Cláudio André Mergen Taffarel (; born 8 May 1966) is a Brazilian former professional

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who played as a

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. He is the current goalkeeping coach of both club

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, and the Brazil national team. Taffarel began his senior career in 1985 with Internacional in his native Brazil and then played in

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, Reggiana,

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and

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. He retired in 2003 after a second spell at Parma. The recipient of more than 100 international

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s, Taffarel played a key role in Brazil's victorious 1994 World Cup campaign and also appeared in eight other major international tournaments over the course of one full decade, most notably winning two

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titles in

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and

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, as well as a World Cup runners-up finish in

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. He also won a silver medal at the

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in South Korea.

Club career

Tafarel playing for Internacional in the 1980s

Born in

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with

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ancestry, Taffarel began his career playing for Internacional but only appeared in 14 Série A games during his five-year spell, being however awarded the Golden Ball award for the 1988 season. In 1990, he played for

in Italy, a club which had just been promoted to

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for the first time in their history; according to a 2003 article by Andrea Schianchi of ''

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'', Taffarel's move to Parma was also carried out for commercial reasons, as at the time,

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, the then–owner of

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– the company that owned the club –, was looking to have the Brazilian goalkeeper become the face of the corporation's new advertising campaign following its recent expansion into Brazil. Taffarel became the first non–Italian goalkeeper to play in Serie A, and proceeded to appear in all 34 league games in the following campaign under manager

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, as the

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side finished in sixth position and qualified to the

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. He won the

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and the

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during his first spell with the club, although following a series of unconvincing performances, and the regulations at the time that only allowed three non–Italian players in the team's starting XI (with

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, Tomas Brolin, and Georges Grün usually being selected to start by Scala), he was relegated to the bench over the course of the next two seasons, initially behind Marco Ballotta and later

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. In 1993, Taffarel, now only a back-up at Parma, signed for fellow Serie A team Reggiana, where he was first-choice throughout the following season in a narrow escape from relegation. However, he was subsequently dropped from the first team in 1994, and remained without a professional club in the run up to and following that year's World Cup in the United States, playing instead at amateur level with his local church team, and even featuring as a

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on occasion. Afterwards, he returned to his home country in 1995 and played three years with

. On 24 June 1998, when still appearing for ''Seleção'' at

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tournament in France, Taffarel signed a two-year deal with

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. Galatasaray paid a transfer fee of around $1.5 million to his former club

. At Galatasaray, he has won six major trophies during his three-year stint, most notably two

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titles and the

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and 2000 UEFA Super Cup; in the

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of the former competition – a 4–1

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victory over

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following a 0–0 draw after 120 minutes – he was chosen as

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. He closed out his career with former club Parma, joining the team in 2001; he mainly featured as a second-choice keeper behind

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during his second spell with the club, but started in both legs of the 2002 Coppa Italia final, which saw Parma triumph over the newly crowned Serie A champions,

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. He retired in 2003, after one-and-a-half seasons with the club, at the age of 37, and after having refused an offer from

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: his car broke down on the way to sign the contract and finalise the deal, which he later described as a "sign of God".

International career

Taffarel made his debut for

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on 7 July 1988 in the Australia Bicentenary Gold Cup, playing all four games and conceding two goals as his team won the tournament. He was also in goal for the following year's Copa América, which Brazil also won (during his ten-year international career, he appeared in five editions of the latter tournament, winning the title for a second time in

, and collecting runners-up medals in

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and

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). At the

in Seoul, he won a silver medal, saving three penalties against

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in the semi-finals of the tournament: one in regulation time, and two in

's successful shoot-out. He was also a member of the Brazilian team that took part at the

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in Italy, where Brazil were eliminated in the round of 16 following a 1–0 defeat to

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and defending champions

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, with Taffarel conceding only two goals in total throughout the tournament. Taffarel was the starter for the nation during the

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in the United States, only allowing one goal in the first round and two in the knock-out phases, excluding two penalty kicks in the final shootout victory against

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. Four years later, in France, he helped his national team to a second consecutive World Cup final, which proved to be his final international appearance; on this occasion, however, Brazil lost out 3–0 to the

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. In the run-up to the final, Taffarel had notably saved two penalties in the team's 4–2 shootout victory over the

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in the semi-finals. He was also a member of the Brazilian side that finished in third place at the

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. In total, Taffarel played 101 times with the ''Seleção'', making him Brazil's most capped goalkeeper of all time, and one of the few Brazilian players to have made at least 100 caps for the national side.Claudio André Mergen Taffarel – Century of International Appearances
at

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Upon his retirement in 2003, coach

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offered to arrange a farewell match but the player refused, stating that he was not interested in such fanfare; he did return to play alongside

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in late 2004 against

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, to commemorate the 1994 World Cup victory at the

