Carlos Alberto Parreira

What fascinates me about Parreira is that he chose mastery over fame. He never had to be the star on the pitch; instead he became the man who made entire nations win, lifting Brazil at the 1994 World Cup and steering five different national teams across six tournaments. That record isn't just tactical genius, it's a rare gift for bridging cultures, languages and egos. I admire managers like him who work in quiet, durable ways rather than chasing spectacle. He represents a kind of grown-up craftsmanship in football that I find increasingly precious and worth celebrating today.

Name (English)

Carlos Alberto Parreira

Name (Japanese)

カルロス・アルベルト・パレイラ

Reading

かるろす・あるべると・ぱれいら

Born

February 27, 1943 (age 83)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Goat

Origin

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Height

172 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos%20Alberto%20Parreira
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%99%E3%83%AB%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%91%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q190917

Tags

• Rio de Janeiro
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.