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  Mário Zagallo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zagallo also guided the United Arab Emirates to their first World Cup finals in 1990, but was dismissed from his post before the tournament.
Zagallo is currently assistant coach (as in 1994, the main coach is Carlos Alberto Parreira) of the Brazilian team in the World Cup of 2006, which was eliminated by France.
As a player, Zagallo was the left-forward of the Brazilian teams in the Cups of 1958 and 1962; he scored goals in both tournaments, including one in the final match against the Swedish team, in 1958.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/M%C3%A1rio_Zagallo   (413 words)

  
 CNN/SI - World Soccer - Portuguesa fires Zagallo as coach - Tuesday October 05, 1999 12:04 PM
Zagallo had indicated he would continue his coaching career elsewhere, Marinho said.
Zagallo was fired by Brazil after the World Cup last year but, instead of taking the easy option of retirement, accepted the new challenge of his first job in Sao Paulo when he took over at Portuguesa.
Zagallo is intensely proud of his record as the only man involved in four World Cup-winning sides -- as player in 1958 and 1962, when he was Brazil's left-winger, coach in 1970 and assistant to Carlos Alberto Parreira in 1994.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/world/news/1999/10/05/zagallo_fired   (508 words)

  
 Gringoes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Zagallo was in Seoul back then to lead a seleção for the very last time in a friendly against the plucky 2002 World Cup co-hosts.
Zagallo is a living legend, the only man to be involved in four successful World Cup-winning sides, as a player, a coach and an assistant coach.
Zagallo traded his kit for a tracksuit and the coach‘s bench seat in 1970.
www.gringoes.com /articles.asp?ID_Noticia=1278   (756 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - Soccer - Americas: Rivaldo asks to be left off Brazil side - Tuesday November 05, 2002 04:22 PM
Zagallo, who coached Brazil at the 1970, 1974 and 1998 World Cups, recalled strikers Amoroso and Franca and midfielders Flavio Conceicao and Juninho Pernambucano, who had all been in contention for World Cup places but were overlooked.
Zagallo said he would take the match seriously and avoid the carefree attitude adopted to the August game against Paraguay, when Brazil were beaten 1-0 in their only outing since the World Cup.
Zagallo was fired by Brazil after they lost 3-0 to France in the 1998 World Cup final.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/news/2002/11/05/latin_rdp   (2117 words)

  
 ATL World Cup Soccer. All the top world soccer news daily. News from international soccer. Euro 2004, champion's ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Brazil coach Mario Zagallo's tenure in charge of the former world champions is ending in disarray.
Zagallo, taking advice from his deputy Zico, put Edmundo into the starting eleven for the World Cup Final and the fuse was lit for an explosive confrontation that blew apart any chance Brazil had of lifting their fifth World Cup.
Coach Mario Zagallo, whether under pressure from players or powerful sponsors, went back on his decision not to play an unfit Ronaldo, who is the reigning World Player of the Year.
www.wldcup.com /news/1998Jun/19980601_7527__.html   (558 words)

  
 Irish Examiner - 2002/02/07: Buyer beware - Pele's jersey a fake, says Zagallo
BRAZILIAN legend Mario Zagallo believes the 1970 shirt belonging to Pele, which is being auctioned by Christie's in London, is fake.
Zagallo feels he is best qualified to offer such an opinion, because he grabbed the shirt himself.
The one worn in the second-half, he believes, is with the son of Chirol (who died in 2000) in the United States.
archives.tcm.ie /irishexaminer/2002/02/07/story22617.asp   (550 words)

  
 ESPN.com Soccernet Global: News - Veteran Brazil coach Zagallo in hospital
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Veteran Brazilian coach Mario Zagallo, who played a part in four World Cup triumphs, was ordered to stay in hospital on Tuesday after doctors found his heart was not beating at a regular speed.
Zagallo, coach of Brazil's most popular club Flamengo, turned 70 earlier this month with no thoughts of ending his 50-year career in the sport.
Known as the Old Wolf, Zagallo won the World Cup with Brazil as a player in 1958 and 1962, a coach in 1970 and assistant coach in 1994.
www.soccernet.com /global/news/2001/0828/20010828zagallo.html   (237 words)

  
 ESPN.com Soccernet Global: News - Zagallo's return pays dividends
Mario Zagallo's return to Flamengo brought instant dividends when his not-so-new charges ended a five game losing streak by defeating Argentina's Velez Sarsfield 2-0 in a Copa Mercosur match.
Zagallo, 68, has returned to 'Fla' for his third stint in charge of the club, replacing the sacked Carlinhos, himself in charge for no less than the seventh time.
Zagallo was replaced by Wanderly Luxemburgo, who lost his jobs amid yet more controversy.
www.soccernet.com /global/news/2000/1025/20001025zagalloflamengo.html   (248 words)

