Dunga vs Teófilo Cubillas: Stats Compared
Defensive Midfielder, Brazil (born 1963, retired 1998) · Attacking Midfielder, Peru (born 1949, retired 1989)
Few debates split football fans quite like Dunga versus Teófilo Cubillas. Different decades shaped different demands, and both adapted to theirs brilliantly. Dunga finishes with 60 career goals from 687 games — a 0.09 strike rate — against Teófilo Cubillas's 220 from 500 at 0.44 per match. Reliable assist tallies simply do not exist for large stretches of their careers, leaving creativity to the eye rather than the spreadsheet. The honours ledger favours Dunga with 8 major trophies (1× FIFA World Cup (1994)) against Teófilo Cubillas's 4 (4× Peruvian Primera División (1967, 1969, 1970, 1978)). Across the 1990s and the 1970s respectively, their orchestrating and orchestrating styles captured the spirit of very different footballing times. Club journeys add another layer, with Dunga reaching his representative peak around 1994 across Vasco da Gama, Fiorentina, Stuttgart, Júbilo Iwata and Teófilo Cubillas doing so around 1978 with Alianza Lima, FC Basel, Alianza Lima, FC Porto, Fort Lauderdale Strikers, Alianza Lima. Few pairings invite such entrenched disagreement, and fewer still deserve it this much.
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Player profiles
Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri (born 31 October 1963), commonly known as Dunga, is a Brazilian football manager and former professional player. Considered one of the greatest defensive midfielders of all time, as a player, he was known for his technique, athleticism, passing range, solid tackles and first touch. Under the captaincy Dunga took from Raí, Brazil won the 1994 FIFA World Cup and became runners-up of the following edition.
“A disciplined captain whose tackling, structure and fierce standards gave Brazil balance.”
Peru's greatest ever player, Cubillas remains the only man to score five goals across two separate World Cups, inspiring Peru's celebrated 1978 side.
“A quick, two-footed attacking midfielder renowned for a ferocious long-range shot and clever dribbling in tight spaces.”
Head-to-head stats
Career goals by season
Representative career seasons — goals per season for each player across their documented clubs.
Attribute radar
Attribute ratings are peak-era, 0–100. Different positions naturally skew the profile.
Attribute comparison
Trophy breakdown
- 1× FIFA World Cup (1994)
- 4× Peruvian Primera División (1967, 1969, 1970, 1978)
Trophy distribution
Career milestones
- 1986 Established himself at Vasco da Gama
- 1990 Reached his defining peak
- 1994 Delivered a landmark season
- 1998 Retired from professional football
- 1966 Professional debut for Alianza Lima
- 1967 Won Peruvian Primera División with Alianza Lima
- 1978 Reached the peak of his powers at Alianza Lima
- 1989 Retired after a final spell at Alianza Lima
- Finished his career with 220 goals in 500 appearances and 4 major honours. Finished his career with 220 goals in 500 appearances and 4 major honours.
The verdict
Weighing production against honours, Dunga takes the verdict — a decisive margin, driven by a weightier trophy cabinet.
Dunga edges it (a decisive margin)
