1944 - 2016
Carlos Alberto "Capita" Torres (17 July 1944 – 25 October 2016), also known as "O Capitão do Tri", was a Brazilian football player and manager who played as an attacking right-sided full-back or wing-back. A technically gifted defender with good ball skills and defensive capabilities, he is widely regarded as one of the best defenders of all time. He also stood out for his leadership, and was an excellent penalty taker. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carlos Alberto Torres has received more than 1,133,767 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Carlos Alberto Torres is the 32nd most popular soccer player (up from 33rd in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 23rd in 2019) and the 8th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.
Carlos Alberto Torres is most famous for being a professional soccer player. He played for Brazil's national team in the 1970 and 1974 World Cups.
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Among soccer players, Carlos Alberto Torres ranks 32 out of 16,880. Before him are Rivellino, Mário Zagallo, Just Fontaine, Gunnar Nordahl, Sócrates, and Didi. After him are Vavá, Stanley Matthews, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Mircea Lucescu, Ronaldinho, and Josef Masopust.
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 26
1931 - 2024
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 27
1933 - 2023
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 28
1921 - 1995
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 29
1954 - 2011
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 30
1928 - 2001
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 31
1944 - 2016
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 32
1934 - 2002
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 33
1915 - 2000
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 34
1955 - Present
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 35
1945 - Present
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 36
1980 - Present
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 37
1931 - 2015
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 38
Among people born in 1944, Carlos Alberto Torres ranks 17. Before him are Rutger Hauer, Ernő Rubik, Geraldine Chaplin, Dzhokhar Dudayev, Joe Cocker, and Jimmy Page. After him are Sepp Maier, Harold Ramis, Jacqueline Bisset, Joe Frazier, Omar al-Bashir, and Diana Ross. Among people deceased in 2016, Carlos Alberto Torres ranks 21. Before him are Cesare Maldini, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Islam Karimov, Andrzej Wajda, George Michael, and Abbas Kiarostami. After him are Jerome Bruner, João Havelange, Alvin Toffler, Elie Wiesel, Prince, and Harper Lee.
1944 - 2019
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 11
1944 - Present
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 12
1944 - Present
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 13
1944 - 1996
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 14
1944 - 2014
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 15
1944 - Present
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 16
1944 - 2016
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 17
1944 - Present
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 18
1944 - 2014
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 19
1944 - Present
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 20
1944 - 2011
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 21
1944 - Present
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 22
1944 - Present
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 23
1932 - 2016
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 15
1922 - 2016
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 16
1938 - 2016
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 17
1926 - 2016
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 18
1963 - 2016
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 19
1940 - 2016
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 20
1944 - 2016
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 21
1915 - 2016
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 22
1916 - 2016
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 23
1928 - 2016
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 24
1928 - 2016
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 25
1958 - 2016
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 26
1926 - 2016
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 27
Among people born in Brazil, Carlos Alberto Torres ranks 17 out of 2,067. Before him are Rivellino (1946), Mário Zagallo (1931), Jorge Amado (1912), Emerson Fittipaldi (1946), Sócrates (1954), and Didi (1928). After him are Paulo Freire (1921), João Havelange (1916), Vavá (1934), Michel Temer (1940), Nelson Piquet (1952), and Ronaldinho (1980).
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 11
1931 - 2024
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 12
1912 - 2001
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 13
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 14
1954 - 2011
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 15
1928 - 2001
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 16
1944 - 2016
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 17
1921 - 1997
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 18
1916 - 2016
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 19
1934 - 2002
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 20
1940 - Present
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 21
1952 - Present
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 22
1980 - Present
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 23
Among soccer players born in Brazil, Carlos Alberto Torres ranks 8. Before him are Garrincha (1933), Zico (1953), Rivellino (1946), Mário Zagallo (1931), Sócrates (1954), and Didi (1928). After him are Vavá (1934), Ronaldinho (1980), Ronaldo (1976), Romário (1966), Roberto Carlos (1973), and Djalma Santos (1929).
1933 - 1983
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 2
1953 - Present
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 3
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 4
1931 - 2024
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 5
1954 - 2011
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 6
1928 - 2001
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 7
1944 - 2016
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 8
1934 - 2002
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 9
1980 - Present
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 10
1976 - Present
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 11
1966 - Present
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 12
1973 - Present
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 13
1929 - 2013
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 14