How tall is Carlos Alberto Torres?

Carlos Alberto Torres's listed height was 180 cm (5'11"). He was taller than about 95% of men in Brazil.

Where 180 cm sits among men in Brazil

Taller than about 95% of men in Brazil born in 1944 (average 168.3 cm).

Torres next to his teammates

Pele is 7 cm shorter than Carlos Alberto Torres (173 cm), teammate at Santos F.C. from 1966 to 1974.

Rivelino is 11 cm shorter than Carlos Alberto Torres (169 cm), teammate at Brazil men's national football team from 1965 to 1977.

Gilmar is the same height than Carlos Alberto Torres (180 cm), teammate at Brazil men's national football team from 1964 to 1969.

About Carlos Alberto Torres

Carlos Alberto Torres, known as Capita, was a Brazilian football player and manager who played as an attacking right-sided full-back or wing-back. He was born on 17 July 1944 in Rio de Janeiro and died on 25 October 2016. He was also nicknamed O Capitão.

Carlos Alberto captained the Brazil national team to victory in the 1970 World Cup, scoring the fourth goal in the final. He was a member of the World Team of the 20th Century, and in 2004 Pelé named him in the FIFA 100 list of the greatest living players. He was inducted into the Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame and was a member of the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame. In January 2013 he was named one of six Ambassadors of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

Carlos Alberto stood at a listed 180 cm (5'11"). He was 7 cm taller than Pele, listed at 173 cm (5'8"), his teammate at Santos F.C. from 1966 to 1974. He was also 11 cm taller than Rivelino, listed at 169 cm (5'7"), who played alongside him for the Brazil men's national football team from 1965 to 1977.

Frequently asked

How tall is Carlos Alberto Torres in feet and inches? Carlos Alberto Torres was 5'11" tall, which is 180 cm, 70.9 inches or 1.80 m.

How tall is Carlos Alberto Torres compared to Pele? Pele is 7 cm shorter than Carlos Alberto Torres: 173 cm (5'8") vs 180 cm (5'11").

How tall is Carlos Alberto Torres compared to Rivelino? Rivelino is 11 cm shorter than Carlos Alberto Torres: 169 cm (5'7") vs 180 cm (5'11").

How tall is Carlos Alberto Torres compared to Gilmar? Gilmar is the same height than Carlos Alberto Torres: 180 cm (5'11") vs 180 cm (5'11").

Is Carlos Alberto Torres tall for men in Brazil? At 180 cm he was taller than about 95% of men in Brazil born in 1944, whose average height is 168.3 cm.

Sources

• Carlos Alberto Torres on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Carlos Alberto Torres on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 180 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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