Dunga

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Dunga
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri
Date of birth	October 31, 1963 (age 43)
Place of birth	Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Nickname	Dunga
Playing position	Manager (former Midfielder)
Club information
Current club	Brazil
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1980-1984 1984-1985 1985-1987 1987 1987-1988 1988-1992 1992-1993 1993-1995 1995-1998 1999-2000	Internacional Corinthians Santos Vasco da Gama Pisa Fiorentina Pescara VfB Stuttgart Jubilo Iwata Internacional	? (?) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) 17 (1) 23 (2) 147 (8) 53 (7) 99 (17) 16 (1)
National team2
1982-1998	Brazil	91 (6)
Teams managed
2006-present	Brazil
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 8, 2006. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of September 8, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Dunga (born Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri on October 31, 1963 in Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul) is a former football defensive midfielder, of Italian and German descent, and a World Champion for Brazil in the 1994 World Cup. He is now national coach of the Brazilian national team.

Contents 1 Playing career 2 Management 3 Honours 4 Trivia 5 External links

[edit] Playing career

In 1994, he often served as the captain of the team. Dunga scored the third penalty kick in the finals against Italy. He assumed the captain role for the next four years until the 1998 World Cup. The 1998 tournament was notable for the lack of teamwork. It was often visible as Dunga got into a fight with teammate Bebeto in the first round match against Norway, forcing the rest of the team to break them up. Dunga also scored in the fourth penalty kick against the Netherlands in the semifinals.

On club level, Dunga played for Internacional (1980-84, 1999-2000), Corinthians (1984-85), Santos (1985-87), Vasco da Gama (1987), Pisa (1987-88), Fiorentina (1988-92), Pescara (1992-93), VfB Stuttgart (1993-95), and Jubilo Iwata (1995-98). Internationally, he played 91 times for Brazil, scoring six goals. Other than the 1994 triumph, he also played in the 1990 and 1998 World Cup editions, taking over from Rai as the captain in the 1994 World Cup and then captaining Brazil in all seven of their games in the 1998 edition. Dunga also won a silver medal in the 1984 Summer Olympicsand and his partnership with Ronaldo, until he was omitted in the final, was exellent, until his last World Cup/Country apperarance.

[edit] Management

Dunga was one of those considered to replace Vanderlei Luxemburgo in 2000 as the Brazilian national coach. The reason why Dunga turned down his offer was his dislike of the way the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) was organized and managing their affairs.^{[citation needed]}

On July 24, 2006, Dunga was named as the new national coach of the Brazilian national team even though he has no prior coaching experience at professional level. However, he made an impressive start with Brazil, winning four of his first five matches including a 3-0 win against arch-rivals Argentina.

Dunga is currently a part owner/director of Queens Park Rangers (QPR) Football Club, who play in the English Championship. (Dunga was the deciding vote in the September 2005 QPR Board Meeting which saw then Chairman, Bill Power ousted.)^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Honours

Olympic medal record
Competitor for  Brazil
Men's Football
Silver	1984 Los Angeles	Team Competition

• World Cup: 1994
• FIFA World Youth Championship: 1983
• J-League MVP: 1997
• J-League Best Eleven: 1997, 1998

[edit] Trivia

Dunga's nickname is Portuguese for Dopey, one of the Seven Dwarfs.

[edit] External links

• Official site (in Portuguese)

Preceded by Lothar Matthäus (West Germany)	FIFA World Cup winning captain 1994	Succeeded by Didier Deschamps (France)
Preceded by Carlos Alberto Parreira	Brazilian national football team manager 2006-	Succeeded by incumbent
Preceded by Jorginho	J-League Player of the Year 1997	Succeeded by Masashi Nakayama

	Brazil squad - 1990 FIFA World Cup
1 Taffarel | 2 Jorginho | 3 Ricardo Gomes | 4 Dunga | 5 Alemão | 6 Branco | 7 Bismarck | 8 Valdo | 9 Careca | 10 Silas | 11 Romário | 12 Acácio | 13 Mozer | 14 Aldair | 15 Müller | 16 Bebeto | 17 Renato Gaúcho | 18 Mazinho | 19 Ricardo Rocha | 20 Tita | 21 Mauro Galvão | 22 Zé Carlos | Coach: Lazaroni

	Brazil squad - 1994 FIFA World Cup Champions (4th Title)
1 Taffarel | 2 Jorginho | 3 Ricardo Rocha | 4 Ronaldão | 5 Mauro Silva | 6 Branco | 7 Bebeto | 8 Dunga | 9 Zinho | 10 Raí | 11 Romário | 12 Zetti | 13 Aldair | 14 Cafu | 15 Márcio Santos | 16 Leonardo | 17 Mazinho | 18 Paulo Sérgio | 19 Müller | 20 Ronaldo | 21 Viola | 22 Gilmar | Coach: Parreira

	Brazil squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup Runners-up
1 Taffarel | 2 Cafu | 3 Aldair | 4 Júnior Baiano | 5 César Sampaio | 6 Roberto Carlos | 7 Giovanni | 8 Dunga | 9 Ronaldo | 10 Rivaldo | 11 Emerson | 12 Carlos Germano | 13 Zé Carlos | 14 Gonçalves | 15 André Cruz | 16 Zé Roberto | 17 Doriva | 18 Leonardo | 19 Denílson | 20 Bebeto | 21 Edmundo | 22 Dida | Coach: Zagallo