Brazilian footballer Zito, a two-time World Cup
winner in 1958 and 1962, has died at the age of 82, his former club
Santos announced Monday.Zito died at his home in the Sao Paulo surburb of Santos on Sunday, the club said, without giving the cause of his death.The former midfielder was part of Brazil's
FIFA World Cup™-winning squads in Sweden in 1958 and Chile in 1962,
playing alongside icon Pele on both occasions, and even scoring a goal
in the 3-1 final victory over Czechoslovakia in the latter tournament. Zito
spent 15 years of his playing career with Santos, winning the Copa
Libertadores in 1962 and 1963. He later went on to join the backroom
staff and was behind the recruitment of such stars as Robinho in 1996
and Neymar in 2003.
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