Mário Zagallo, World Cup-winning player and coach for Brazil, dies aged 92

06-Jan-2024 10:35:31 | The Guardian

Brazilian was first to win World Cup as player and manager
Zagallo famously led Pelé and co to glory at the 1970 finals

Mário Zagallo, who won two World Cups as a player, one as a coach and another as an assistant coach for Brazil, has died. He was 92.

The first person to win the World Cup both as a player and a manager, Zagallo is for many Brazilian football fans synonymous with patriotism, grit and glory. The Brazilian football confederation president, Ednaldo Rodrigues, confirmed Zagallo’s death in the early hours of Saturday, stating he “is one of the biggest legends” of the sport. No cause of death was released by the federation or his family.