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Mário Zagallo

Mário Zagallo was a celebrated Brazilian football forward and manager.

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Known for: Brazilian footballer and manager, renowned for winning the FIFA World Cup both as a player and as a coach.
Listed under: World Cup Soccer Legends and Sports Legends

About Mário Zagallo

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. 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. In 1992, Zagallo received the FIFA Order of Merit, the highest honour awarded by FIFA, for his contributions to football. He was named the ninth greatest manager of all time by World Soccer Magazine in 2013.

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