Dunga

Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri (born October 31, 1963 in Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul), commonly known as Dunga ([ˈdũɡɐ]), is a Brazilian football manager and former professional footballer of Italian and Argentinedescent, who played as a defensive midfielder. Under his captaincy, Brazil won the 1994 FIFA World Cup and he lifted the World Cup trophy. Along with Xavi, he is one of only two men to have played in a World Cup final, an Olympic final, a Confederations Cup final and a continental championship final. He was head coach of Brazil twice. In his first spell from 2006 to 2010, he led them to victory in the 2007 Copa América and the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, and to the quarter-finals of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, after which he was dismissed by the Brazilian Football Confederation. He was appointed in 2014 for a second time,but Brazil's early exit from the Copa América Centenario led to his dismissal in June 2016. He was also head coach of Internacional in 2013.

His nickname is derived from the Portuguese translation of "Dopey", a dwarf from the Disney version of Snow White, and was given to him by his uncle due to his short height during childhood. It was believed that he would be a short adult and the nickname remained in use even after he grew up and became taller. He is of Italian and Argentine descent.

Club career

At the club level, Dunga played for Internacional (1980–84, 1999–2000), Corinthians (1984–85), Santos (1985–87), Vasco da Gama (1987), Pisa (1987–88), Fiorentina (1988–92), Pescara (1992–93), VfB Stuttgart (1993–95), and Jubilo Iwata (1995–98).

International career

Internationally, Dunga played 91 times for Brazil, scoring six goals. His international career began in 1983 at the FIFA U-20 World Cup. Dunga captained the young Brazilian squad, winning the tournament against Argentina in the final. A year later, he helped Brazil to win a silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Dunga then began reaching call-ups to Brazil's senior squad, winning the 1989 Copa América by defeating Uruguay at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.

Dunga was a starter for Brazil at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, which he was held responsible more so than his teammates for the worst campaign at a World Cup since 1966 after a lackluster tournament and the subsequent elimination in the second round by arch rivals Argentina. In the following years, he would be consistently targeted by Brazilian press due to his supposedly "thuggish" style of playing. This period in Brazil's football history was called "Era Dunga", as according to fans and journalists, he symbolized the less-than-thrilling, slow and defensive style of the team. In spite of that, Brazil's new coach Carlos Alberto Parreira kept Dunga as one of the starting XI throughout the 1994 World Cup Qualifiers and finals.

Raí actually started the 1994 World Cup in the United States as Brazilian captain, but after being allegedly responsible for Brazil's poor performances, he was dropped altogether for Mazinho. Dunga took the captaincy and went on to lift the trophy. Four years later, although playing in the lower standard J. League in Japan, he captained Brazil once more to the final where they lost to France.

Dunga played the anchor role in midfield extremely effectively. Many other players in this position lunged into tackles and put themselves about, but Dunga rarely went to ground to make a tackle, instead using his anticipation and timing.

In 1994, he often served as the captain of the team. Dunga scored the third penalty kick in the finals against Italy. He assumed the captain role for the next four years until the 1998 FIFA World Cup. The 1998 tournament was notable for the lack of teamwork. It was often visible as Dunga got into a fight with teammate Bebeto in the first round match against Morocco, forcing the rest of the team to break them up. Dunga also scored in the fourth penalty kick in the shootout eventually won by Brazil against the Netherlands in the semi-finals.

Brazil

On 24 July 2006, Dunga was named as the new national coach of the Brazilian national team as a replacement for Carlos Alberto Parreira, despite the fact that he had no prior coaching experience at the professional level. Nonetheless, he made an impressive start with Brazil, winning four of his first five matches.

Dunga's first match in charge was against Norway which was played in Oslo on 16 August 2006; the game ended in a 1–1 draw. His second match was held against archrivals Argentina on 3 September at Arsenal's new Emirates Stadium in London; Brazil won 3–0. On 5 September, Brazil then defeated Wales 2–0 at Tottenham Hotspur's White Hart Lane ground. They later defeated Kuwaiti club Al-Kuwait 4–0, Ecuador 2–1 and Switzerland 2–1.

