2024-01-06 07:38:09
At the age of 92, former Brazilian national team star Mario Zagallo died on Friday, after a busy sports career in which he excelled as a player and coach, as he was able to win the World Cup four times with his country’s national team. The former winger played an important role in the team that won the World Cup titles in 1958 and 1962, with the legend Pele. He led Brazil as coach in 1970 in a squad considered the greatest in the history of the game.
Published on: 01/06/2024 – 08:38
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Mario Zagallo passed away Former star of the Brazilian national team Who won the FIFA World Cup four times as a player and coach, on Friday at the age of 92.
The announcement of Zagallo’s death came through a post on his official Instagram account on Saturday.
Zagallo was a talented and strong player who played as a left winger and participated in the Brazilian squad that won the World Cup for the first time in 1958. He maintained his place in the squad when Brazil repeated the win and retained its title four years later.
In 1970, he coached his country’s national team, which included historical greats such as Pele, Garzinho, Rivelino and Tostao, a team that many consider to be the greatest national team to ever play this game. The team made an amazing display in Mexico by defeating Italy in the final 4-1 to win the World Cup for the third time. .
He was assistant coach of Brazil’s Carlos Alberto Parreira in the 1994 edition, when Brazil won its fourth title, and in 2006, when it was eliminated in the quarter-finals.
He was the coach of the national team in 1998, when Brazil lost 3-0 to host France in the final match after star striker Ronaldo suffered convulsions just hours before the start of the match.
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