  
 The Tribune...Sports
Zagallo said he was convinced that France would feel the weight of the pressure of their fans and the match.
Zagallo had to call the police to clear a group of noisy French fans who were causing a racket outside the Brazilian camp.
It was an extraordinary move by coach Mario Zagallo, who had included Ze Carlos in the squad for friendlies this year against Germany and Argentina but only played him in pre-cup friendly against Spanish club side Athletic Bilbao.
www.tribuneindia.com /1998/98jul11/sports.htm   (4349 words)

  
 BreakingNews.ie - 2005/05/09: Zagallo to undergo stomach surgery
Brazilian legend Mario Zagallo will undergo surgery on his stomach next Tuesday to rectify a problem that has left him in hospital all week.
Zagallo’s son, Paulo, said that his father should be back at work in around 10 days, if there are no unexpected troubles during the surgery.
Zagallo won four World Cups during an illustrious career, two as a player in 1958 and 1962, one as coach in 1970 and another as assistant boss in 1994.
archives.tcm.ie /breakingnews/2005/05/09/story201729.asp   (140 words)

  
 Sports
Brazilian World Cup winner coach Mario Zagallo remained hospitalized Wednesday after being admitted a day earlier with abdominal pain and nausea, doctors said.
Zagallo, 74, was taken to Hospital Samaritano in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday night after suffering from severe stomach pain and vomiting, hospital spokeswoman Elisa Nunes said.
She said Zagallo was in good condition, and that the illness was not related to the irregular heartbeat he had suffered in the past.
www.omeldonia.com /sports/news.asp?news_id=72293   (125 words)

  
 Mario Zagallo - Legends of the Football World Cup
Although he did not possess the exotic skills of the Little Bird, Zagallo was a more intelligent player, always consistent and very versatile.
Zagallo was praised as a the man responsible for positive soccer in an age where catenaccio, the defensive Italian tactics, prevailed.
He was often criticized for employing ultra-defensive tactics, the 2-0 defeat by Holland's "Total Football" proved one of the lowest point of Zagallo's and Brazil's moment in the World Cup.
www.world-cup-betting-2006.com /legend-mario-zagallo.htm   (462 words)

  
 Mario zagallo - Oranje 11
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 news - WORLD CUP 2006: Zagallo recovering after 'successful' surgery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
/noticias.info/ Mario Zagallo, a FIFA World Cup winner as both a player and coach of Brazil, was recovering in hospital on Wednesday after intestinal surgery.
Dr Jose Luiz Spicacci of Rio's Samaritano hospital said in a subsequent statement that the "surgery was a success" although it was not known how long Zagallo would remain in hospital.
Zagallo played in Brazil's FIFA World Cup-winning sides of 1958 and 1962 and as coach lifted the world crown again in 1970.
www.noticias.info /Archivo/2005/200505/20050511/20050511_65104.shtm   (197 words)

  
 EF Soccer History - Dream Team Brazil 1962
Squatting: Americo (masseur), 7.Garrincha, 8.Didi, 19.Vava, 20.Amarildo and 21.Mario Zagallo
In subsequent interviews, Mario Zagallo explains: "[Pele] was complete, he kicked the ball with both feet, headed the ball very well and was calm in front of the enemy goal...
Mario Zagallo was one of the more experienced players on Brazil's 1962 squad.
www.expertfootball.com /history/brazil_1962.php   (688 words)

  
 Augusta Georgia: sports@ugusta: World's focus on Brazil, France in Cup final 07/12/98
Brazil's coach Mario Zagallo hides from an incoming ball behind star striker Ronaldo during a training session at the team's hotel in Lesigny, outside Paris, Saturday July 11 1998.
``It is the game of the century,'' Brazil coach Mario Zagallo says of his team's matchup Sunday with France at the space-age Stade de France outside Paris.
Zagallo, however, is extremely confident that won't happen.
chronicle.augusta.com /stories/071298/spo_124-5477.shtml   (922 words)

  
 Zagallo: We never lost hope - - Copa America
After defeating Argentina on penalties, the assistant manager for the Brazilian team, Mario Zagallo, said that the champions of South America never gave up hope in reaching their objective.
For Zagallo, the Brazilian success story can be condensed in one sentence: "We never lost hope.
The title won against Argentina in the final of Copa America brought with it a special ingredient: "Winning is always important, but beating Argentina undoubtedly has a special flavour.", he added.
copaamericaperu.terra.com /ing/interna/0,,OI351340-EI3610,00.html   (165 words)

  
 Mario Zagallo, Football   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
As both a player and, then, a manager Zagallo was the first man to attain the World Championship.
He was a very fit and successful left-winger with Flamengo and Botafogo, and his international career was equally impressive: he was in the sides that won the 1958 and 1962 World Cups.
After failing to perform a repeat with a more physical side in 1974, Zagallo moved to the Middle East before assisting Carlos Alberto Perreira in Brazil's successful 1994 campaign.
www.sportz4u.com /isport/football/MANAGER/mario.htm   (215 words)

