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| Full name | Carlos Alberto Torres | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1944-07-17)17 July 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Imperial de São Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 25 October 2016(2016-10-25) (aged 72) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right-back,centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1963–1966 | Fluminense | 98 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1966–1974 | Santos | 445 | (40) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971 | Botafogo | 22 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1974–1976 | Fluminense | 50 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1976–1977 | Flamengo | 28 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1977–1980 | New York Cosmos | 80 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981 | California Surf | 19 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982 | New York Cosmos | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 743 | (64) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1963 | Brazil Olympic | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964–1977 | Brazil | 53 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1985 | Flamengo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1986 | Corinthians | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1988 | Náutico | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988 | Miami Sharks | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | Once Caldas | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | Monterrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992 | Tijuana | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1997 | Botafogo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Fluminense | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Atlético Mineiro | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Querétaro | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Unión Magdalena | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Oman | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Flamengo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Botafogo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Paysandu | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Azerbaijan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Carlos Alberto "Capita"Torres (17 July 1944 – 25 October 2016), also known as "O Capitão do Tri", was a Brazilianfootball player and manager who played as an attacking right-sidedfull-back orwing-back.[1] A technically gifted defender with good ball skills and defensive capabilities,[2] he is widely regarded as one of the greatestdefenders of all time. He also stood out for his leadership, and was an excellentpenalty taker. NicknamedO Capitão, hecaptained theBrazil national team to victory in the1970 World Cup, scoring the fourth goal inthe final, considered one of the greatest goals in the history of the tournament.[3][4]
Carlos Alberto was a member of theWorld Team of the 20th Century, and in 2004 was named byPelé in theFIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players.[5] He was an inductee to theBrazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame, and was a member of the U.S.National Soccer Hall of Fame.
In January 2013, Carlos Alberto was named one of the six Ambassadors of2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, others beingRonaldo,Bebeto,Mário Zagallo,Amarildo andMarta.
Carlos Alberto was born inRio de Janeiro in 1944. He had a twin brother, Carlos Roberto, who died one month before him in 2016.[6] Carlos Alberto wasmarried three times: with Sueli (mother of his children Andréa andAlexandre Torres, also a player), with theactressTeresinha Sodré and with Graça, his last wife.[7][8]
Carlos Alberto joinedFluminense at the age of 19. He made a name for himself in his first season, not only because of his greattackling and reading of the game, but also for his outstanding ball control,dribbling andplaymaking abilities, which were quite rare at the time for a defender. In 1966, he moved toSantos, where he becamePelé's teammate. In 1974, he returned to Fluminense and helped the team capture two consecutiveCampeonato Carioca championships. In 1977, he moved to Fluminense's arch-rivalsFlamengo.
In 1977, despite his success in Brazil, Carlos Alberto Torres decided to move to theNew York Cosmos. He arrived on the day of theNew York City blackout where he was reunited with his friend and partner Pelé and helped the Cosmos capture two consecutiveNASL titles in 1977 and 1978. After spending one year with theCalifornia Surf, he returned to the Cosmos in 1982 where he won his third NASL title. He played his farewell game on 28 September 1982 in an exhibition match between the Cosmos and his former clubFlamengo. In 119 regular season games and 26 playoff games, Carlos scored a total of 8 goals and was an NASL All-Star five times.
