Carlos Alberto, Brazil's 1970 World Cup-winning captain, dies aged 72

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Carlos Alberto, Brazil's 1970 World Cup-winning captain, dies aged 72

By Lyall Thomas

Last Updated: 25/10/16 6:40pm

Brazil's 1970 World Cup-winning captain Carlos Alberto Torres has died aged 72.

The athletic right-back was widely considered one of the best defenders of all time and scored Brazil's fourth goal in a famous 4-1 victory in the 1970 final over Italy in Mexico City.

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Alberto was one of a number of high-profile Brazilian players recruited by a rebranded North American Soccer League (NASL) in the USA, signing for the New York Cosmos and reunited with Pele in 1977, joining on the day of the historic New York City blackout.

Alberto won two consecutive NASL titles in 1977 and 1978 and then spent a season with California Surf before returning to the Cosmos in 1982, where he won his third league title.