  
 World Cup Player Interviews - Claudio Taffarel - World Cup 1994 Videos - by La Cancha-News On World Cup 2006 - World ...
Coach Mario Zagallo would later admit that his team was outclassed on that day.
This was not to be the case as Mario Zagallo called upon Taffarel once again to participate with the national team due to his experience.
I believe that we have a great coach in Mario Zagallo who himself was a great player.
www.lacancha.com /taffarel.htm   (1274 words)

  
 Brazil Sport
Former Brazil player and coach Mario Zagallo was released from the hospital on Saturday, more than a month after being admitted with abdominal pain and undergoing stomach surgery, doctors said.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Former Brazil player and coach Mario Zagallo was released from the hospital on Saturday, more than a month after being admitted with abdominal pain and undergoing stoma...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Former Brazil player and coach Mario Zagallo was released from the hospital...
archive.wn.com /2005/06/12/1400/brazilsport   (520 words)

  
 FIFA.com The Official web site of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association
Mario Zagallo, Brazil's national coach, admitted that the purchasing power of European clubs was a problem for him, despite the seemingly inexhaustible supply of talent in Brazil.
Back-up for this was provided by Mario Zagallo, who pointed a finger at the lack of attraction provided by EURO 96.
The football played in this area, and Zagallo has experience there as a coach, used to be very much characterised by the British style.
www.fifa.com /en/mens/awards/index/0,2419,10379,00.html?articleid=10379   (806 words)

  
 Every team is afraid of Brazil, says Zagallo
Brazil's veteran technical director Mario Zagallo believes all the other World Cup teams fear facing the world champions.
Brazil have won the World Cup five times and Zagallo, who coached them to success in 1970 and was also at the helm in 1974 and 1998, said nobody wants them to win again in Germany.
We're the only country who could become six-times champions and that would put a great distance between us and the rest.'' ''A win against Brazil is as good as winning the whole tournament,'' he added.
news.webindia123.com /news/Articles/Sports/20060509/328229.html   (167 words)

  
 Sportsline USA - Soccer Column   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
In fact, Zagallo has been associated with more World Cup championship teams than anyone on the planet, and that includes the incomparable Pele.
For the record, Zagallo was a player on the 1958 and 1962 World Cup champions, coached the 1970 team to the title and was an assistant on the side that won in the United States in 1994.
The team Zagallo brings to the Summer Games essentially is a National Team in training for the 1998 World Cup in France.
ww3.sportsline.com /b/page/pressbox/archive/jul96/lewism71696.htm   (1218 words)

  
 SLAM! Soccer World Cup: Brazil Preview
 Brazil coach Mario Zagallo, who won the World Cup as a player in 1958 and 1962, as coach in 1970 and assistant coach in 1994, is intensely proud of his record in the World Cup.
Often criticized for tactics which are seen as unnecessarily defensive and for not studying Brazil's opponents, Zagallo's standard response is that his record speaks for itself.
  With the collection of young, awesome and experienced players Mario Zagallo has in his possession, it is hard to imagine any team stopping Brazil from clinching their fifth title.
www.canoe.ca /SoccerWCGroupA/brazil_csa_preview.html   (552 words)

  
 Al-Ahram Weekly | Sports | briefs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
MARIO ZAGALLO, a world football champion as a player and a coach, has said his resignation as coach of Flamengo marks his exit from the sport.
Asked if there were any chance he might return to coaching, a position he also held for World Cups in West Germany in 1974 and France in 1998, Zagallo declared insistently, "Don't even think about it.
The 70-year-old Brazilian football legend won World Cups as a player in Sweden in 1958 and Chile in 1962, as a coach in Mexico in 1970 and as an adviser in the United States in 1994.
weekly.ahram.org.eg /2001/562/sp3.htm   (855 words)

  
 FOOTBALL04.COM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
I have been World champion as coach and coordinator but I always want more and I have a lot of will to go on.
Zagallo says he wants more, What is that immediate goal?
Apart from the America Cup, my main thought is in Germany conquering a sixth World Title for Brazil.
www.ilfordfootballclub.co.uk /helen6.html   (243 words)

  
 Mario Zagallo Returns to the Bench - sambafoot.com, Football + Brazil
Mario Zagallo Returns to the Bench - sambafoot.com, Football + Brazil
The old "wolf", 74 years old, under went surgery at the end of May and had not worked since.
But on Tuesday Mario Jorge Zagallo was once again incharge of the safety of the Seleção.
www.sambafoot.com /en/news/5027_Mario_Zagallo_Returns_to_the_Bench.html   (182 words)

  
 Brazil coach Mario Zagallo takes photographs during training
Brazil coach Mario Zagallo takes photographs during training - Soccer - FIFA Confederations Cup - Brazil Training - EMPICS Sports Photo Library
Brazil coach Mario Zagallo takes photographs during training
Brazil coach Mario Zagallo takes photographs during training is just one of over 400,000 photographs available online from the EMPICS Sports Photo Library
photos.empics.com /g53/p71/263513.htm   (132 words)

  
 Mario Zagallo : search word
''Mario Zagallo'' was a Brazilian football player and coach.
He was the first footballer to win the Football World Cup as a player (1958, 1962) and as coach (1970).
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