BRAZIL’S 1970 WORLD Cup-winning captain Carlos Alberto has died of a heart attack, aged 72.
Widely regarded as one of the finest defenders of all time, Carlos Alberto is most fondly remembered for scoring the stunning fourth goal in Brazil’s 4-1 final win over Italy at Mexico 1970.
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Born in Rio in 1944, “Capita” as he is known in Brazil, also played alongside Pele at Santos from 1966 to 1974 and at the New York Cosmos from 1977 to 1980 after beginning his career with Fluminense.
He hung up his boots in 1982 and started his coaching career with Flamengo, winning a Brazilian title before working in the United States, Colombia, Mexico, Oman and Azerbaijan.
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Legend and class act of a man! From a Dublin fan.
@Robbie Delaney: Hmm. https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/ewan-mackenna-theres-a-long-line-of-uncomfortable-truths-following-mickey-harte-that-cannot-be-shaken-off-37269637.html
@Robbie Delaney: would a class act of a man write character references in defence of a r*pist who threw the woman out of a van and left her there? I’m not so sure to be honest
@COYBIG: if he’s asked to do a character reference why wouldn’t he?
@Gaius Gracchus: what on earth was your point in dredging up that biased article???No-one ever said MH isn’t flawed like the rest of us but at the end of the day I have the height of respect for him as a manager, a parent, a cancer survivor and basically an all round decent and honest man.
@Michael B: personally I’d feel very uncomfortable providing a positive character reference to a man who admitted to sexual offences
@Michael B: are you actually serious????? You would write a character reference for a man to pled guilty to raping a woman and firing her out of his van?
@Frank Dubogovik: because it’s important to understand what actually drives him. The character reference, and lack of understanding why it was a problem, is an issue. Everyone has experienced death and tragedy, but with Harte it seems to be the distraction from his inadequacies, rather than than a driving force. There is zero chance of him stepping down, and zero chance of the country board replacing him, and this hold on power will mean lack of a fresh vision for all ages, and years in the wilderness for Tyrone.
@Gaius Gracchus: You’ve just reminded me why I never liked Mickey Harte!!!
@Gaius Gracchus: hmm! The Independent. Then it all has to be true….
@Gaius Gracchus:
That article is an appalling piece of journalism.
@Paddy Reid: how about this one… Straight to the point https://amp.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/womans-fury-as-sex-attacker-given-reference-by-gaa-boss-harte-is-jailed-for-twoandahalf-years-29102469.html
@Paddy Reid: that’s not the point
@Gaius Gracchus: Ewan McKenna wrote that, enough said
@Dublin Gooner: What difference does it make who wrote it?
@Gaius Gracchus: what a mor0n you are. Any one can google an ad from a newspaper hack have you no independent thought analysis of your own ??
@Gulliver Foyle: Years in the wilderness? An all Ireland final this year and a semi final last year. I’d say that a lot of teams would love to be stuck in that wilderness alright.
He’s a great man to bring a team to croke Park after all he has been through in the last few years anyway the best team won on the day;
The man is a pain in the ar*e. They need a new mananger that will encourage a more attacking style of play.
@John Longmore: again you’re showing your complete lack of knowledge of the Gaa. There is no one else capable of doing what he does. Tyrone have 42 clubs unlike cork which has around 250, he gets the best out of what he has.
@paddy fox: Cork may have that many clubs but Gaelic football is ,was and always will be a second class sport in Cork played primarily for fitness for the hurling season and only played seriously in small pockets of the county. I would venture Tyrone would have a greater pick of actual serious footballers than Cork selectors
@paddy fox: how many clubs have Dublin? Also look at their population & the amount of money being pumped in.
@Margaret: what have the dubs got to do with this get a grip Margaret
Up the dubs for 5 in row
@Colm Lyons: duck broken by Kerry miners so it could happen.
What terrific words from a legend just shows you ” there’s more to life than winning football games” class from the man.
Ryan Mc Meniman tough rough Tyrone man, was a wimp against the Ozzies.