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Mário Zagallo
Zagallo in 1974
Personal information
Full name Mário Jorge Lobo Zagallo
Date of birth (1931-08-09)9 August 1931[1]
Place of birth Atalaia, Alagoas, Brazil
Date of death 5 January 2024(2024-01-05) (aged 92)
Place of death Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Positions
Youth career
1948–1949 America
1950–1951 Flamengo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1958 Flamengo 99 (11)
1958–1965 Botafogo 115 (46)
Total 214 (57)
International career
1958–1964 Brazil 33 (5)
Managerial career
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)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Brazil (as player)
FIFA World Cup
Winner1958 Sweden
Winner1962 Chile
South American Championship
Runner-up1959 Argentina
Representing  Brazil (as coordinator)
FIFA World Cup
Winner1994 USA
Copa América
Winner2004 Peru
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner2005 Germany
Representing  Brazil (as manager)
FIFA World Cup
Winner1970 Mexico
Runner-up1998 France
Copa América
Winner1997 Bolivia
Runner-up1995 Uruguay
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner1997 Saudi Arabia
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Runner-up1996 USA
Bronze medal – third place1998 USA
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1996 AtlantaTeam
Representing  Kuwait (as manager)
Arabian Gulf Cup
Winner1976 Qatar
AFC Asian Cup
Runner-up1976 Iran
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mário Jorge Lobo Zagallo (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmaɾju zaˈɡalu]; 9 August 1931 – 5 January 2024) was a Brazilian professional football player, coordinator and manager, who played as a forward.

Zagallo holds the record for FIFA World Cup titles in general with four titles in total. He also holds the record for World Cup finals with five participations. He was the first person to win the World Cup as both a manager and as a player, winning the competition in 1958 and 1962 as a player and in 1970 as manager.[2] In addition, he won the 1994 FIFA World Cup as assistant manager. Zagallo also coached Brazil in 1974 (finishing fourth) and in 1998 (finishing as runners-up) and was a technical assistant in 2006. He was the first of three men, along with Germany's Franz Beckenbauer and France's Didier Deschamps to have won the World Cup as a player and as a manager, and the only one who had done each more than once.

In 1992, Zagallo received the FIFA Order of Merit, the highest honour awarded by FIFA, for his contributions to football.[3] He was named the ninth greatest manager of all time by World Soccer Magazine in 2013.[4][5] On 5 January 2024, Zagallo died at the age of 92.[6] He was the last surviving Brazilian player who participated in the 1958 World Cup final, and his death left Amarildo as the last surviving Brazilian player of the 1962 final.

Early life

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Mário Jorge Lobo Zagallo was born in Atalaia in the state of Alagoas, on 9 August 1931.[7] He was of Lebanese descent,[8][9] from Zahlé.[10] He later moved to Rio de Janeiro with his family when he was still eight months old.[7]

As a young man, he committed to complete his military service in the Brazilian Army; he was notably deployed at the Maracanã Stadium when Uruguay defeated Brazil in the 1950 World Cup decisive match.[7][11]

Playing career

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Zagallo during his playing spell at Botafogo

Zagallo started his football career in the youth sector of América,[6] before joining Flamengo in 1950;[12][13] having turned professional and established himself within the Mengão's first team, he helped the club win three consecutive titles in the Campeonato Carioca between 1953 and 1955.[6][11][12]

In 1958, Zagallo joined Botafogo,[11][14] and eventually became a part of a team that included several other regular starters of the Brazilian national team, such as Garrincha, Nilton Santos and Didi.[11][14] He went on to help the side win two titles in the Torneio Rio–São Paulo,[13] as well as two in the Campeonato Carioca,[13][14] and represented O Fogo until his retirement in 1965.[6][15]

Zagallo won a total of 33 caps for the Brazil senior national team between 1958 and 1964, scoring five goals.[16]

In 1958, he was included by manager Vicente Feola in the Brazilian squad for the FIFA World Cup in Sweden:[11] following an injury to Pepe, he was promoted to the starting XI,[11] and eventually scored a goal in the final as Brazil claimed their first world title.[6][17]

He was also a part of the squad that won the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile,[6][11] where he started in all of Brazil's matches.[11]

Profile and style

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Player

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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.[18][19]