Dunga did not just look for players at large clubs, but looked at the whole scope of Europe, finding individual talents such as Daniel Carvalho, Vágner Love, Dudu Cearense of Russian club CSKA Moscow and from local Brazilian clubs such as Corinthians, Flamengo and São Paulo.

In 2007, Dunga managed Brazil to their second-straight Copa América title by beating Argentina in the final 3–0, who were heavily favored to win against a weaker Brazil squad. Dunga's squad also won the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa on 28 June 2009. The team came back from a 2–0 deficit against the United States to emerge victorious from a Lúcio header in the 84th minute that made the score 3–2.

At the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Brazil made it to the quarter-finals, where they suffered a 2–1 loss to the Netherlands after having led the game 1–0. After Brazil's exit from the competition, Dunga announced he would stand down as coach, but was first dismissed by CBF on 24 July 2010. Dunga's 2010 World Cup selections were criticized by many, including famous Brazilian footballer Pelé. Pelé believed Alexandre Pato and Neymar should have been selected to the squad.

It was announced on 29 August 2011 that Dunga had signed a contract with Qatari club Al-Rayyan as a replacement for Paulo Autuori, but Al Rayyan opted to sign another coach after Dunga stated he was "not sure" about the position.

Internacional

On 12 December 2012, Dunga was confirmed as new coach of Internacional, where he started and finished his career as a player. On 3 October 2013, he was fired after a series of losses left the gaúcho team in disarray.

Dunga served as a commentator for IRIB during the 2014 World Cup.

Brazil

On 22 July 2014, Dunga was announced as the new manager of Brazil, replacing Luiz Felipe Scolari. He returned to the position for the first time since Brazil's exit in the 2010 World Cup.

Dunga's first match in his second reign as Brazil's manager was a friendly match against 2014 World Cup quarter-finalists Colombia at Sun Life Stadium in Miami on 5 September 2014, with Brazil winning the match 1–0 through an 83rd-minute Neymar free-kick goal. Dunga followed this up with wins against Ecuador (1–0), in the 2014 Superclásico de las Américas against Argentina (2–0), against Japan (4–0), against Turkey (0–4), and against Austria (1–2). Dunga continued Brazil's winning streak in 2015 by defeating France 3–1 in another friendly. They followed this with wins against Chile (1–0), Mexico (2–0) and Honduras (1–0).

2015 Copa América

Brazil started the tournament with a tight victory against Peru after coming from behind by 2–1 (with Douglas Costa scoring in the dying moments), followed by a 1–0 defeat against Colombia and a 2–1 victory against Venezuela. In the knockout stage, Brazil faced Paraguay and was eliminated after drawing 1–1 in normal time and losing 4–3 in the penalty shootout. As such, Brazil was unable to qualify for a FIFA Confederations Cup (in this case, the 2017 edition) for the first time in almost 20 years.

Copa América Centenario

Brazil began the tournament with a scoreless draw against Ecuador, with Ecuador having a goal controversially disallowed in the second half. This was followed by an emphatic 7–1 victory over Haiti, with Philippe Coutinho scoring a hat-trick. Needing only a draw to progress to the knockout stage of the tournament, Brazil suffered a controversial 1–0 loss to Peru, with Raúl Ruidíaz scoring by guiding the ball into the net with his arm. This loss, Brazil's first loss to Peru since 1985, saw Brazil eliminated from the tournament in the group stage for the first time since 1987. On 14 June 2016, he was fired by the CBF.

Dunga has an ongoing financial dispute with English club Queens Park Rangers. He claims he loaned £750,000 to QPR as an investor in the club when it was under previous owners, but that the new owners are refusing to give it back. QPR have commented on this issue by saying the cheque he paid to the club bounced, and that he is aware of this fact.

