Mário Zagallo
- This is a Portuguese name; the first family name is Lobo and the second is Zagallo.
Mário Jorge Lobo Zagallo (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmaɾju zaˈɡalu]; 9 August 1931 – 5 January 2024) was a Brazilian professional football player and manager, who played as a forward.
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| Full name | Mário Jorge Lobo Zagallo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 August 1931 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Atalaia, Alagoas, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 5 January 2024 (aged 92) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Inside forward, left winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1948–1950 | America | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950–1951 | Flamengo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1951–1958 | Flamengo | 217 | (30) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1958–1965 | Botafogo | 115 | (46) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 332 | (76) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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Zagallo was regarded as one of the best football players of all time and was considered to be one of the greatest world's managers. Physically limited by his low stature, Zagallo began his career as a left midfielder and then moved also due to excessive competition in the role in the role of pure winger, characterized by his usefulness in defensive recoveries and in midfield as well as for his effective attacks on the offensive front. [1]
Early life
changeZagallo was born in Atalaia on 9 August 1931. As a young man, he worked as a soldier, working at the Maracanã Stadium when Uruguay defeated Brazil in the 1950 World Cup Final.[2]
Club career
changeZagalo in Botafogo. He started his career in America (Rio de Janeiro) in 1948. In 1950 he moved to Flamengo . He was part of the "red and black" team that won three consecutive Campeonato Carioca titles (1953, 1954, 1955). In 1955, the team won the Rio-Sao Paulo Intercity Cup. Since there was no national championship at the time, Flamengo regularly participated in various friendly tournaments in addition to the city, and in Peru, Argentina and Israel. In total, in all tournaments, he played 217 matches, in which he scored 30 goals.
In 1958, Flamengo experienced financial problems and sold Zagallo against the player's wishes. Mario becomes part of Botafogo, as his wife is a teacher and will lose her job when moving to another city. Along with Garrincha, Didi and Nílton Santos, Zagallo became an important part of the team and won the Campeonato Carioca in 1961 and 1962, as well as the Rio-Sao Paulo Champions Cup in 1961 and the Rio-Sao Paulo Inter-City Tournament in 1962 and 1964.
International career
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Zagallo was called up to the Brazilian national team on the eve of the 1958 World Cup and was considered as a replacement for Pepe, who in those years was the best Brazilian football player in his position. However, just before the start of the tournament, Pepe was injured, and his place was taken by Zagallo, who played in all matches of the tournament (which became victorious for the Brazilians), and scored a goal against the Sweden national team in the final. Four years later, Mario helped his team defend the world title, playing in six matches and scoring one goal and two assists. In total, he played 33 matches for the national team and scored 5 goals.
Coaching career
changeZagallo started his coaching career at Botafogo, the club he had finished his career with, managing them alongside the Brazil national team. Zagallo won the World Cup as a manager in 1970, and as assistant coach in 1994, both with Brazil. He was the first person to win the World Cup both as a player and as a manager.[3] Winning the World Cup in 1970 at the age of 38, he is also the second youngest coach to win a World Cup, after Alberto Suppici, who won aged 31 with Uruguay in 1930.
Death
changeIn July 2022, Zagallo was hospitalized with a respiratory tract infection.[4] In August 2023, he was hospitalized for 22 days for a urinary tract infection.[5] He died on 5 January 2024 from multiple organ failure at a hospital in Rio de Janeiro, aged 92.[1]
Honours
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Player
changeFlamengo
- Rio de Janeiro State Championship: 1953, 1954, 1955
Botafogo
- Rio-São Paulo Tournament: 1962, 1964
- Rio de Janeiro State Championship: 1961, 1962
Brazil
- FIFA World Cup: 1958, 1962
- Copa América runner-up: 1959
- Copa Oswaldo Cruz: 1958, 1961, 1962
- O'Higgins Cup: 1959, 1961
- Roca Cup: 1960, 1963
- Atlantic Cup: 1960
Manager
changeBotafogo
- Taça Brasil: 1968
- Rio de Janeiro State Championship: 1967, 1968
Flamengo
- Copa dos Campeões: 2001
- Rio de Janeiro State Championship: 1972, 2001
Brazil
- FIFA World Cup: 1970; runner-up: 1998
- FIFA Confederations Cup: 1997
- Copa América: 1997; runner-up: 1995
- CONCACAF Gold Cup runner-up: 1996; third place: 1998
Kuwait
- AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 1976
Individual
- IFFHS World's Best National Coach: 1997[6]
- World Soccer Magazine 9th Greatest Manager of All Time: 2013[7][8]
- FourFourTwo 27th Greatest Manager of All Time: 2020[9]
References
change- Roberto Assaf, Clóvis Martins. Campeonato carioca: 96 anos de história, 1902–1997. Irradiação Cultural (1997).
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Morre Zagallo, uma das lendas do futebol brasileiro". globo.com (in Portuguese). 6 January 2024.
- ↑ "FIFA celebrates legendary Zagallo as he turns 90". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ↑ West, Jenna (15 July 2018). "Didier Deschamps Becomes Third to Win World Cup as Player and Manager". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 20 May 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ↑ "Brazil great Zagallo hospitalized over respiratory infection". France 24. 27 July 2022.
- ↑ "'Tô de volta', comemora Zagallo após ter alta médica e voltar para casa no Rio". globo.com (in Portuguese). 1 September 2023.
- ↑ "FORMER RESULTS". IFFHS.de. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ↑ Jamie Rainbow (4 July 2013). "The Greatest Manager of all time". World Soccer.
- ↑ Jamie Rainbow (2 July 2013). "The Greatest XI: how the panel voted". World Soccer. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ↑ "FourFourTwo named 100 greatest managers of all time" (in Russian). ua.tribuna.com. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
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| World Cup-winners status | ||
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| First | Player and Manager 1958, '62, '70 |
Next: Franz Beckenbauer |
| Preceded by Enzo Bearzot |
Oldest Living Manager 21 December 2010 – present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Hilderaldo Bellini |
Oldest Living Player 2 wins 20 March 2014 – present | |
| Preceded by Hans Schäfer |
Oldest Living Player 7 November 2017 – present | |
| World Cup Finals | ||
| Preceded by Josef Masopust |
Oldest Living Goal-Scorer 29 June 2015 – present |
Incumbent |