Carlos Alberto Torres passed away in 2016 after suffering a heart attack. His twin brother had passed exactly one month before. The Brazilian legend played 445 matches and scored 40 goals from 1965 to 1975, and is considered the best right-back in the history of Santos, where he played for eight years alongside his close friend Pele.
Brazil Captain And Legend Carlos Alberto Torres
Alberto captained his country to victory at the 1970 World Cup in Mexico. His goal in the 4-1 victory over Italy in the final is regarded as one of the greatest in the history of the tournament. The build-up to Alberto’s famous goal started just five yards from the left of the Brazil box. A total of eight Brazilian players touched the ball, with Pelé providing the pass for Alberto to charge forward and strike the ball into the back of the net.
Alberto told the BBC: ‘We only realised how beautiful the goal was after the game.’The emotion, of course, when I scored that goal was incredible, but after the game, and still today, I realise how beautiful and how important that goal was because everybody is still talking about it.
‘Nobody talks about Pele’s goal, the first goal, the second goal. It is always about the fourth goal. I think it was the best goal ever scored in a World Cup.’
Full-back Alberto won a total of 53 caps for Brazil and also helped both Santos and Fluminense secure domestic titles.
He then went on to play in the NASL. He made eighty appearances locally for the New York Cosmos again alongside Pele. They won the NASL titles in 1977 and 1978.
After his playing career ended, Carlos Alberto went into coaching. He started his new career in 1983, when he managed Flamengo. He went on to have spells at Corinthians and Monterrey among others. He also managed the Azerbaijan national team for a brief spell in 2004.
ALberto worked as a commentator for Sportv in Brazil right up to the week of his tragic death.
Article courtesy mailonline.com