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Carlos Alberto Parreira

1943 - Today

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Carlos Alberto Gomes Parreira (born 27 February 1943) is a Brazilian former football manager who holds the record for attending the most FIFA World Cup final tournaments as manager with six appearances. He also managed five different national teams in five editions of the FIFA World Cup. He managed Brazil to victory at the 1994 World Cup, the 2004 Copa América, and the 2005 Confederations Cup. He is also the only manager to have led two different Asian teams to conquer the AFC Asian Cup. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carlos Alberto Parreira is the 29th most popular coach (up from 30th in 2019), the 35th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 40th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Brazilian Coach.

Carlos Alberto Parreira is most famous for being the manager of the Brazilian national team that won the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

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Among COACHES

Among coaches, Carlos Alberto Parreira ranks 29 out of 471. Before him are Diego Simeone, Sven-Göran Eriksson, Sepp Maier, Frank Rijkaard, Arrigo Sacchi, and Joachim Löw. After him are Manuel Pellegrini, Ronald Koeman, Ernst Happel, Fatih Terim, Ottmar Hitzfeld, and Michael Laudrup.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Carlos Alberto Parreira ranks 37. Before him are Jean-Jacques Annaud, Khalifa Haftar, Louise Glück, Raffaella Carrà, Howard Gardner, and John Kerry. After him are Denis Sassou Nguesso, David Cronenberg, Antonio Inoki, Eduard Limonov, Gianni Rivera, and Malcolm McDowell.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Carlos Alberto Parreira ranks 35 out of 2,236. Before him are Michel Temer (1940), Maria II of Portugal (1819), Paulo Freire (1921), Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887), Vavá (1934), and Djalma Santos (1929). After him are Nílton Santos (1925), Arthur Friedenreich (1892), Fernanda Montenegro (1929), Rivaldo (1972), João Gilberto (1931), and Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil (1846).

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Among COACHES In Brazil

Among coaches born in Brazil, Carlos Alberto Parreira ranks 2. Before him are Luiz Felipe Scolari (1948). After him are Vicente Feola (1909), Leonardo Araújo (1969), Vanderlei Luxemburgo (1952), Sebastião Lazaroni (1950), Mazinho (1966), Adhemar Pimenta (1896), Zé Mário (1949), José Faria (1933), Oswaldo de Oliveira (1950), and Mano Menezes (1962).

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