Carlos Alberto Parreira

Infobox Football biography
playername = Carlos Alberto Parreira
fullname = Carlos Alberto Gomes Parreira


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1943|2|27
cityofbirth = Rio de Janeiro
countryofbirth = Brazil
currentclub =
manageryears = 1967-1968
1968
1968-1975
1975-1978
1978-1983
1983-1984
1984-1985
1985-1988
1988-1990
1990-1991
1991
1991-1994
1994-1995
1995-1996
1996-1997
1997-1998
1998-1999
1999-2000
2000-2001
2001-2002
2002-2003
2003-2006
2007-2008

managerclubs = São Cristóvão
Asante Kotoko
Ghana
Fluminense
Kuwait
Brazil
Fluminense
United Arab Emirates
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Bragantino
Brazil
Valencia CF
Fenerbahçe
São Paulo FC
MetroStars
Saudi Arabia
Fluminense
Atlético-MG
Internacional
Corinthians
Brazil
South Africa|

Carlos Alberto Gomes Parreira (born February 27, 1943, in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian football manager. He coached Brazil to victory in the 1994 FIFA World Cup and was most recently the coach of the South Africa national football team after resigning in April 2008. [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7355700.stm|title=Parreira quits as SA coach|accessdate=2008-04-21|date=2008-04-21|publisher=BBC]

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.

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 Corinthians in 2002, which gave 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.

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.

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 America in Colombia, specially after the last minute invitee (replacing Argentina who 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, but on july 1, 2006 the favorite Brazil was defeated and eliminated 0-1 by France in quarterfinals.

After Brazil's exit from the World Cup, Parreira was heavily criticisized by the Brazilian public and media for playing an outdated brand of football and not using the players available to him properly. Parreira subsequently resigned on July 19, 2006.

Fitness Coach

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

Assistant Coach

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

FIFA World Cup Matches

Parreira has coached national squads in 21 games in FIFA World Cup competition. Parreira's coaching record is 10-4-8 (Wins-Draws-Losses). His teams have scored 27 goals and conceded 29. Below is a list of all matches, along with their outcomes:

1982 FIFA World Cup

fb|TCH 1 - 1 fb|KUW
fb|FRA 4 - 1 fb|KUW
fb|ENG 1 - 0 fb|KUW

1990 FIFA World Cup

fb|COL 2 - 0 fb|UAE
fb|UAE 1 - 5 fb|FRG
fb|YUG 4 - 1 fb|UAE

1994 FIFA World Cup

fb|BRA 2 - 0 fb|RUS
fb|BRA 3 - 0 fb|CMR
fb|BRA 1 - 1 fb|SWE
fb|BRA 1 - 0 fb|USA
fb|BRA 3 - 2 fb|NED
fb|BRA 1 - 0 fb|SWE

1998 FIFA World Cup

fb|KSA 0 - 1 fb|DEN
fb|FRA 4 - 0 fb|KSA

2006 FIFA World Cup

fb|BRA 1 - 0 fb|CRO
fb|BRA 2 - 0 fb|AUS
fb|JPN 1 - 4 fb|BRA
fb|BRA 3 - 0 fb|GHA
fb|BRA 0 - 1 fb|FRA

External links

* [http://www.capetownmagazine.com/articles/Sport-a-Fifa-2010~c9/Western-Cape/Carlos-Alberto-Parreira-new-coach-South-Africa-for-Fifa-2010~546 Cape Town's internet Magazine: Parreira coach South Africa]

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