Carlos Alberto Parreira

Personal information
Full name	Carlos Alberto Gomes Parreira
Date of birth	February 27, 1943
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Club information
Current club	Brazil head coach
Managed clubs
1967 1968 1967-1968 1975 1978-1982 1983 1984 1985-1988 1988-1990 1990 1991 1991-1994 1994-1995 1995-1996 1996 1997 1999 1999-2000 2001 2002 2003-2006	São Cristóvão Asante Kotoko Ghana Fluminense Kuwait Brazil Fluminense United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Bragantino Brazil Valencia Fenerbahce São Paulo Metro Stars Atlético Mineiro Fluminense Internacional Corinthians Brazil

Carlos Alberto Gomes Parreira (born February 27, 1943, in Rio de Janeiro) is a football manager. He coached Brazil to victory in the 1994 World Cup and is currently back in charge of the team. Image File history File linksMetadata Confed_Cup_29June_Parreira. ... February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... Ipanema beach A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro (meaning River of January in Portuguese) is the name of both a state and a city in southeastern Brazil. ... São Cristóvão de Futebol e Regatas, or São Cristóvão as they are usually called, is a traditional Brazilian football team from Rio de Janeiro in Rio de Janeiro, founded on February 2, 1943. ... Asante Kotoko are one of the most successful football (soccer) clubs in Ghana, having won twenty national league titles. ... Fluminense Football Club is a Brazilian multimodality sportive association from Rio de Janeiro, founded on July 21, 1902. ... Fluminense Football Club is a Brazilian multimodality sportive association from Rio de Janeiro, founded on July 21, 1902. ... Clube Atlético Bragantino, or Bragantino as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Bragança Paulista in São Paulo that was founded on January 8, 1928. ... Valencia Club de Fútbol (also known as Valencia CF or just Valencia or Los Ches) is a football team in the first division of the Spanish Football League. ... Logo of Fenerbahçe SK Fenerbahçe is a Turkish football club from İstanbul. ... São Paulo is a very traditional Brazilian football team from São Paulo, founded on January 25, 1930, and Re-founded on December 16, 1935. ... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium Giants Stadium Coach Bob Bradley, 2003- All-Time Leaders* Games Mike Petke, 134 Goals Giovanni Savarese, 41 Assists Tab Ramos, 36 Points Giovanni Savarese, 94 Shutouts Tony Meola, 18 First Game Los Angeles Galaxy 2 - 1 MetroStars (Rose Bowl; April 13, 1996... Atlético Mineiro is a Brazilian football team from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, founded on March 25, 1908. ... Fluminense Football Club is a Brazilian multimodality sportive association from Rio de Janeiro, founded on July 21, 1902. ... Internacional is a Brazilian football team from Porto Alegre in Rio Grande do Sul, founded on April 4, 1909. ... Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, commonly known as Corinthians, is one of the most popular Brazilian football teams, from São Paulo in Brazil. ... February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... Flag Seal Location Location of Rio de Janeiro Government Country Region State Brazil Southeast Rio de Janeiro Mayor Cesar Maia (PFL) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,260 km² km² Population     City (2005) 6,023,699     Density   4. ... Qualifying countries The 1994 Football World Cup held in the USA was won by Brazil who beat Italy 3-2 in a penalty shootout after the game and extra time ended 0-0. ...

Parreira is noted for having been one of only two coaches that has led four national teams to the World Cup: Kuwait in 1982, United Arab Emirates in 1990, Brazil in 1994 and 2006, and Saudi Arabia in 1998. The other coach, Bora Milutinovic, surpassed this record when he led a fifth team in 2002. He was also involved to some extent with the 1970 championship team for Brazil, which he claims was an inspiration for him to aspire to be a national football coach. The Football World Cup (official name: FIFA World Cup) is the most important competition in international football (soccer). ... The 1982 Football World Cup was held in Spain. ... The 1990 Football World Cup was designated by FIFA in 1984 to be held in Italy, making it the second country to host the event two times. ... The 1994 Football World Cup held in the USA was won by Brazil who beat Italy 3-2 on penalty kicks after the game and extra time ended 0-0. ... The 2006 FIFA World Cup (officially titled 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany, sometimes referred to as the Football World Cup) finals are scheduled to take place in Germany between 9 June and 9 July 2006. ... The 1998 Football World Cup was held in France by the FIFA decision in July 1992. ... Velibor Bora Milutinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Велибор Бора Милутиновић) (born September 7, 1944 in Bajina Bašta, Serbia) is a Serbian-Mexican football (soccer) coach, and the only person to have coached five different teams at the World Cup: Mexico (1986), Costa Rica (1990), the United States (1994), Nigeria (1998), and China (2002). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

In 1997, Parreira coached the MetroStars of the American Major League Soccer. He also coached Fenerbahçe in Turkey and won a Turkish League Championship. Parreira was also in charge of two important clubs in Brazil: Fluminense and Corinthians, which gaves him two of the most important national trophies of 2002: The Brazilian Cup and the Torneio_Rio-São_Paulo, besides being runner up at the Brazilian League. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The MetroStars were a soccer club based in New Jersey that participated in Major League Soccer between 1996 and 2005. ... Locations of Major League Soccer teams Major League Soccer (MLS) is the top soccer league in the United States in the American Soccer Pyramid. ... Fenerbahçe is the name of a district in Kadikoy region of Istanbul, Turkey. ... Fluminense Football Club is a sports club in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. ... Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, commonly known as Corinthians, is one of the most popular Brazilian football teams, from São Paulo in Brazil. ... The Copa do Brasil (or Brazilian Cup) is a knockout competition played by 64 football teams, representing all the 26 states of Brazil plus the Federal District. ... Torneio Rio-São Paulo (or Rio-São Paulo Tournament) was a traditional Brazilian football competition contested between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro teams. ... The Campeonato Brasileiro is the name of the largest national championship of Brazilian soccer, organized by the CBF. Brazilian clubs may also compete in other national tournaments of lesser significance, such as the Copa do Brasil, as well as tournaments at the continental, regional, and state level. ...

