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Cláudio André Mergen Taffarel (; born 8 May 1966) is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and the goalkeeping coach of Galatasaray SK and the Brazilian national team. During an 18-year career he played professionally for five clubs, including Parma, Atlético Mineiro and Galatasaray. The recipient of more than 100 caps for Brazil, Taffarel helped the national team win the 1994 World Cup, also appearing in other eight major international tournaments over the course of one full decade. ==Club career== Born in Santa Rosa, Rio Grande do Sul, Taffarel began his career playing for Sport Club Internacional but only appeared in 14 Série A games during his five-year spell, being however awarded the Golden Ball award for the 1988 season. In 1990 he moved abroad and joined Parma A.C. in Italy, freshly promoted to Serie A for the first time in its history; he proceeded to appear in all 34 league games in the following season as the Emilia-Romagna club finished in sixth position and qualified to the UEFA Cup. In 1993 Taffarel, now only a backup at Parma, signed for another Serie A team A.C. Reggiana 1919 being first-choice as they narrowly avoided relegation. After that campaign, he returned to his country and played three years with Clube Atlético Mineiro. Aged 32, Taffarel returned to Europe and joined Galatasaray SK, winning six major trophies during his three-year stint, most notably two Süper Lig and the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup, a 4–1 penalty shootout defeat of Arsenal (0–0 after 120 minutes);〔(Andre Claudio Taffarel (1966–) ); Galatasaray's official website 〕 he closed out his career at the age of 37 with former club Parma, after one 1/2 seasons as second-choice and after having refused an offer from Empoli FC: his car broke while he was going to sign the contract, and he defined such event as a "sign of God". In 2004 Taffarel rejoined Galatasaray as goalkeeper coach – under former teammate Gheorghe Hagi – returning to the club for the 2011–12 season, again with Fatih Terim as manager. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cláudio Taffarel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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