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From 1964 to 1977, Carlos Alberto was capped 53 times and scored 8 goals. He was included in the 44-man training squad for the1966 FIFA World Cup but did not make the final 22. As it turned out, Brazil were knocked out at the Group stage in England, and whenJoão Saldanha was tasked with restoring pride and passion to theseleção, he recognised the leadership ability that Carlos Alberto was consistently demonstrating at Santos, and made him national captain. Thus, Carlos Alberto is remembered holding aloft the Jules Rimet trophy after Brazil secured the cup for good after an impressive victory over Italy in the1970 FIFA World Cup Final in Mexico City. That squad also includedClodoaldo,Gérson,Jairzinho,Rivellino,Tostão andPelé. Carlos Alberto's goal against Italy in thefinal is considered one of the best goals ever scored in the tournament.[3] In 2002 the UK public voted the goal No. 36 in the list of the100 Greatest Sporting Moments.[9] 1970 would prove to be the only time he would play at that level. He was unable to participate in the1974 World Cup due to a persistent knee injury. When he eventually regained match fitness, his speed had been compromised. However, his ability to read the game compensated for his loss of pace and when he moved to centre back, he found the form to warrant a recall to the national team. In 1977, he was selected byClaudio Coutinho to captain the national team for the first three qualifiers for the1978 World Cup. He acquitted himself well despite those being the first competitive internationals he had played for almost seven years. He was approaching 33 years of age and retired from international football, immediately prior to joining New York Cosmos in the NASL. Today he is widely considered one of the finest Brazilian men's footballers of all time.[5]
He had a leadership style that spared no one from his criticism - not even Pelé, four years older.[10] Carlos Alberto Torres was not only captain when it came to coin tosses. "Capita" was one of those who askedZagallo to putEveraldo in place ofMarco Antônio, who was then 19 years old and too inexperienced, in the group's opinion.[11]
According to the words of the portalUOL: "loud-mouthed, impulsive and energetic, Carlos Alberto Torres did not enter into discussions half-heartedly".[12] An episode that clearly demonstrates his leadership style occurred in the match in which Brazil beatEngland national football team 1–0 in the 1970 World Cup. Carlos Alberto abandoned his position only to make a stronger tackle on the English strikerFrancis Lee, who had kickedFélix in the face. After the play, Lee disappeared from the game.[13]
His career as a football manager started in 1983, when he managed Flamengo. He also managed several other clubs, likeCorinthians in 1985 and 1986;Náutico in 1986, 1987 and 1988;Once Caldas on 1989, 1990;Monterrey in 1991, 1992;Club Tijuana in 1992; Fluminense in 1994 and 1995;Botafogo in 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2002 and 2003;Querétaro F.C. in 1999;Unión Magdalena in 2000, 2001; andPaysandu in 2005.
He was also an assistant manager for national teams such as theNigeria national football team and theOman national football team. On 14 February 2004, he was appointed manager of theAzerbaijan national football team. He resigned on 4 June 2005 after losing a match againstPoland, during which he assaulted the technical referee and ran on the pitch suggesting the referee was bribed.
Carlos Alberto died in Rio de Janeiro on 25 October 2016[14] due to a suddenheart attack.[15] He was a sports commentator at a Brazilian channelSporTV, having appeared live on studio only two days before his death, which occurred exactly one month after his twin died.[16][17]
| Club | Season | League | State League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fluminense | 1963 | Série A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1964 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 4 | ||
| 1965 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 3 | ||
| 1966 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
| Total | 46 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 98 | 9 | ||
| Santos | 1966 | Série A | 15 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 48 | 5 |
| 1967 | 26 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 46 | 4 | ||||
| 1968 | 26 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 2 | ||||
| 1969 | 26 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 2 | ||||
| 1970 | 26 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 5 | ||||
| 1971 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||||
| 1972 | 20 | 2 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 58 | 6 | ||||
| 1973 | 28 | 6 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 11 | ||||
| 1974 | 27 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 196 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 193 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 445 | 40 | ||
| Botafogo (loan) | 1971 | Série A | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 0 | |||||
| Fluminense | 1974 | Série A | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1975 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1976 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 3 | ||||||||
| Total | 44 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 50 | 4 | ||||||||
| Flamengo | 1977 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
| New York Cosmos[a] | 1977 | NASL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1978 | 25 | 2 | 25 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1979 | 28 | 2 | 28 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1980 | 23 | 2 | 23 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Total | 80 | 6 | 80 | 6 | ||||||||||
| California Surf | 1981 | NASL | 19 | 2 | 19 | 2 | ||||||||
| New York Cosmos | 1982 | NASL | 20 | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||||||||
| Career total | 417 | 34 | 40 | 4 | 236 | 23 | 25 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 762 | 64 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Brazil | 1964 | 3 | 0 |
| 1965 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1966 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1967 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1968 | 18 | 5 | |
| 1969 | 9 | 0 | |
| 1970 | 14 | 2 | |
| 1971 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1972 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1973 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1974 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1975 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 53 | 8 | |
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