Brazilian footballer and manager (died 2016)

Carlos Alberto Torres

Carlos Alberto "Capita" Torres, also known as "O Capitão do Tri", was a Brazilian football player and manager who played as an attacking right-sided full-back or wing-back. A technically gifted defender with good ball skills and defensive capabilities, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest defenders of all time. He also stood out for his leadership, and was an excellent penalty taker. Nicknamed O Capitão, 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.

Born

1944

July 17

Died

2016

Era

1940s

Country

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About

Carlos, in brief

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Key dates

1944 Born
2016 Died

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180 Twelve inhabitants of Scillium (near Kasserine, modern-day Tunisia) in North Africa are executed for being Christians. This is the earliest record of Christianity in that part of the world.
1048 Damasus II is elected pope, and dies 23 days later.
1203 The Fourth Crusade assaults Constantinople. The Byzantine emperor Alexios III Angelos flees from his capital into exile.
1402 Zhu Di, better known by his era name as the Yongle Emperor, assumes the throne over the Ming dynasty of China.

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The world in 1944

When Carlos arrived

april 1 World War II: Navigation errors lead to an accidental American bombing of the Swiss city of Schaffhausen.
april 10 Rudolf Vrba and Alfréd Wetzler escape from Birkenau death camp.
april 16 World War II: Allied forces start bombing Belgrade, killing about 1,100 people. This bombing fell on the Orthodox Christian Easter.
april 17 Forces of the Communist-controlled Greek People's Liberation Army attack the smaller National and Social Liberation resistance group, which surrenders. Its leader Dimitrios Psarros is murdered.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on July 17

Connie Hawkins 1942– American basketball player (died 2017) Eleanor Hadley 1916– American economist and policymaker (died 2007) Frank Olson 1910–1953 American chemist and microbiologist (died 1953) Georges Lemaître 1894–1966 Belgian priest, astronomer, and cosmologist (died 1966) James Somerville 1882–1949 English admiral and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Somerset (died 1949) Jason Clarke 1969– Australian actor Lou Boudreau 1917–2001 American baseball player and manager (born 1917) Oliver Ekman-Larsson 1991– Swedish ice hockey player Paul Delaroche 1797–1856 French painter and academic (died 1856)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1944

Al Kooper 1944– American singer-songwriter and producer Al Michaels 1944– American sportscaster Angélica María 1944– American-born Mexican singer-songwriter and actress Anne Robinson 1944– English journalist and game show host António Variações 1944–1984 Portuguese musician (died 1984) Azizan Abdul Razak 1944–2013 Malaysian politician, 10th Menteri Besar of Kedah (died 2013) Ban Ki-moon 1944– South Korean politician and diplomat, 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations Barry White 1944–2003 American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (born 1944) Carolyn McCarthy 1944–2025 American nurse and politician (died 2025)

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