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Jorginho, the bad guy of the Brazilian team

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It may seem to many casual watchers that coach Dunga is in a permanent bad humor mood. However, Dunga himself and several of his current and past fellow workers say that, outside the pitch, he is a good humored, easy going guy.

To journalists who follow the Brazilian team, the real bad guy of the staff is Jorginho, whose official position is “auxiliar técnico”, or “techical assistant”. Jorginho is the guy to the right side of Dunga in most interviews, trainings or any other event related to the Brazilian team.

In practice, what Jorginho does very often is to defend Dunga against criticizers; this is similar to what happened in 1994, when coach Parreira (also much criticized) had Zagallo to defend him.  Last week, when the Brazilian players for  2010 were announced, Dunga was much calmer than usual, and Jorginho took for himself the task of defending the choices made by them (and there is no doubt that Dunga listened to Jorginho’s opinions before defining the roster).

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Jorginho was a successful player, having been in the Brazilian team champion of the World Cup 1994; he played in Flamengo and in several important teams in Germany.

Dunga and Jorginho have been friends since 1982, when they played in the sub-20 Brazil team, and won the World Title in 1983 (Dunga and Jorginho, along with Bebeto, were appointed as rising stars of that tournament).

After retiring from the fields, Jorginho started a short career as coach. When Dunga became coach of the Brazilian team, the first person he called to his staff was Jorginho.

Jorginho is not only a member, but also a founder and current President of the NGO Atletas de Cristo (Athletes of Christ), a group of Evangelicals which congregate several Sports people in Brazil. He said in an interview that only after finding Jesus did he manage to quit alcoholism and become a successful man.

In the Brazilian team, two of the most important players, Lucio and Kaká, are member of the group; the influence of the group is stronger, though, and explains why the entire team was praying on their knees after recent victories.


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