Dunga

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Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri (born 31 October 1963), known as Dunga (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈdũɡɐ]), is a Brazilian football manager and former professional player who played as a defensive midfielder.

This is a Portuguese name; the first family name is Bledorn and the second is Verri.

Dunga

Dunga with Brazil in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri
Date of birth	(1963-10-31) 31 October 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth	Ijuí, Brazil
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1980–1984	Internacional	10	(0)
1984–1985	Corinthians	13	(1)
1985–1987	Santos	16	(1)
1987	Vasco da Gama	17	(1)
1987–1988	Pisa	23	(2)
1988–1992	Fiorentina	124	(8)
1992–1993	Pescara	23	(3)
1993–1995	VfB Stuttgart	54	(7)
1995–1998	Júbilo Iwata	99	(16)
1999–2000	Internacional	20	(3)
Total		377	(42)
National team
1987–1998	Brazil	91	(6)
Teams managed
2006–2010	Brazil
2008	Brazil U23
2012–2013	Internacional
2014–2016	Brazil
Honours Men's Football Representing  Brazil (as player) FIFA World Cup Winner 1994 Runner-up 1998 FIFA Confederations Cup Winner 1997 Copa América Winner 1989 Winner 1997 Runner-up 1995 Olympic Games 1984 Team FIFA U-20 World Cup Winner 1983 South American U-20 Championship Winner 1983 Representing  Brazil (as manager) FIFA Confederations Cup Winner 2009 Copa América Winner 2007 Olympic Games 2008 Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[1]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Internacional	1982	Série A	1	0							1	0
	1983		4	0							4	0
	1984		5	0							5	0
	Total		10	0							10	0
Corinthians	1985	Série A	13	1							13	1
Santos	1986	Série A	16	1							16	1
Vasco da Gama	1987	Série A	17	1							17	1
Pisa	1987–88	Serie A	23	2	6	1	-	-	-	-	29	3
Fiorentina	1988–89	Serie A	30	3	8	1	-	-	-	-	38	4
	1989–90		28	0	2	1	-	-	11	0	41	1
	1990–91		33	1	6	1	-	-	-	-	39	2
	1991–92		33	4	4	1	-	-	-	-	37	5
	Total		124	8	20	4	0	0	11	0	155	12
Pescara	1992–93	Serie A	23	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	23	3
VfB Stuttgart	1993–94	Bundesliga	27	4							27	4
	1994–95		26	4							26	4
	Total		53	8							53	8
Júbilo Iwata	1995	J1 League	25	1	2	0	-		-		27	1
	1996		20	4	1	0	13	0	-		34	4
	1997		26	5	0	0	11	1	-		37	6
	1998		28	6	0	0	0	0	-		28	6
	Total		99	16	3	0	24	1	-		126	17
Internacional	1999	Série A	15	1							15	1
Career total			393	41	29	5	24	1	11	0	457	47

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Brazil	1987	4	1
	1988	0	0
	1989	15	0
	1990	6	1
	1991	0	0
	1992	0	0
	1993	13	1
	1994	13	1
	1995	14	1
	1996	0	0
	1997	17	1
	1998	9	0
Total		91	6

Coaching record

As of 12 June 2016

Team	From	To	Record1
			G	W	D	L	Win %
Brazil	24 July 2006	2 July 2010	60	42	12	6	070.00
Brazil Olympic Team	22 June 2008	22 August 2008	9	8	0	1	088.89
Internacional	12 December 2012	26 October 2013	61	28	22	11	045.90
Brazil	22 July 2014	4 June 2016	26	18	5	3	069.23
Total			156	96	39	21	061.54

Honours

Player

Internacional

• Rio Grande do Sul State League: 1982, 1983, 1984

Vasco da Gama

• Rio de Janeiro State League: 1987

Júbilo Iwata

• J. League: 1997

Brazil U-20

• FIFA U-20 World Cup: 1983
• South American Youth Championship: 1983

Brazil

• FIFA World Cup: 1994
• FIFA Confederations Cup: 1997
• Copa América: 1989, 1997
• Olympic Silver Medal: 1984
• South American Pre-Olympic Tournament: 1984

Individual

• FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1994, 1998^[2]
• J. League Most Valuable Player: 1997
• J. League Best Eleven: 1997, 1998
• FIFA XI: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000^[3]
• Golden Foot: 2010, as a football legend^[4]
• Fiorentina All-time XI^[5]

Manager

Internacional

• Rio Grande do Sul State League: 2013

Brazil

• Copa América: 2007
• Olympic Bronze Medal: 2008
• FIFA Confederations Cup: 2009
• Superclásico de las Américas: 2014

Individual

• IFFHS World's Best National Coach: 2007^[6]

References

1. "Dunga". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
2. "FIFA World Cup Awards: All-Star Team". Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
3. FIFA XI´s Matches – Full Info Archived 17 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine
4. "Legends". Golden Foot. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
5. Matteo Magrini (23 August 2016). "Festa al Franchi, presenti e assenti. No eccellenti da Rui Costa, Baggio e Batistuta" (in Italian). Fiorentina.it. Archived from the original on 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
6. "Former Results". IFFHS. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2016.

Other websites

• Official website (archived, 18 March 2018)
• Dunga at National-Football-Teams.com
• Dunga at J.League (in Japanese)