Due to his characteristics and his skills, he received the nickname Formiguinha ("Little Ant" in Portuguese).[6][11]

Manager

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During his first stints as Brazil's head coach in the 1960s and 70s, Zagallo implemented a new system, and mainly adopted a fluid 4–2–3–1 formation. Zagallo was considered to be one of the first managers to focus on the physical preparation of his players before long-lasting tournaments, including the 1970 FIFA World Cup.[20][21]

Zagallo's fluid 4–2–3–1 formation, which was often seen as a 4–2–4 or false 4–3–3 formation, famously used five number tens in attack and midfield: Pelé, Rivellino, Tostão, Jairzinho, and Gérson, with Gérson dictating play behind the attack, and Pelé and Tostão both also often dropping deep to operate behind the front line, in addition to joining the attack. The full-backs – Carlos Alberto and Everaldo – would also often join the attack. Clodoaldo instead provided defensive cover in midfield in a holding role. His team placed less emphasis on the defensive aspect of the game than on the attacking side in the latter tournament, and often relied on a high back-line, reverting to a 4–4–1–1 off the ball.[22][23][24][25] The team were known for their exciting attacking play, based on possession, passing, off-the-ball movement, and the technical skills and flair of their players, which became synonymous with the aesthetically pleasing style of play known in Brazilian football as joga bonito; the 1970 World Cup-wining team are considered to be one of the greatest teams of all time.[22][26][27] Although he gave his players instructions, Zagallo also gave them a lot of freedom on the pitch, and was known for his leadership and ability to motivate his players and create a united team environment, as well as a winning mentality. The team's fluidity in attack, and the tendency for the forwards to change positions caused problems for Italy in the 1970 World Cup final victory, whose more defensive catenaccio tactics used fixed man-to-man marking.[22][26][27][28][29][30][31]

Considered to be one of the greatest managers of all time,[32] he was nicknamed The Professor by his players throughout his coaching career, due to his tactical awareness and commanding presence on the bench,[19] as well as Velho Lobo ("Old Wolf") due to his surname "Lobo", which means "wolf" in Portuguese.[19] His idiosyncratic personality and patriotism, coupled with his success, also made him a fan favourite.[33][34]

During his stints as Brazil's head coach during the 1990s, Zagallo instead used a more defensive-minded set-up, following Brazil's success in the 1994 World Cup with a more conservative and pragmatic approach, in contrast to their lack of success in the tournament in the 1980s with a more traditional Brazilian attacking style. At the 1998 World Cup, Zagallo fielded a 4–2–2–2 formation with a double pivot in midfield, occupied by solid defensive midfielders such as Dunga and César Sampaio; the team would become a 4–4–1–1 when defending off the ball. His team made use of ball-playing goalkeepers (such as Taffarel) and defenders (such as Aldair) who would build plays from the back; he also made use of attacking full-backs – Cafu and Roberto Carlos – to contribute to the team's attacking plays. Rivaldo would act as an inverted right-winger, who would cut inside to shoot on goal or create chances for team-mates, while attacking midfielder Leonardo operated on the opposite side. Up-front, Zagallo made use of two strikers, with Bebeto partnering Ronaldo, with the latter being given the freedom to drop deep, link-up with the midfield, and create space for his teammates with his movement, in addition to undertaking attacking runs with the ball.[22][35] In the 1997 Copa América, Confederations Cup, and Tournoi de France, Brazil were also known for the prolific Ro–Ro attacking partnership of Ronaldo and Romário under Zagallo.[36][37][38]

Managerial career

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Zagallo with Pelé in 1970

In 1966, Zagallo started his managerial career at Botafogo, the club he had finished his playing career with.[14][39] He was then appointed as the manager of the Brazil national team shortly before the start of the 1970 FIFA World Cup,[11] and eventually led the Seleção to their third title.[7][20] In the process, he became the first person to win the World Cup both as a player and as a manager;[40] at the age of 38, he also became the second youngest coach to win the aforementioned title, behind only Alberto Suppici.[39]

