His mom and dad know him as Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri. Most everyone else knows him simply as Dunga, the Brazilian national team football coach. Like many other Brazilian's his nickname has just become his name. Call him what you want, but don’t call Dunga a softy. The guy sticks to his convictions.
If you heard the news this week that Ronaldinho Gaucho – two-time FIFA world player of the year – was not invited to play in the 2010 World Cup and you still can’t believe it, you can blame Dunga.
The Brazilian coach had been under enormous pressure for weeks in the run up to the selection of his team for South Africa. There was rampant speculation he was going to do the unthinkable not invite Ronaldindo to the 23 man squad, but few people could really believe it until it actually happened.
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