Dunga, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Dunga

Brazilian association football player and manager

Date of Birth: 31-Oct-1963

Place of Birth: IjuĂ­, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Profession: association football manager, association football player, journalist

Nationality: Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Dunga

  • Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri (born 31 October 1963 in IjuĂ­, Rio Grande do Sul), commonly known as Dunga (Brazilian Portuguese: ['dug?]), is a Brazilian football manager and former professional footballer of Italian and Argentine descent, who played as a defensive midfielder.
  • Under his captaincy, Brazil won the 1994 FIFA World Cup and he lifted the World Cup trophy.
  • Along with Xavi, he is one of only two men to have played in a World Cup final, an Olympic final, a Confederations Cup final and a continental championship final.
  • He was head coach of Brazil twice.
  • In his first spell from 2006 to 2010, he led them to victory in the 2007 Copa AmĂ©rica and the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, and to the quarter-finals of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, after which he was dismissed by the Brazilian Football Confederation.
  • He was appointed in 2014 for a second time, but Brazil's early exit from the Copa AmĂ©rica Centenario led to his dismissal in June 2016.
  • He was also head coach of Internacional in 2013. His nickname is derived from the Portuguese translation of "Dopey", a dwarf from the Disney version of Snow White, and was given to him by his uncle due to his short height during childhood.
  • It was believed that he would be a short adult and the nickname remained in use even after he grew up and became taller.
  • He is of Italian and Argentine descent.

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