Wagner (footballer, born 1978)
Brazilian football manager (born 1978)
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Wagner Santos Lago (born 1 January 1978), known as Wagner, is a Brazilian football manager and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. He is currently working as an assistant manager at Bosnian Premier League club Široki Brijeg.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wagner Santos Lago | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Ilhéus, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Široki Brijeg (assistant) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003 | Jaboticabal Atlético | 12 | (3) |
| 2003–2005 | Posušje | 58 | (35) |
| 2005–2018 | Široki Brijeg | 239 | (90) |
| 2018–2020 | Imotski | ||
| Total | 309 | (128) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2020 | Široki Brijeg U19 | ||
| 2021–2022 | Široki Brijeg U19 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Early career
Born in Ilhéus, Brazil, Wagner began playing football with local clubs in the Bahia, Goiás and São Paulo state competitions before embarking on a fifteen-year career in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He left Jaboticabal Atlético for Posušje in July 2003.[1]
Široki Brijeg
In the summer of 2005, Wagner went to Široki Brijeg where he played the best games in his entire career and also won one league title and three national cups. He had an average of more than ten goals per season while playing for Široki Brijeg. In the 2013–14 season, Wagner was the league top goalscorer, scoring 18 goals in that season. He was given the Bosnian Premier League Player of the Season award in the following season.
Wagner left Široki Brijeg at the age of 40, setting at the time a record of 125 goals and 297 appearances in the Bosnian Premier League with Široki Brijeg and Posušje.[2]
Imotski
In August 2018, Wagner signed a part-time contract with Croatian 3. HNL club Imotski.[3]
Managerial career
Široki Brijeg
On 1 July 2020, after finishing his playing career, Wagner became the new manager of the under-19 team of Široki Brijeg. In his first game as manager, the side lost against the under-19 team of Željezničar on 9 August 2020.[4]
In June 2023, Wagner was appointed as an assistant manager to Marijan Budimir at Široki Brijeg's first team.[5]
Personal life
Wagner's brother, Ricardo, was also a professional footballer who played with Wagner at Široki Brijeg and became a naturalised Bosnian international.[6]
Managerial statistics
- As of 28 May 2022
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| Široki Brijeg U19 | 1 July 2020 | 31 December 2020 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 | +0 | 30.00 |
| Široki Brijeg U19 | 1 July 2021 | 1 June 2022 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 42.31 |
| Total | 36 | 14 | 3 | 19 | 57 | 60 | −3 | 38.89 | ||
Honours
Široki Brijeg
Individual