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Style of play

Regarded as one of the greatest Brazilian goalkeepers of all time, Taffarel was known to be a rational, effective, and generally consistent keeper, with good fundamental goalkeeping technique, who favoured an efficient rather than spectacular playing style. His main attributes were his explosive reflexes, positional sense, and calm composure in goal, as well as his penalty-stopping abilities; due to the muscle power in his legs that he developed while playing

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in his youth, he was known for his surprising spring and elevation from a standstill position, despite his modest stature, which gave him significant hang time and aided him in stopping penalties. Furthermore, he was known to be quick when coming off his line, and was also highly regarded for his flair and skill with the ball at his feet, having played as a forward in his youth. Due to his lack of height, however, as well as his poor handling and decision-making, he struggled at times when dealing with crosses, and was not particularly confident or decisive when coming off his line to catch high balls; as such, critical reception of Taffarel was often divided throughout his career. While he drew praise from the Brazilian fans and media for his decisive performances with the Brazil national team, which even earned him the nickname "Saint Taffarel" in the Brazilian media, he also drew criticism at times from Italian pundits over the mental aspect of his game, and his lack of development during his time in Serie A, which made him unreliable and prone to technical errors on occasion, despite his shot-stopping ability and generally high-quality gameplay, as well as his capacity to produce excellent saves. Moreover, his struggles to cope with his nerves are thought to have impeded him from succeeding consistently at the highest level with top European clubs throughout his career, despite his success and reputation. Ahead of the 1998 FIFA World Cup final, Mike Penner of the ''

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'' speculated that Taffarel, and the goalkeeping position more broadly, was the "weak link" of an otherwise world class Brazil national side, due to the lack of top goalkeepers in Brazilian football at the time; indeed, prior to the tournament, ''Reuters'' had dismissed Taffarel as: "One of around a dozen goalkeepers in Brazil of roughly the same standard." Beyond his playing ability, Taffarel often made a name for himself as a key dressing room personality for his teams.

Post-retirement

Taffarel and his former Atlético Mineiro teammate Paulo Roberto started up a player agency, with the focus mainly on promising youngsters. During the 1998 World Cup, when the Brazil national team was training at Trois-Sapins stadium in

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, a suburb southeast of Paris, the town's

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proposed renaming the stadium after him. In 2004, Taffarel rejoined Galatasaray as goalkeeping coach – under former teammate

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– returning to the club for the 2011–12 season, again with

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as manager. Taffarel had two short spells as interim manager before leaving the Turkish side in 2019. He currently works as a goalkeeper coach for both

, having joined in 2021, and the Brazil national team, having taken up the role in 2014. He briefly left the role with Brazil at the end of the

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, but returned to the national team in January 2024 at the request of new Brazil head coach Dorival Júnior.

Personal life

Born in Santa Rosa, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, Taffarel is of

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and

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descent. Taffarel is a

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who has actively shared his faith in numerous venues. He was a member of the

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since 1988, and has 17 children, 15 of them

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Parma *

: 1991–92, 2001–02 *

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: 1992–93 Atlético Mineiro *

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: 1995 *

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Galatasaray *

: 1998–99, 1999–2000 *

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: 1998–99, 1999–2000 *

: 1999–2000 *

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Brazil *

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; runner-up

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Silver Medal: 1988 *

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Individual *

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Best Goalkeeper:

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* Bola de Prata: 1987, 1988 *

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: 1988 * FIFA XI: 1998FIFA XI´s Matches – Full Info
; at RSSSF * Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame * Man of the Match:

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References

External links

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at the Liverpool F.C. website * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Taffarel, Claudio 1966 births Living people Brazilian Pentecostals Brazilian people of German descent Brazilian people of Italian descent People from Santa Rosa, Rio Grande do Sul Footballers from Rio Grande do Sul Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers SC Internacional players Parma Calcio 1913 players AC Reggiana 1919 players Galatasaray S.K. footballers Clube Atlético Mineiro players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Serie A players Süper Lig players UEFA Europa League–winning players Brazil men's under-20 international footballers Olympic footballers for Brazil Brazil men's international footballers Footballers at the 1987 Pan American Games Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics 1989 Copa América players 1990 FIFA World Cup players 1991 Copa América players 1993 Copa América players 1994 FIFA World Cup players 1995 Copa América players 1997 Copa América players 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 1998 FIFA World Cup players FIFA World Cup–winning players Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil Pan American Games gold medalists in football Olympic silver medalists for Brazil Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Copa América–winning players FIFA Men's Century Club Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Brazilian football managers Association football goalkeeping coaches Brazil national football team non-playing staff Galatasaray S.K. (football) non-playing staff Galatasaray S.K. (football) managers Süper Lig managers Brazilian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Turkey Liverpool F.C. non-playing staff 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen