Português

Os 24 anos de espera para soltar o grito de campeão se acabaram quando Roberto Baggio, da Itália, chutou sua cobrança de pênalti para bem longe das redes de Taffarel. O goleiro, consagrado por defesas inimagináveis, foi abraçado pelos outros heróis da conquista. O que seria daquela seleção sem a liderança do capitão Dunga? E sem a genialidade de Romário, os chutes precisos de Bebeto, a muralha intransponível de Mauro Silva, a zaga afinada com Márcio Santos e Aldair... Jorginho, Branco, Zinho, Mazinho, os reservas, o comandante Parreira, o experiente Zagallo, todos escreveram seus nomes na história após a vitória nos pênaltis sobre os italianos. E os americanos foram apresentados ao verdadeiro futebol: o verde-amarelo.

English

Dunga has the look of someone to be heeded. He is stocky, with a crewcut that suggests he cares nothing for fashion. He has the steely eyes of Clint Eastwood. Dunga's criticism with most of his teammates is that they "lack humility," and he's told them that if they keep listening to others' praise, they will not win the Cup again.

Dunga — pronounced "Dune-ga" — is an uncomplicated man. He's Brazil's captain and, to put it mildly, takes the job seriously. Twice Dunga wanted the coach, Mario Zagallo, to alter positions of players on the field. Once, the medics failed to patch his cut leg fast enough so that he had to miss two minutes of play and yelling at someone else. And there was always someone to yell at. Pele thinks fondly enough of Dunga, especially since the Brazilians won in 1994.

– William Gildea, Washington Post Columnist Friday, July 3, 1998

Born October 31, 1963 in Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, Dunga is the greatest football defensive midfielder of all time, of Italian and German descent and a World Champion for Brazil in the 1994 World Cup.

FIFA World Cup winning captain 1994
FIFA World Cup runner up captain 1998

96 Games , 66 Victories , 21 Draws , 9 Losses , 7 goals for the Brazilian National Football Team

FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1994, 1998