Claudio Taffarel
Taffarel with Galatasaray in 2012
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| Full name | Cláudio André Mergen Taffarel | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 May 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Santa Rosa, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1990 | Internacional | 50 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1993 | Parma | 74 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | Reggiana | 31 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1998 | Atlético Mineiro | 73 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2001 | Galatasaray | 89 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | Parma | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 323 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1988–1998 | Brazil | 101 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 2014 | Galatasaray (interim) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Galatasaray (interim) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Cláudio André Mergen Taffarel (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈklawdʒu tafaˈɾɛw]; born 8 May 1966) is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and the current goalkeeping coach of the Brazil national team.
During an 18-year career he played professionally for five clubs, including Parma, Atlético Mineiro and Galatasaray.
The recipient of more than 100 caps for Brazil, Taffarel helped the national team win the 1994 World Cup, also appearing in other eight major international tournaments over the course of one full decade.
Born in Santa Rosa, Rio Grande do Sul, Taffarel began his career playing for Sport Club Internacional but only appeared in 14 Série A games during his five-year spell, being however awarded the Golden Ball award for the 1988 season. In 1990 he moved abroad and joined Parma A.C. in Italy, freshly promoted to Serie A for the first time in its history; he proceeded to appear in all 34 league games in the following campaign, as the Emilia-Romagna side finished in sixth position and qualified to the UEFA Cup.
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