As a player, Dunga was a strong, hard-tackling, ball-winning defensive midfielder with good technique, tactical versatility and an ability to read the game well and organise his teammates; he was highly regarded for his anticipation and ability to time his challenges, only going in for tackles when he deemed it necessary. He was also capable of contributing creatively and offensively to his teams; he usually positioned himself in front of the defence, which allowed him to break down the opposing team's plays, and start attacking plays once he won back possession. Dunga was also known for his powerful striking ability from distance and from set-pieces, as well as his vision and passing range as a deep-lying playmaker; he often played long balls to forwards using the outside of his right foot. Dunga was seen as an atypical Brazilian footballer, who was more similar to European midfielders in terms of his composed, efficient, tenacious and physical style of play. Although he lacked the refined quality of traditional, more skilful Brazilian midfielders in the mold of Zico, he stood out for his leadership, work-rate and his determination throughout his career.

Club

International

Coaching record

As of June 12, 2016

Brazil national team results

Dunga – matches as manager for Brazil
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Goalscorer(s)	Competition
2006
1	August 16, 2006	Oslo, Norway	Norway	1–1	Carvalho	Friendly
2	September 3, 2006	London, England	Argentina	3–0	Elano (2), Kaká	Friendly
3	September 5, 2006	London, England	Wales	2–0	Marcelo, Vágner Love	Friendly
	October 7, 2006	Kuwait City, Kuwait	Al Kuwait Selection	4–0	Sóbis, Robinho, Carvalho, Kaká	Unofficial friendly
4	October 10, 2006	Stockholm, Sweden	Ecuador	2–1	Fred, Kaká	Friendly
5	November 15, 2006	Basel, Switzerland	Switzerland	2–1	Luisão, Kaká	Friendly
2007
6	February 6, 2007	London, England	Portugal	0–2		Friendly
7	March 24, 2007	Gothenburg, Sweden	Chile	4–0	Ronaldinho (2), Kaká, Juan	Friendly
8	March 27, 2007	Stockholm, Sweden	Ghana	1–0	Vágner Love	Friendly
9	June 1, 2007	London, England	England	1–1	Diego	Friendly
10	June 5, 2007	Dortmund, Germany	Turkey	0–0		Friendly
11	June 26, 2007	Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela	Mexico	0–2		2007 Copa América
12	July 1, 2007	Maturín, Venezuela	Chile	3–0	Robinho (3)	2007 Copa América
13	July 4, 2007	Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela	Ecuador	1–0	Robinho	2007 Copa América
14	July 7, 2007	Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela	Chile	6–1	Juan, Baptista, Robinho (2), Josué, Vágner Love	2007 Copa América
15	July 10, 2007	Maracaibo, Venezuela	Uruguay	2–2 5–4 (PSO)	Maicon, Baptista	2007 Copa América
16	July 15, 2007	Maracaibo, Venezuela	Argentina	3–0	Baptista, own goal, Da. Alves	2007 Copa América
17	August 22, 2007	Montpellier, France	Algeria	2–0	Maicon, Ronaldinho	Friendly
18	September 9, 2007	Chicago, United States	United States	4–2	own goal, Lúcio, Ronaldinho, Elano	Friendly
19	September 12, 2007	Boston, United States	Mexico	3–1	Kléber, Kaká, A. Alves	Friendly
20	October 14, 2007	Bogotá, Colombia	Colombia	0–0		2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
21	October 17, 2007	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Ecuador	5–0	Vágner Love, Ronaldinho, Kaká (2), Elano	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
22	November 18, 2007	Lima, Peru	Peru	1–1	Kaká	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
23	November 21, 2007	São Paulo, Brazil	Uruguay	2–1	Luís Fabiano (2)	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2008
24	February 6, 2008	Dublin, Ireland	Republic of Ireland	1–0	Robinho	Friendly
25	March 26, 2008	London, England	Sweden	1–0	Pato	Friendly
26	May 31, 2008	Seattle, United States	Canada	3–2	Diego, Luís Fabiano, Robinho	Friendly
27	June 6, 2008	Boston, United States	Venezuela	0–2		Friendly
28	June 15, 2008	Asunción, Paraguay	Paraguay	0–2		2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
29	June 18, 2008	Belo Horizonte, Brazil	Argentina	0–0		2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
30	September 7, 2008	Santiago, Chile	Chile	3–0	Luís Fabiano (2), Robinho	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
31	September 10, 2008	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bolivia	0–0		2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
