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Also known as Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri

Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri (born 31 October 1963), commonly known as Dunga (), is a Brazilian football manager and former professional player. Considered one of the greatest defensive midfielders of all time, as a player, he was known for his technique, athleticism, passing range, solid tackles and first touch.

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Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri, known as Dunga, is a Brazilian male association football player, coach, and journalist. Born on October 31, 1963, in Ijuí, he played as a midfielder for clubs including ACF Fiorentina, Pisa SC, Delfino Pescara 1936, and Santos F.C. He represented Brazil in the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1990, 1994, and 1998 FIFA World Cups.

In coaching, Dunga has led the Brazil men's national football team, the Brazil national under-23 football team, and S.C. Internacional. He speaks Portuguese and stands 177 cm tall with a mass of 77 kg. Additionally, he is credited with authoring works under the name Dunga Rodrigues, including *Cuiabá* and *Os vizinhos*.

Synthesized by Vinony from 36 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, Thesportsdb, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
3

Top works

  • Cuiabá
  • Marphysa, ou, O cotidiano da Cuiabá nos tempos do candimba, das touradas do Campo d'Ourique e das esmolas do Senhor Divino
  • Os vizinhos

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Active from
1964-03-01

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
8,498
Total plays
66,922

Tags

adoracaosinger-songwritercatholic

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Dunga">Read more on Last.fm</a>

via Last.fm · Dunga

Key facts

Football biography.name
Dunga
Football biography.image
Aecio Neves e Dunga - 17-06-2008 (8368243127) (cropped).jpg
Football biography.caption
Dunga with Brazil in 2008
Football biography.fullname
Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri
Football biography.birth_place
Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Football biography.height
1.76 m
Football biography.position
Defensive midfielder
Football biography.years1
1980–1984
Football biography.clubs1
Internacional
Football biography.caps1
10
Football biography.goals1
0
Football biography.years2
1984–1985
Football biography.clubs2
Corinthians
Football biography.caps2
13
Football biography.goals2
1
Football biography.years3
1985–1987
Football biography.clubs3
Santos
Football biography.caps3
16

via Wikipedia infobox

Sports profile

Sport
Soccer
Team
_Retired Soccer
Position
Defensive Midfield
Nationality
Brazil

via TheSportsDB

~24 min read

Encyclopedic overview

26 sections
Contents
  • Early and personal life
  • Financial dispute with QPR
  • Playing career
  • Club
  • International
  • Youth levels
  • Senior
  • Management
  • Brazil
  • Internacional
  • Second stint with Brazil
  • 2015 Copa América
  • Copa América Centenario
  • Profile
  • Player
  • Manager
  • Career statistics
  • Club
  • International
  • Coaching record
  • Honours
  • Player
  • Manager
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri (born 31 October 1963), commonly known as Dunga (), is a Brazilian football manager and former professional player. Considered one of the greatest defensive midfielders of all time, as a player, he was known for his technique, athleticism, passing range, solid tackles and first touch.

Under the captaincy Dunga took from Raí, Brazil won the 1994 FIFA World Cup and became runners-up of the following edition. He and Xavi are the only two men to have played in a World Cup final, an Olympic final, a Confederations Cup final and a continental championship final.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dunga” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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