Carlos Alberto Torres

Carlos Alberto Torres

Carlos Alberto in 2011.
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Alberto Torres
Date of birth	(1944-07-17)July 17, 1944
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death	October 25, 2016(2016-10-25) (aged 72)
Place of death	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Right back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1963–1966	Fluminense	98	(9)
1966–1974	Santos	445	(40)
1974–1977	Fluminense	53	(4)
1977	Flamengo	28	(3)
1977–1980	New York Cosmos	80	(6)
1981	California Surf	19	(2)
1982	New York Cosmos	20	(0)
Total		743	(64)
National team
1964–1977	Brazil	53	(8)
Teams managed
1983–1985	Flamengo
1985–1986	Corinthians
1987–1988	Náutico
1988	Miami Sharks
1989–1990	Once Caldas
1991–1992	Monterrey
1992	Tijuana
1993–1997	Botafogo
1994	Fluminense
1998	Atlético Mineiro
1998–1999	Querétaro
2000–2001	Unión Magdalena
2000–2001	Oman
2001–2002	Flamengo
2002	Botafogo
2004–2005	Paysandu
2005	Azerbaijan
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Carlos Alberto "Capita" Torres (July 17, 1944 – October 25, 2016), also known as "O Capitão do Tri", was a Brazilian footballer. He was widely regarded as one of the best defenders of all time. 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 was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players. He was an inductee to the Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame, and was a member of the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame.

In January 2013, Carlos Alberto was named one of the six Ambassadors of 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, others being Ronaldo, Bebeto, Mário Zagallo, Amarildo and Marta.

Carlos Alberto was born in Rio de Janeiro. His son is fellow player Carlos Alexandre Torres.

Carlos Alberto joined Fluminense at the age of 19. He made a name for himself in his first season, not only because of his great tackling and reading of the game, but also for his outstanding ball control, dribbling and playmaking abilities, which were quite rare at the time for a defender. In 1966, he moved to Santos, where he became Pelé's teammate. In 1974, he returned to Fluminense and helped the team capture two consecutive Campeonato Carioca championships. In 1977, he moved to Fluminense's arch-rivals Flamengo.