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Cláudio Taffarel

1966 - Today

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Cláudio André Mergen Taffarel (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈklawdʒu tafaˈɾɛw]; born 8 May 1966) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently the goalkeeping coach of the Brazil national team. Taffarel began his senior career in 1985 with Internacional in his native Brazil and then played in Parma, Reggiana, Atlético Mineiro and Galatasaray. He retired in 2003 after a second spell at Parma. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cláudio Taffarel is the 466th most popular soccer player (down from 337th in 2019), the 107th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 94th in 2019) and the 47th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Cláudio Taffarel ranks 466 out of 21,273. Before him are Charles W. Alcock, Carlos Tevez, Frank de Boer, Thomas Tuchel, Isao Iwabuchi, and Jan Jongbloed. After him are Kinjiro Shimizu, Pepe Reina, Claudio Gentile, Petr Čech, Erling Braut Håland, and Jaap Stam.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Cláudio Taffarel ranks 33. Before him are Liz Cheney, Kiefer Sutherland, Dan Schneider, Alessandro Costacurta, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and Kentaro Miura. After him are Stefan Edberg, Marco Hietala, Jonathan Edwards, Gianfranco Zola, Dean Cain, and Cindy Crawford.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Cláudio Taffarel ranks 107 out of 2,236. Before him are Pepe (1935), Deco (1977), Princess Francisca of Brazil (1824), Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior (1943), Machado de Assis (1839), and Sérgio Mendes (1941). After him are Fernando Collor de Mello (1949), Leonardo Araújo (1969), Amarildo Tavares da Silveira (1939), Artur da Costa e Silva (1899), Bernardino Machado (1851), and Moacir Barbosa Nascimento (1921).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Cláudio Taffarel ranks 47. Before him are Mauro Ramos (1930), Telê Santana (1931), Thiago Silva (1984), Toninho Cerezo (1955), Pepe (1935), and Deco (1977). After him are Amarildo Tavares da Silveira (1939), Moacir Barbosa Nascimento (1921), Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório (1943), Juninho Pernambucano (1975), Robinho (1984), and Everaldo (1944).

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