How tall is Cláudio Taffarel?

Cláudio Taffarel's listed height is 180 cm (5'11"). He is taller than about 91% of men in Brazil.

Where 180 cm sits among men in Brazil

Taller than about 91% of men in Brazil born in 1966 (average 170.4 cm).

Taffarel next to his teammates

Marques Batista de Abreu is 6 cm shorter than Cláudio Taffarel (174 cm), teammate at Brazil men's national football team from 1994 to 1998.

Tita is 6 cm shorter than Cláudio Taffarel (174 cm), teammate at Brazil men's national football team from 1988 to 1990.

About Cláudio Taffarel

Cláudio Taffarel is a Brazilian football coach and former player who is the goalkeeping coach of the Brazil national team. He was born on 8 May 1966 in Santa Rosa. He played as a goalkeeper and began his senior career in 1985 with Internacional in his native Brazil.

Taffarel went on to play for Parma, Reggiana, Atlético Mineiro and Galatasaray, and retired in 2003 after a second spell at Parma. He earned more than 100 international caps and played a key role in Brazil's victorious 1994 World Cup campaign. He appeared in eight other major international tournaments over one full decade. He won two Copa América titles, in 1989 and 1997, reached the World Cup final in 1998, and won a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in South Korea.

At a listed 180 cm (5'11"), Taffarel is 6 cm taller than Tita, listed at 174 cm (5'9"), his teammate for the Brazil men's national football team from 1988 to 1990.

Frequently asked

How tall is Cláudio Taffarel in feet and inches? Cláudio Taffarel is 5'11" tall, which is 180 cm, 70.9 inches or 1.80 m.

How tall is Cláudio Taffarel compared to Marques Batista de Abreu? Marques Batista de Abreu is 6 cm shorter than Cláudio Taffarel: 174 cm (5'9") vs 180 cm (5'11").

How tall is Cláudio Taffarel compared to Tita? Tita is 6 cm shorter than Cláudio Taffarel: 174 cm (5'9") vs 180 cm (5'11").

Is Cláudio Taffarel tall for men in Brazil? At 180 cm he is taller than about 91% of men in Brazil born in 1966, whose average height is 170.4 cm.

Sources

• Cláudio Taffarel on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Cláudio Taffarel 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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