Carlos Alberto, Brazil's 1970 World Cup-Winning Skipper, Dies at 72
Carlos Alberto Torres had captained Brazil to the 1970 World Cup title, and was a key figure in what is widely considered as one of the greatest football sides of all times
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Brazil football great Carlos Alberto Torres has died aged 72
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Carlos Alberto had captained Brazil to 1970 World Cup glory
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He had scored in the 4-1 win over Italy in the 1970 World Cup final
Carlos Alberto Torres, captain of the great Brazil team that won the 1970 World Cup, died on Tuesday of a heart attack in Rio de Janeiro at the age of 72, Brazil's Sportv, for whom he worked, announced.
Carlos Alberto starred alongside Pele, Tostao, Jairzinho and Rivelino in the Brazil team that beat Italy 4-1 in the final in Mexico and is considered as one of the greatest sides of all time.
A right-back, he scored the last goal in the final, running onto a Pele pass and smashing in a thunderous shot with his right foot.
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.