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Mário Zagallo won four FIFA World Cup titles in total, a record across all categories of participation. He won in 1958 and 1962 as a player, in 1970 as head manager, and in 1994 as assistant manager.
Yes, Zagallo was the first person to win the World Cup as both a player and a manager. He was later joined by Germany's Franz Beckenbauer and France's Didier Deschamps, but Zagallo remained the only one of the three to have won in each role more than once.
Mário Jorge Lobo Zagallo was born on the 9th of August 1931 in Atalaia, in the state of Alagoas, Brazil. His family moved to Rio de Janeiro when he was eight months old.
Brazil reached the 1998 FIFA World Cup final under Zagallo but lost 3-0 to host nation France. The match was overshadowed by Ronaldo suffering a sudden injury in the hours before kickoff.
As a player, Zagallo was nicknamed Formiguinha, meaning "Little Ant" in Portuguese, reflecting his small physique. As a manager, his players called him The Professor for his tactical awareness, and Velho Lobo, meaning "Old Wolf", a play on his surname Lobo, which means wolf in Portuguese.
In 1992, Zagallo received the FIFA Order of Merit, which is the highest honor awarded by FIFA, in recognition of his contributions to football. He also received individual rankings from World Soccer Magazine and FourFourTwo as one of the greatest managers of all time.