32	October 10, 2008	San Cristóbal, Venezuela	Venezuela	4–0	Kaká, Robinho (2), Adriano	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
33	October 15, 2008	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Colombia	0–0		2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
34	November 19, 2008	Brasília, Brazil	Portugal	6–2	Luís Fabiano (3), Maicon, Elano, Adriano	Friendly
2009
35	February 10, 2009	London, England	Italy	2–0	Elano, Robinho	Friendly
36	March 29, 2009	Quito, Ecuador	Ecuador	1–1	Baptista	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
37	April 1, 2009	Porto Alegre, Brazil	Peru	3–0	Luís Fabiano (2), Melo	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
38	June 6, 2009	Montevideo, Uruguay	Uruguay	4–0	Da. Alves, Juan, Luís Fabiano, Kaká	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
39	June 10, 2009	Recife, Brazil	Paraguay	2–1	Robinho, Nilmar	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
40	June 15, 2009	Bloemfontein, South Africa	Egypt	4–3	Kaká (2), Luís Fabiano, Juan	2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
41	June 18, 2009	Pretoria, South Africa	United States	3–0	Melo, Robinho, Maicon	2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
42	June 21, 2009	Pretoria, South Africa	Italy	3–0	Luís Fabiano (2), own goal	2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
43	June 25, 2009	Johannesburg, South Africa	South Africa	1–0	Da. Alves	2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
44	June 28, 2009	Johannesburg, South Africa	United States	3–2	Luís Fabiano (2), Lúcio	2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
45	August 12, 2009	Tallinn, Estonia	Estonia	1–0	Luís Fabiano	Friendly
46	September 5, 2009	Rosario, Argentina	Argentina	3–1	Luís Fabiano (2), Luisão	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
47	September 9, 2009	Salvador, Brazil	Chile	4–2	Nilmar (3), Baptista	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
48	October 11, 2009	La Paz, Bolivia	Bolivia	1–2	Nilmar	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
49	October 14, 2009	Campo Grande, Brazil	Venezuela	0–0		2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
50	November 14, 2009	Doha, Qatar	England	1–0	Nilmar	Friendly
51	November 17, 2009	Muscat, Oman	Oman	2–0	Nilmar, own goal	Friendly
2010
52	March 2, 2010	London, England	Republic of Ireland	2–0	own goal, Robinho	Friendly
53	June 2, 2010	Harare, Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	3–0	Bastos, Robinho, Elano	Friendly
54	June 7, 2010	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	Tanzania	5–1	Robinho (2), Ramires (2), Kaká	Friendly
55	June 15, 2010	Johannesburg, South Africa	North Korea	2–1	Maicon, Elano	2010 FIFA World Cup
56	June 20, 2010	Johannesburg, South Africa	Ivory Coast	3–1	Luís Fabiano (2), Elano	2010 FIFA World Cup
57	June 25, 2010	Durban, South Africa	Portugal	0–0		2010 FIFA World Cup
58	June 28, 2010	Johannesburg, South Africa	Chile	3–0	Luís Fabiano, Robinho, Juan	2010 FIFA World Cup
59	July 2, 2010	Port Elizabeth, South Africa	Netherlands	1–2	Robinho	2010 FIFA World Cup
2014
60	September 5, 2014	Miami, United States	Colombia	1–0	Neymar	Friendly
61	September 9, 2014	New Jersey, United States	Ecuador	1–0	Willian	Friendly
62	October 11, 2014	Beijing, China	Argentina	2–0	Tardelli (2)	2014 Superclásico de las Américas
63	October 14, 2014	Kallang, Singapore	Japan	4–0	Neymar (4)	Friendly
64	November 12, 2014	Istanbul, Turkey	Turkey	4–0	Neymar (2), Kaya (o.g.), Willian	Friendly
65	November 18, 2014	Vienna, Austria	Austria	2–1	David Luiz, Firmino	Friendly
2015
66	March 26, 2015	Paris, France	France	3–1	Oscar, Neymar, Luiz Gustavo	Friendly
67	March 29, 2015	London, England	Chile	1–0	Firmino	Friendly
68	June 7, 2015	São Paulo, Brazil	Mexico	2–0	Coutinho, Tardelli	Friendly
69	June 10, 2015	Porto Alegre, Brazil	Honduras	1–0	Firmino	Friendly
70	June 14, 2015	Temuco, Chile	Peru	2–1	Neymar, Douglas Costa	Copa America 2015
71	June 18, 2015	Santiago, Chile	Colombia	0–1		Copa America 2015
72	June 21, 2015	Santiago, Chile	Venezuela	2–1	Silva, Firmino	Copa America 2015
73	June 27, 2015	Concepción, Chile	Paraguay	1–1 3–4 (PSO)	Robinho	Copa America 2015
74	September 5, 2015	Harrison, USA	Costa Rica	1–0	Robinho	Friendly
75	September 8, 2015	Foxborough, USA	United States	4–1	No data	Friendly
76	October 8, 2015	Santiago, Chile	Chile	0–2		2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