When coaching Saudi Arabia at the 1998 World Cup in France, he was fired after two matches, one of two managers to be sacked during the tournament. The 1998 Football World Cup was held in France by the FIFA decision in July 1992. ...

Parreira repeatedly turned down offers to coach Brazil again between 1998 and 2002 World Cups. In end of 2000, when the team was in turmoil after firing Vanderlei Luxemburgo, he refused the post, stating that he did not want to relive the stress and pressure of winning the World Cup again. There were public cries again to replace Luiz Felipe Scolari for Parreira in July 2001 when Brazil lost two matches to Mexico and Honduras in its title defense at the 2001 Copa América in Colombia, specially after the last minute replacement (after Argentina dropped out one day before the kickoff) Honduras defeated 2-0 and eliminated the favorite Brazil in quarterfinals round on July 23, 2001. Through this time period, Parreira, only stated that he would indirectly assist Scolari in 2002 campaign. After the 2002 World Cup, Parreira took part in drafting a technical report of the tournament. He was named coach along with Mario Zagallo as assistant director in January 2003, with the goal of defending their World Cup title in Germany 2006. Vanderlei Luxemburgo Vanderlei Luxemburgo da Silva, sometimes known as Wanderley Luxemburgo (born October 5, 1952 in Nova Iguaçu) is a Brazilian football (soccer) coach, he is currently head coach at Santos after being unemployed for nine days, when being sacked by Real Madrid on December 4, 2005, at just... Luiz Felipe Scolari (born November 9, 1948 in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil), also known as Felipão (Big Phil), is a Brazilian football coach. ... The Copa América 2001 was held in Colombia, from July 11 to July 29, 2001. ... The 2002 Football World Cup (Official name: 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan) was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. ... Mario Zagallo is a Brazilian football player and coach. ...

Fitness Coach

• São Cristóvão (1967)
• Vasco da Gama (1969)
• Brazil (1970)
• Fluminense (1970-1974)

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Assistant Coach

• Brazil (Olympic Team) (1972)
• Kuwait (1976-1977)

FIFA World Cup Matches

At present, with 18 games coached in FIFA World Cup, Parreira is the fourthly coach with more matches, tied with Sepp Herberger and Enzo Bearzot. Parreira have eight victories, three draws and seven loses. His teams made 21 goals and suffered 26. If reach semi-finals Parreira will be the second coach with more matches, getting ahead of Zagallo and Bora Milutinovic. The recordist is Helmut Schon, with 25 matches. Below there is a complete and more comprehensible list: The FIFA World Cup Trophy, which has been awarded to the world champions since 1974. ... Josef Sepp Herberger (born 28 March 1897 in Mannheim, Germany, died 28 April 1977 in Weinheim, Germany) was a German football player and manager. ... Enzo Bearzot (born 26 September 1927 in Aiello del Friuli) is a former Italian football player and manager. ... Mário Jorge Lobo Zagallo (born August 9, 1931 in Maceió) is a Brazilian of Lebanese origin (Zakkour) football coach and former player. ... Velibor Bora Milutinović (born September 7, 1944 in Yugoslavia) is a football (soccer) coach, the only one to have coached five different teams at the World Cup: Mexico in 1986, Costa Rica in 1990, the United States in 1994, Nigeria in 1998, and China in 2002. ... Helmut Schön (15 September 1915 in Dresden, Germany - 23 February 1996 in Wiesbaden, Germany) was a German football player and manager. ...

1982 World Cup

Czechoslovakia 1 - 1 Kuwait
France 4 - 1 Kuwait
England 1 - 0 Kuwait
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1990 World Cup

Colombia 2 - 0 United Arab Emirates
West Germany 4 - 1 United Arab Emirates
Yugoslavia 5 - 1 United Arab Emirates
Ciao, the mascot. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Colombia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_SFR_Yugoslavia. ... First international Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Yugoslavia (Antwerp, Belgium; 28 August 1920) Last International Netherlands 2 - 0 Yugoslavia (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 25 March 1992) Largest win Yugoslavia 10 - 1 India (Helsinki, Finland; 15 July 1952) Yugoslavia 9 - 0 Zaire (Gelsenkirchen, Germany; 18 June 1974) Worst defeat Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Yugoslavia (Antwerp, Belgium... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates. ...

1998 World Cup

France 3 - 0 Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia 0 - 1 Denmark
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1994 World Cup

Brazil 2 - 0 Russia
Brazil 3 - 0 Cameroon
Brazil 1 - 1 Sweden
Brazil 1 - 0 USA
Brazil 3 - 2 Netherlands
Brazil 1 - 0 Sweden
Brazil 0 - 0 Italy Qualifying countries The 1994 Football World Cup held in the USA was won by Brazil who beat Italy 3-2 in a penalty shootout after the game and extra time ended 0-0. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cameroon. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Image File history File links 20px-Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ...

2006 World Cup

Brazil 1 - 0 Croatia
Brazil 2 - 0 Australia
Brazil 4 - 1 Japan
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