Dunga was the flinty defensive midfielder who anchored Brazil’s 1994 World Cup-winning side and lifted the trophy as captain. A leader who prized discipline and organisation over flair, he embodied a more pragmatic strand of Brazilian football.
At club level he plied his trade in Italy with Fiorentina and Pisa, and in Germany with Stuttgart, before winding down in Japan. He later managed the national team across two spells, carrying the same combative philosophy into the dugout.