Role Football player Years Team Height 1.67 m | 1948–1949 America Date joined 1958 Name Mario Zagallo Position Forward, Midfielder | |
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Full name Mario Jorge Lobo Zagallo Date of birth (1931-08-09) 9 August 1931 (age 84) Playing position | ||
Brazil in the World Cup - Zagallo
2 DAYS TO GO! Triumphing on the pitch and the bench
Mário Jorge Lobo Zagallo ([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.
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- Brazil in the World Cup Zagallo
- 2 DAYS TO GO Triumphing on the pitch and the bench
- Playing career
- Style of play
- Coaching career
- Personal life and religion
- Nicknames
- Player
- Manager
- References
Playing career
Zagallo started his football career with América in 1948, and he later played for Flamengo and Botafogo.
He won the FIFA World Cup as a player with Brazil in 1958 FIFA World Cup and 1962 FIFA World Cup. At the time of the 1958 tournament he was a Flamengo player but by the 1962 event he was with Botafogo.
He won a total of 33 caps with Brazil, between 1958 and 1964.
Style of play
Zagallo was a diminutive left winger with a small physique, who was known for his technical skills and his high defensive work-rate, as well as his ability to make attacking runs from deeper areas of the pitch. He was also capable of playing as a forward, either as a main striker, or as an inside forward.
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. 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. Mário and Alcina had four sons. He is a practicing Roman Catholic.
Nicknames
Zagallo was nicknamed the professor by his players throughout his career, due to his tactical awareness and commanding presence on the bench; we also nicknamed El Lobo (the wolf).
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