Cláudio Taffarel

This is a Portuguese name; the first family name is Mergen and the second is Taffarel.

Cláudio André Mergen Taffarel (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈklawdʒu tafaˈɾɛw]; born 8 May 1966) is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and is the goalkeeping coach of Liverpool and the Brazil national team.

Cláudio Taffarel

Taffarel with Brazil in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Cláudio André Mergen Taffarel
Date of birth	(1966-05-08) 8 May 1966
Place of birth	Santa Rosa, Brazil
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Liverpool (goalkeeper coach)
Youth career
1984–1985	Internacional
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1990	Internacional	50	(0)
1990–1993	Parma	74	(0)
1993–1994	Reggiana	31	(0)
1995–1998	Atlético Mineiro	73	(0)
1998–2001	Galatasaray	89	(0)
2001–2003	Parma	6	(0)
Total		323	(0)
National team
1988–1998	Brazil	101	(0)
Teams managed
2014	Galatasaray (interim)
2015	Galatasaray (interim)
Honours Men's Football Representing Brazil FIFA World Cup Winner 1994 USA Runner-up 1998 France Copa América Winner 1989 Brazil Winner 1997 Bolivia Runner-up 1991 Chile Runner-up 1995 Uruguay CONCACAF Gold Cup 1998 USA Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Team FIFA U–20 World Cup Winner 1985 USSR South American U-20 Championship Winner 1985 Paraguay
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
		League			National Cup		Continental		Total
Internacional	1985	Série A	1	0	—		—		1	0
	1986		2	0	—		—		2	0
	1987		10	0	—		—		10	0
	1988		14	0	—		—		14	0
	1989		12	0	—		—		12	0
	1990		11	0	—		—		11	0
	Total		50	0	—		—		50	0
Parma	1990–91	Serie A	34	0	2	0	—		36	0
	1991–92		34	0	3	0	1	0	38	0
	1992–93		6	0	1	0	1	0	8	0
	Total		74	0	6	0	2	0	82	0
Reggiana	1993–94	Série A	31	0	2	0	—		33	0
	Total		31	0	2	0	—		33	0
Atlético Mineiro	1995	Série A	22	0	—		—		22	0
	1996		27	0	—		—		27	0
	1997		24	0	—		—		24	0
	1998		—		—		—		24	0
	Total		73	0	—		—		73	0
Galatasaray	1998–99	1.Lig	32	0	8	0	8	0	48	0
	1999–00		30	0	3	0	16	0	49	0
	2000–01		27	0	3	0	14	0	44	0
	Total		89	0	14	0	38	0	141	0
Parma	2001–02	Serie A	6	0	8	0	—		14	0
	2002–03		0	0	2	0	—		2	0
	Total		6	0	10	0	—		16	0
Career total			323	0	32	0	40	0	395	0

International

Brazil
Year	Apps	Goals
1988	7	0
1989	16	0
1990	7	0
1991	10	0
1992	2	0
1993	15	0
1994	9	0
1995	5	0
1996	0	0
1997	15	0
1998	15	0
Total	101	0

Honours

Club

Parma

• Coppa Italia: 1991–92, 2001–02
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1992–93

Atlético Mineiro

• Campeonato Mineiro: 1995
• Copa CONMEBOL: 1997

Galatasaray

• Süper Lig: 1998–99, 1999–2000
• Turkish Cup: 1998–99, 1999–2000
• UEFA Cup: 1999–2000
• UEFA Super Cup: 2000

International

Brazil

• FIFA World Cup: 1994; Runner-up 1998
• Copa América: 1989, 1997; Runner-up 1991, 1995
• Summer Olympic Games: Silver medal 1988
• FIFA World Youth Championship: 1985

Individual

• Bola de Ouro: 1988
• Bola de Prata: 1988
• IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper 1989: 7th Place
• IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper 1990: 5th Place
• IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper 1991: Bronze ball (3rd Place)
• IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper 1994: Bronze ball (3rd Place)
• IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper 1997: 9th Place
• IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper 1998: 7th Place
• IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper 2000: 7th Place
• FIFA XI: 1998
• Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame
• Man of the Match: 2000 UEFA Cup Final

Other websites

• "CBF data" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 18 December 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
• Cláudio Taffarel at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
• Cláudio Taffarel at the Turkish Football Federation
• Cláudio Taffarel at National-Football-Teams.com
• Cláudio Taffarel – FIFA competition record (archived)