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Former Brazil coach and 1994 World Cup winner Carlos Alberto Parreira leaves hospital

From TVN Panamá · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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News Official statement Outcome reported
  • Carlos Alberto Parreira, who led Brazil to the 1994 World Cup title, left a Rio de Janeiro hospital after 80 days of treatment.
  • The hospital said the 83-year-old former coach showed positive clinical progress and will continue receiving home and outpatient care.
  • Parreira had been hospitalized with severe lung inflammation after earlier complications affected his kidneys and required intensive care, assisted breathing and dialysis.

Carlos Alberto Parreira, the former Brazil coach who led the Seleção to the 1994 World Cup title, has left a hospital in Rio de Janeiro after 80 days of treatment.

The Hospital Samaritano Barra said in a statement that Parreira, 83, “showed positive clinical progress” during his stay. He will now receive home and outpatient care to monitor his general condition.

Parreira entered the hospital on June 16 with severe lung inflammation. His condition fluctuated, and an aggravation in early July affected his kidney function. He spent time in intensive care under sedation and assisted breathing, required dialysis and underwent a tracheotomy.

He left intensive care on July 27 and moved to an intermediate-care unit after his kidney function stabilized. Parreira was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system, in 2023.

Parreira has coached at more World Cups than any other manager, taking charge six times with five national teams: Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Brazil, which he coached on two occasions. His best-known achievement came in the United States in 1994, when Brazil won its fourth world title with Romário and Bebeto as leading figures.

He also coached Brazil at the 2006 World Cup in Germany and South Africa at the 2010 tournament. With Brazil, he won the 2004 Copa América and the 2005 Confederations Cup. Born in Rio, Parreira never played professional football and built his career entirely as a coach.

Showed positive clinical progress.

· Hospital Samaritano BarraThe hospital described Parreira’s condition in its discharge statement.
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Originally published by TVN Panamá in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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