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Mario Zagallo, World Cup winner for Brazil as player and coach, dies at 92

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Mario Zagallo, who won two World Cups as a player, one as a coach and another as an assistant coach for Brazil, died Jan. 5 at a hospital in Rio de Janeiro. He was 92.

A medical statement said Mr. Zagallo died of multiple organ failure.

He was the first person to win the World Cup both as a player and a manager, as well as the only person to win four World Cup titles in various roles. He was the last living member of Brazil’s starting team in its first championship victory in the tournament in 1958.