Multiple choice general knowledge sports

Only two players won the World Cup as both player and head coach. One is West Germany's Franz Beckenbauer. Name the other.

  1. Dino Zoff

  2. Mário Zagallo

  3. Michel Platini

  4. Carlos Alberto Parreira
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Mário Zagallo won the World Cup twice as a player (1958, 1962) and once as head coach (1970), all with Brazil. Franz Beckenbauer achieved the same feat for West Germany (player 1974, coach 1990), making them the only two people in history to win World Cup titles in both roles.

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