Carlos Alberto Torres
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Carlos Alberto "Capita" Torres, 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. A technically gifted defend
Carlos Alberto with the NY Cosmos in 1978
Carlos Alberto with the Brazil national team in 1970
Carlos Alberto (right) with countryfellow Pelé in the New York Cosmos, October 1977
Carlos Alberto in 2011
1970 FIFA World Cup final
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The final match of the 1970 FIFA World Cup, the ninth edition of FIFA's competition for national football teams, was played at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, Mexico, on 21 June 1970, and was contested
Carlos Alberto Torres
…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. Carlos Alberto was a member of the World Team of the 20th Century, and in 2004…
Both teams lining up before the match
Recreation of Pelé's room at the Inter-American Social Security Conference Hotel of Mexico City, their hotel prior to their match against Italy on June 21, 1970.
Pelé celebrating after winning the match. It was his last World Cup as he would retire from the national team one year later
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