning managers 1970 |
Succeeded by Helmut Schön |
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