Cláudio Taffarel
- This is a Portuguese name; the first family name is Mergen and the second is Taffarel.
Cláudio André Mergen Taffarel (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈklawdʒu tafaˈɾɛw]; born 8 May 1966) is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and is the goalkeeping coach of Liverpool and the Brazil national team.
 Taffarel with Brazil in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cláudio André Mergen Taffarel | ||
| Date of birth | 8 May 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Rosa, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Liverpool (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984–1985 | Internacional | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| 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) | |
| National team | |||
| 1988–1998 | Brazil | 101 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2014 | Galatasaray (interim) | ||
| 2015 | Galatasaray (interim) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career statistics
Club
- Parma[1]
- Atlético Mineiro
- Campeonato Mineiro: 1995
- Copa CONMEBOL: 1997
- Galatasaray
- Süper Lig: 1998–99, 1999–2000
- Turkish Cup: 1998–99,[2] 1999–2000
- UEFA Cup: 1999–2000
- UEFA Super Cup: 2000
International
- Brazil
- FIFA World Cup: 1994; Runner-up 1998
- Copa América: 1989, 1997; Runner-up 1991, 1995
- Summer Olympic Games: Silver medal 1988
- FIFA World Youth Championship: 1985
Honours
Individual
- Bola de Ouro: 1988
- Bola de Prata: 1988
- IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper 1989: 7th Place [3]
- IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper 1990: 5th Place [4]
- IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper 1991: Bronze ball (3rd Place) [5]
- IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper 1994: Bronze ball (3rd Place) [6]
- IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper 1997: 9th Place [7]
- IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper 1998: 7th Place [8]
- IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper 2000: 7th Place [9]
- FIFA XI: 1998[10]
- Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame
- Man of the Match: 2000 UEFA Cup Final
Cláudio Taffarel Media
Taffarel with Galatasaray in 2012
References
- ↑ The Greatest Ever (2014). Greatest Ever Footballers. Headline. pp. 2058–2059. ISBN 978-1-4722-2705-8.
- ↑ (in tr) Galatasaray 0–0 Beşiktaş. Mackolik. 14 April 1999. http://www.mackolik.com/Mac/682582/Galatasaray-Besiktas. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ↑ "IFFHS' World's Best Goalkeeper of the Year 1989". 3 August 2001.
- ↑ "IFFHS' World's Best Goalkeeper of the Year 1990". 3 August 2001.
- ↑ IFFHS' World's Best Goalkeeper of the Year 1991; at RSSSF
- ↑ IFFHS' World's Best Goalkeeper of the Year 1994; at RSSSF
- ↑ "IFFHS' World's Best Goalkeeper of the Year 1997". 25 January 2000.
- ↑ "IFFHS' World's Best Goalkeeper of the Year 1998". 25 January 2000.
- ↑ "IFFHS' World's Best Goalkeeper of the Year 2000". 11 April 2001.
- ↑ FIFA XI´s Matches – Full Info Archived 17 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine; at RSSSF
Other websites
- "CBF data" (in português). Archived from the original on 18 December 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- Cláudio Taffarel at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- Cláudio Taffarel at the Turkish Football Federation
- Cláudio Taffarel at National-Football-Teams.com
- Cláudio Taffarel – FIFA competition record
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