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Mário Jorge Lobo Zagallo (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈmaɾju zaˈɡalu]; born 9 August 1931) is a Brazilian former football player and manager who played as a forward. He was the first footballer to win the FIFA World Cup both as a manager and as a player, 1958 FIFA World Cup and 1962 FIFA World Cup as a player, the 1970 FIFA World Cup as a manager and the 1994 FIFA World Cup as an assistant manager.
Playing career
Zagallo started his football career with América in 1948, and he later played for Flamengo and Botafogo.
He won the FIFA World Cup as a player with Brazil in 1958 FIFA World Cup and 1962 FIFA World Cup. At the time of the 1958 tournament he was a Flamengo player but by the 1962 event he was with Botafogo.
He won a total of 33 caps with Brazil, between 1958 and 1964.
Coaching career
Zagallo won the World Cup as a manager (1970), and as assistant coach (1994), both with the Brazilian national team. He was the first person to win the World Cup both as a player and as a manager. Winning the World Cup in 1970 at the age of 38, he is also the second youngest coach to win a world title after Alberto Suppici with Uruguay in 1930, aged 31.
Personal life and religion
Zagallo (original family name Zakour, a Lebanese surname from Zahle) married Alcina de Castro on 13 January 1955 at the Church of Capuchins in Rio de Janeiro and they remained together until her death on 5 November 2012. Mário and Alcina had four sons. He is a practicing Roman Catholic.
Honours
Player
Brazil
- FIFA World Cup:
- 1958, 1962
- Copa América:
- Runners-up: 1959
Botafogo
- Paris Intercontinental Tournament: 1963
- Rio-São Paulo Tournament: 1962, 1964
- Rio de Janeiro State Championship: 1961, 1962
Individual
- FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1962
- Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame
Manager
Brazil
- FIFA World Cup:
- 1970
- 1994 (coordinator)
- Runners-up: 1998
- Fourth Place: 1974
- FIFA Confederations Cup:
- 1997
- Copa América:
- 1997
- Runners-up: 1995
- CONCACAF Gold Cup:
- Runners-up: 1996
- Third Place: 1998
Botafogo
- Taça Brasil: 1968
- Rio de Janeiro State Championship: 1967, 1968
- Guanabara Cup: 1967, 1968
Individual
- IFFHS World's Best National Coach: 1997
- "FORMER RESULTS". IFFHS.de. Retrieved 10 November 2015.