^ a: Dunga was banned for two matches following his sending off on September 12, 2007; he was replaced by his assistant, Jorginho.

Brazil Olympic national team results

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Goalscorers	Competition
	June 22, 2008	Volta Redonda, Brazil	Rio de Janeiro State Selection	1–0	Pato	Unofficial friendly
1	July 28, 2008	Singapore, Singapore	Singapore	3–0	Diego, Ronaldinho, Jô	Friendly
2	August 1, 2008	Hanoi, Vietnam	Vietnam	2–0	Pato, Neves	Friendly
3	August 7, 2008	Shenyang, China PR	Belgium	1–0	Hernanes	2008 Olympic Games
4	August 10, 2008	Shenyang, China PR	New Zealand	5–0	Anderson, Pato, Ronaldinho (2), Sóbis	2008 Olympic Games
5	August 13, 2008	Qinhuangdao, China PR	China PR	3–0	Diego, Neves (2)	2008 Olympic Games
6	August 16, 2008	Shenyang, China PR	Cameroon	2–0	Sóbis, Marcelo	2008 Olympic Games
7	August 19, 2008	Beijing, China PR	Argentina	0–3		2008 Olympic Games
8	August 22, 2008	Beijing, China PR	Belgium	3–0	Diego, Jô (2)	2008 Olympic Games

Player

Internacional

• Rio Grande do Sul State League: 1982, 1983, 1984

Vasco da Gama

• Rio de Janeiro State League: 1987

Júbilo Iwata

• J. League: 1997

Brazil U-20

• FIFA U-20 World Cup: 1983
• South American Youth Championship: 1983

Brazil

• FIFA World Cup: 1994
• FIFA Confederations Cup: 1997
• Copa América: 1989, 1997
• Olympic Silver Medal: 1984
• South American Pre-Olympic Tournament: 1984

Individual

• FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1994, 1998
• J. League Most Valuable Player: 1997
• J. League Best Eleven: 1997, 1998
• FIFA XI: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
• Golden Foot: 2010, as a football legend
• Fiorentina All-time XI

Manager

Internacional

• Rio Grande do Sul State League: 2013

Brazil

• Copa América: 2007
• Olympic Bronze Medal: 2008
• FIFA Confederations Cup: 2009
• Superclásico de las Américas: 2014

Individual

• IFFHS World's Best National Coach: 2007