At the 1974 FIFA World Cup in West Germany, Zagallo was disadvantaged by the international retirement of Pelé in 1971, as well as injuries to Tostão and Carlos Alberto Torres, meaning that only two starting players from the 1970 final were in the squad. Additionally, the team had a lack of competitive practice due to the shelving of the Copa América between 1967 and 1975. In response to Brazil being eliminated by overly physical European sides in 1954 and 1966, Zagallo chose to play in an equally aggressive way. Brazil narrowly made it through the first group stage by one goal in goal difference over Scotland, and missed out on the final after a 2–0 loss to the Netherlands, in which Luís Pereira was sent off for a foul on Johan Neeskens. Poland then defeated Brazil in the third-place playoff.[41]

In 1989, Zagallo was hired by the United Arab Emirates for their qualification campaign for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. He led the amateurs to an unexpected first qualification to the tournament, but left for Vasco da Gama days before the World Cup began and was replaced by Carlos Alberto Parreira.[42]

He then returned to the Brazilian national team as a coordinator and assistant coach, and helped the side win the 1994 FIFA World Cup while serving in those roles.[7][40]

Following Brazil's World Cup title victory, Zagallo was once again given the opportunity to manage the Brazilian national team. In June 1997, Brazil finished in second place behind England in the friendly 1997 Tournoi de France, a warm-up tournament ahead of the World Cup the following year.[38] Although the Brazilian team were not favourites to win the 1997 Copa América later that month, they ended up lifting the title, defeating hosts Bolivia 3–1 in the final. After the match, Zagallo is remembered for his emotional outburst into the television cameras, his face red as a result of the altitude in La Paz, stating: "You're going to have to put up with me!"[33][43] Later that year he also won the Confederations Cup with Brazil, defeating Australia 6–0 in the final.[44][45] At the 1998 FIFA World Cup the following year (Brazil had automatically qualified at the time as the defending champions), Brazil reached the final, but they lost to the host nation France 3–0.[46][47]

In November 2002, Zagallo came out of retirement to coach Brazil again, following Luiz Felipe Scolari's exit after winning that year's World Cup.[48] On 20 November, in his only game, the team won 3–2 in a friendly away to South Korea.[49]

Personal life

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Zagallo in 2008

Zagallo married Alcina de Castro on 13 January 1955 at the Church of Capuchins in Rio de Janeiro. They remained together until de Castro's death on 5 November 2012.[50] Mário and Alcina had four children.[51] He was a practicing Catholic.[52][53]

Zagallo's surname was spelled Zagalo for most of his career, including by himself, until he told a reporter in the 1990s that his surname on his birth certificate was Zagallo. He was also the only Brazilian World Cup-winning forward to be known by his surname.[54]

In July 2022, Zagallo was admitted to hospital with a respiratory infection.[55] In August 2023, he was hospitalized for 22 days due to a urinary infection.[56] Following a brief hospitalization in Rio de Janeiro, he died on 5 January 2024 due to multiple organ failure, resulting from the exacerbation of various pre-existing comorbidities. Zagallo was aged 92.[6][57]

Managerial statistics

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Managerial record by team and tenure
Team[citation needed] From To Record
G W D L Win %
Botafogo 16 August 1966 18 July 1970 238856489035.71
Brazil 19 September 1967 6 July 1974 126902610071.43
Fluminense 5 September 1971 17 March 1972 54281610051.85
Flamengo 24 June 1972 13 November 1974 176883949050.00
Botafogo 1975 December 1975 211632076.19
Kuwait 5 February 1976 23 March 1978 311876058.06
Botafogo 14 September 1978 31 December 1978 291595051.72
Al-Hilal 5 January 1979 26 December 1979 181233066.67
Vasco da Gama 4 October 1980 28 May 1981 50261410052.00
Saudi Arabia 23 February 1981 31 March 1984 3716912043.24
Flamengo 18 December 1984 31 August 1985 56281711050.00
Botafogo 29 December 1986 27 November 1987 87273525031.03
Bangu 3 November 1988 27 June 1989 67173020025.37
United Arab Emirates 2 September 1989 12 June 1990 244137016.67
Vasco da Gama 2 October 1990 16 May 1991 468299017.39
Portuguesa 18 July 1999 13 October 2000 102392736038.24
Flamengo 3 March 2001 31 December 2001 65321122049.23
Total 1,239558355326045.04

Honours

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Player

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Flamengo

Botafogo

Brazil

Manager

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Botafogo

Fluminense

Flamengo

Al-Hilal

Brazil

Kuwait

Coordinator

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Brazil

Individual

See also

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