FRANCE98 – Brazil Team Page

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For years, Brazil was the “tri-campeao”, the only country to have lifted the World Cup three times, a performance which entitled the nation to become the permanent home for the famous Jules Rimet trophy. However, in 1982, Italy squared matters by also claiming their third World Cup title. Small wonder then that the final of the 1994 World Cup in Los Angeles between the two triple champions was billed as the final to end all finals, Brazil winning the showdown to claim world supremacy.

For 20 years, the stars of the famous “auriverde” (green and yellow) shirt were Didi, Garrincha, Pelé, Tostao, Gerson, Rivelinho, Carlos Alberto, Paulo Cesar, Jaïrzinho… Then, despite the talent of players like Zico, Socrates, Junior, Eder, and Julio Cesar, came 20 relatively barren years, broken by the emergence of a new generation led by strikers such as Romario and Bebeto, stars of the last World Cup. Already, however, a new wave of very young talents like Ronaldo, currently with Barcelona, is on its way… Brazil is a show that runs and runs.

The Players for the Tournoi de France:

# Player Pos. Club Age Caps* Goals*
1 Claudio TAFFAREL G Athletico-MG 31 84  
12 Carlos GERMANO G Vasco da Gama 26 6  
2 CAFU D Palmeiras 27 48 1
3 ALDAIR D AS Roma 27 51 2
4 Marcio SANTOS D Athletico-MG 27 41  
6 Roberto CARLOS D Real Madrid 24 30 1
14 ZE MARIA D Parma 23 5  
15 Celio SILVA D Corinthians 29 6  
16 GONÇALVES D Botafogo 31 6  
17 ZE ROBERTO D Real Madrid 22 9  
5 Mauro SILVA M La Coruña 29 48  
7 GIOVANNI M FC Barcelona 25 11 4
8 DUNGA M Jubilo Iwata 33 71 6
10 LEONARDO M Paris SG 27 31 3
13 DJALMINHA M Palmeiras 26 4  
18 Cesar SAMPAIO M Yokohama Flugels 29 25  
19 Flavio CONCEIÇAO M La Coruña 23 8  
20 DENILSON M Sao Paulo 19 3  
9 RONALDO F FC Barcelona 20 19 13
11 ROMARIO F Flamengo 31 49 35
21 EDMUNDO F Vasco da Gama 26 24  
22 Paulo NUNES F Gremio Porto Alegre 25    

*Caps and Goals as of 30 May 1997

Brazil’s Recent Track Record:

9 October 1997 Brazil – Morocco 2-0
10 September 1997 Brazil – Ecuador 4-2
13 August 1997 Japan – Brazil 0-3
10 August 1997 South Korea – Brazil 1-2
29 June 1997 Brazil – Bolivia 3-1 (Copa America)
26 June 1997 Brazil – Peru 7-0 (Copa America)
22 June 1997 Brazil – Paraguay 2-0 (Copa America)
19 June 1997 Brazil – Colombia 2-0 (Copa America)
16 June 1997 Brazil – Mexico 3-2 (Copa America)
13 June 1997 Brazil – Costa Rica 5-0 (Copa America)
10 June 1997 Brazil – England 1-0 (Tournoi de France)
8 June 1997 Italy – Brazil 3-3 (Tournoi de France)
3 June 1997 France – Brazil 1-1 (Tournoi de France)
30 May 1997 Norway – Brazil 4-2
30 April 1997 Brazil – Mexico 4-0
2 April 1997 Brazil – Chile 4-0
26 February 1997 Brazil – Poland 4-2
13 November 1996 Brazil – Cameroon 2-0
16 October 1996 Brazil – Lithuania 3-1
31 August 1996 Netherlands – Brazil 2-2
28 August 1996 Russia – Brazil 2-2
10 July 1996 Brazil – Denmark 5-1
26 June 1996 Brazil – Poland 3-1
22 May 1996 Brazil – Croatia 1-1
24 April 1996 South Africa – Brazil 2-3
27 March 1996 Brazil – Ghana 8-2
13 February 1996 Brazil – Ukraine 1-0

World Champion 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 World Cup Finalist 1950

Champion of South America 1919, 1922, 1949, 1989

Mario Jorge Lobo ZAGALLO
Born on 9 August 1931 at Maceio

Playing Career

  • America, Flamengo, Botafogo (clubs in Rio de Janeiro)

Managerial Career

  • Botafogo, Fluminense, Flamengo, Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia), Vasco de Gama, Flamengo

Career as National Team Coach

  • 1970 – 74 Brazil
  • 1976 – 78 Kuwait
  • 1981 – 84 Saudi Arabia
  • 1989 – 90 United Arab Emirates
  • 1994 Brazil

Honours

Player

  • 37 full Brazil caps
  • twice winner of the World Cup with Brazil (1958, 1962)
  • 5 times winner of the Brazilian Championship with Flamengo (1953, 1954, 1955) and Botafogo (1961, 1962)

Club Manager

  • 4 times champion of Rio with Botafogo (1967, 1968), Fluminense (1971) and Flamengo (1972)
  • champion of Saudi Arabia with Al Hilal (1979)

Brazil Coach

  • winner of the World Cup with Brazil (1970) and technical supervisor of the Brazilian team that won the 1994 World Cup
  • bronze medal at the Atlanta Olympic Games with Brazil (1996)

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