Dunga favoured for 'new' Brazil
Published on: Tuesday, July 22, 2014
RIO DE JANEIRO: Former World Cup-winning captain Dunga is favoured to serve for the second time as national coach and will be named as Luiz Felipe Scolari's successor on Tuesday, Globo reported.The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) had planed to announce the new leader last week but instead unwrapped a new technical commission headed by former reserve goalkeeper Gilmar.After early speculation that the CBF would turn to currently clubless former Corinthians boss Tite, Brazilian media over the weekend said the body would in fact turn to Dunga, sacked after the 2010 World Cup.
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Globo reported Dunga would likely choose Jorginho, who like him and Gilmar was in the World Cup-winning USA 1994 squad, as his right-hand man.The Brazilian media conglomerate added that Dunga, 50, had been mulling a big-money offer from Venezuela as the team chases a first World Cup qualification for Russia 2018.Upon learning the Brazil job was once again in the offing, Dunga decided to focus on that rather than chase a reported $5 million Venezuelan bonus in the event of finals qualification, according to Globo.The former Fiorentina and Stuttgart midfielder replaced 1994 coach Carlos Alberto Parreira, who gave way to Gilmar last week as technical coordinator, in the top job after the 2006 World Cup.
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He then led Brazil to Copa America success in 2007 and the 2009 Confederations Cup.But the CBF wielded the axe after Dunga's Brazil side, seen by many fans as over-cautious, lost their 2010 World Cup quarter-final to Holland.
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