Carlos Alberto Torres

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Carlos Alberto Torres" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (October 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Carlos Alberto Torres

Carlos Alberto with the NY Cosmos in 1978
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Alberto Torres
Date of birth	(1944-07-17)17 July 1944
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death	25 October 2016(2016-10-25) (aged 72)
Place of death	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Right-back, Centre-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1963–1966	Fluminense	98	(9)
1966–1974	Santos	445	(40)
1971	Botafogo	22	(0)
1974–1976	Fluminense	50	(4)
1976–1977	Flamengo	28	(3)
1977–1980	New York Cosmos	80	(6)
1981	California Surf	19	(2)
1982	New York Cosmos	20	(0)
Total		743	(64)
International career
1964–1977	Brazil	53	(8)
Managerial career
1983–1985	Flamengo
1985–1986	Corinthians
1987–1988	Náutico
1988	Miami Sharks
1989–1990	Once Caldas
1991–1992	Monterrey
1992	Tijuana
1993–1997	Botafogo
1994	Fluminense
1998	Atlético Mineiro
1998–1999	Querétaro
2000–2001	Unión Magdalena
2000–2001	Oman
2001–2002	Flamengo
2002	Botafogo
2004–2005	Paysandu
2005	Azerbaijan
Medal record Men's Football Representing  Brazil FIFA World Cup Winner 1970 Mexico
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carlos Alberto "Capita" Torres (17 July 1944 – 25 October 2016), also known as "O Capitão do Tri", was a Brazilian football player and manager who played as an attacking right-sided full-back or wing-back.^[1] A technically gifted defender with good ball skills and defensive capabilities,^[2] he is widely regarded as one of the best defenders of all time. He also stood out for his leadership, and was an excellent penalty taker. Nicknamed O Capitão, he captained the Brazil national team to victory in the 1970 World Cup, scoring the fourth goal in the final, considered one of the greatest goals in the history of the tournament.^[3][4]

Carlos Alberto was a member of the World Team of the 20th Century, and in 2004 was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players.^[5] He was an inductee to the Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame, and was a member of the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame.

In January 2013, Carlos Alberto was named one of the six Ambassadors of 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, others being Ronaldo, Bebeto, Mário Zagallo, Amarildo and Marta.