Brazil legend Carlos Alberto, the captain of the 1970 World Cup-winning side, has died aged 72.<\/p>\n
He scored one of the greatest goals in World Cup history in the 1970 final against Italy, rounding off a sublime team move with a powerful low finish.<\/p>\n
Right-back Alberto was capped 53 times by Brazil and won domestic titles with Fluminense and Santos, for whom he made more than 400 appearances.<\/p>\n
He died in Rio de Janeiro following a heart attack.<\/p>\n
Alberto was named in the world team of the 20th Century in 1998 and the Fifa 100 for the greatest living players in 2004.<\/p>\n
He told the BBC that leading a team containing legends Pele, Jairzinho, Tostao and Rivelino to the World Cup was “the best moment of my career”.<\/p>\n
After finishing his playing career in North America with New York Cosmos, Alberto managed 15 clubs as well as the national side.<\/p>\n
He won the 1983 Brazilian Championship with Flamengo and finished his coaching career with Azerbaijan in 2005.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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