This is the Best XI team for the South & Southwest regions of Brazil. The South region consists of Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina while the Southwest include Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. For this selection, I have excluded players from Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. Both Gremio and Internacional are located in Porto Alegre in the South region. Minas Gerais is the home of Atlético Mineiro and Cruzeiro.
Team
GK: Claudio Taffarel(Santa Rosa, Rio Grande do Sul)
The goalkeeper for the WC 1994. During an 18-year career he played professionally for six clubs, including Parma, Internacional, Atlético Mineiro and Galatasaray. He won an UEFA Cup with Galatasaray.
GK: Rogerio Ceni (Pato Branco, Parana)
Roger Ceni is known as the goalkeeper who scored a lot of goals. He is recognized as the highest scorer in history for a keeper. He is a long-term keeper for Sao Paulo. He went to two WC Finals as a backup.
GK: Heurelho Gomes (João Pinheiro, Minas Gerais)
He was a part of the 2010 WC team. He played for PSV Eindhoven and Tottenham Hotspurs. He was limited to 11 caps because he played in the same generation as Dida, Marcos, Julio Ceasar, Rogerio Ceni, etc.
RB: Maicon (Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul)
Maicon started his career with Cruzeiro before heading to Europe. He first played for Monaco and then, Inter Milan. At Inter Milan, he was widely considered to be the best rightback in the world. He won the Champions' League in 2010. He earnmed 76 caps for Brazil, appearing in the WC Finals in 2010 and 2014.
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| Maicon |
He was Cafu's backup at the 2002 WC Finals in Japan/Korea. He playued for Sao Paulo, Atlético Mineiro, Villareal, Barcelona, Chelsea and Fluminense.
CB: Oscar (Monte Siao, Minas Gerais)
Oscar was the starting cneterbacks at the WC in 1978 and 1982, and went as a reserve player in 1986. He played for Atlética Ponte Preta, Sao Paulo and NY Cosmos.
CB: Luizinho (Nova Lima, Minas Gerais)
He was the starting cneterback at the WC Finals in 1982, where he also made the team of then tournament. He played mainly with Atlético Mineiro. He played for Sporting CP in Portugal.
CB: Mauro Ramos (Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais)
He went to both 1954 and 1958 World Cup Finals without playing a game, but in 1962, he lifted the WC trophy as Brazil's captain. He played for Santos and Sao Paulo. At Santos, he was a part of Pele's great Santos team.
CB: Roque Júnior (Santa Rita do Sapucaí, Minas Gerais)
He played for São José, Palmeiras, A.C. Milan, Leeds United F.C., A.C. Siena, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, MSV Duisburg and Qatari side Al-Rayyan. With Palmeiras, he won the Copa Libertadores in 1999. He also won the Champions' League in 2003 with AC Milan. He won the WC in 2002.
LB: Everaldo
He was the starting leftback on the 1970 WC team. He played for Gremio in Brazil. He died in 1974 at the age of 30.
LB: Branco (Bage, Rio Grande do Sul)
Branco appeared 72 times for Brazil, between April 1985 and February 1995. He went to both Italia 1990 and USA 1994. In 1994, he scored a powerful against Holland that sent Brazil to the semifinal. He played for a number of clubs in Brazil, Portugal, Italy, the USA and England.
DM: Dunga (Ijui, Rio Grande do Sul)
Dunga's bluecollar and defensive style of football symbolized a new era in Brazil's football. He played 91 times for Brazil. He was the captain of Brazil's WC winning team in 1994. He also went to Italia 1990 and France 1998. He played in Brazil, Japan, Italy and Germany in his career.
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DM: Toninho Cerezo (Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais)
He played for Roma and Lazio in Italy. With São Paulo FC, he was the two-times winner of the Intercontinental Cup and Copa Libertadores. He went to Argentina 1978 and Spain 1982.
DM: Gilberto Silva (Lagoa da Prata, Minas Gerais)
Gilberto Silva started his career with Atlético Mineiro. He was best remembered for his 6 seasons with Arsenal. He was a key player at the 2002 WC finals in Japan/Korea after Emerson was injured before the tournament.
DM/CM: Emerson (Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul)
For bearly a decade, Emerson was a key player for Brazil. He was due to captain the 2002 side, but an injury right before the Finals kept him out of the tournament. He played for Gremio, Bayer Leverkusen, Roma, Juventus, Real Madrid, AC Milan and Santos.
CM: Alemao (Lavras, Minas Gerais)
Alemao went to Mexico 1986 and Italia 1990. He also won the Copa America in 1989. For his club career, he played with Diego Maradona at Napoli where they broke up the dominance of Northern Italian clubs.
CM: Falcao(Abelardo Luz, Santa Catarina)
The star of Roma in the 1980's. He won Serie in 1982-83 and Roma waited 17 years for the next title after that. He went to the WC Finals in 1982 and 1986. is performance in 1982 was the best in the squad and won the Silver Ball.
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Eder came to international prominence during the 1982 World Cup in Spain, playing in midfield alongside Zico, Sócrates and Falcão. He scored a beautiful goal against the Soviet Union. He was known as a free kick specialist. He played for many clubs throughout his career, but longer stints with Gremio and Atlético Mineiro.
LM: Ronaldinho (Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul)
He was a member of the "Three R's" with Rivaldo and Ronaldo that helped Brazil winning the WC in 2002. He started his career with Gemio before moving to Europe. He played with Paris St Germaine and Barcelona before his form started to drop. He formed the REM line with Etoo and Messi before fighting among them destroyed the team.
FW: Pele (Tres Coracoes, Minas Gerais)
He is considered the greatest player ever in the history of the game. he won his World Cup in 1958 as a 17 years old. He would win his second one in 1962, but he was injured throughout the tournament. In 1970, he won his third and final World Cup, with a team that was considered the greatest ever. He played almost his entire career with Santos. He unretired to join New York Cosmos in 1976.
ST: Reinaldo (Ponte Nova, Minas Gerais)
He was a hero at Atlético Mineiro, where the fans called him the "King". He was their all-time leading scorer. For the national team, he earned 37 caps and went to Argentina 1978.
ST: Tostao (Bleo Horizonte, Minas Gerais)
Tostao was the starting forward of Brazil's 1970 WC Team. He was a false noine, providing assists for the rest of the team. He nearly missed the WC Finals due to an eye injury. He also went to England 1966. He was South American Player of the Year in 1973. He played 11 years with Cruzeiro.
ST: Giovane Élber (Londrina, Paraná)
At his prime, he was one of the greatest strikers playing in Europe. He formed the famous magic triangle with Krassimir Balakov and Fredi Bobic with VfB Stuttgart. With bayern Munich, he was the star player as the club won 4 league titles and the Champions' League in 2001. However, he only played 15 times for Brazil, largely due to stiff competition.
Squad Explanation
- I chose Heurelho Gomes over Ado ( Jaraguá do Sul, Santa Catarina) and Carlos Germano (Domingos Martin, Espirito Santo)
- I left out leftback Oreco.
Staring lineup
Formation: 4-3-3(Diamond)
This is my only all-time team from Brazil that does not use the 4-2-2-2. A team that included Pele, Ronaldinho and Falcao would be very strong. However, the bench is very weak.
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