Wilson Gottardo
Brazilian football coach and former player
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Wilson Roberto Gottardo, commonly known as just Wilson Gottardo (born 23 May 1963), is a Brazilian former association footballer who played as a defender and the current coach of the Villa Nova-MG. He played in several Brazilian Série A clubs.[2]
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Gottardo in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wilson Roberto Gottardo | ||
| Date of birth | 23 May 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Bárbara d'Oeste, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | (head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1982 | União Barbarense | ||
| 1982–1986 | Guarani | 35 | (1) |
| 1986–1987 | Náutico | 13 | (1) |
| 1987–1990 | Botafogo | 64 | (2) |
| 1991–1993 | Flamengo | 35 | (2) |
| 1993–1994 | Marítimo | ||
| 1994–1995 | Botafogo | 49 | (2) |
| 1995 | São Paulo | ||
| 1995–1996 | Botafogo | 21 | (1) |
| 1997 | Fluminense | ||
| 1997–1998 | Cruzeiro | 41 | (1) |
| 1999 | Sport | 18 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1991 | Brazil | 6 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011 | Villa Nova | ||
| 2011 | Bonsucesso | ||
| 2015 | Tupi | ||
| 2015 | São José | ||
| 2016 | Villa Nova[2] | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Club
Born in Santa Bárbara d'Oeste,[3] he started his professional career in 1980 playing for União Barbarense of his native city.[4] He left the club two years later to play for Guarani, then Gottardo defended Náutico in 1986 and in 1987.[4] He joined Botafogo in 1987, winning the Campeonato Carioca in 1989 and in 1990,[3] and joining Botafogo's arch-rival Flamengo in 1991,[4] where he won the Campeonato Carioca in 1991, and the Série A in 1992,[3] before leaving the club in 1993.[4] Gottardo played 131 games and scored eight goals during his spell at Flamengo.[5] After playing the 1993–94 season in Portugal with Marítimo,[4] he won the Série A in 1995 with Botafogo.[3] Wilson Gottardo played the 1995 season with São Paulo, returning for a third spell with Botafogo in 1995 and in 1996.[4] Wilson Gottardo joined Cruzeiro in 1997, after playing for Fluminense in the same year.[4] With Cruzeiro, he won the Campeonato Mineiro in 1997 and in 1998, and the Copa Libertadores in 1997.[3] He left Cruzeiro in 1998 to play for Sport in 1999,[4] when he won the Campeonato Pernambucano,[3] and then retired.[4]
International
Wilson Gottardo played six times for the Brazil national team in 1991, without scoring a goal,[6] including three Copa América games.[4] He played his first game for the Brazilian team on March 27, 1991, against Argentina, while his last game was played on July 13 of that year against Colombia.[6]
Honours
Club
- Campeonato Carioca: 1989, 1990
- Série A: 1995
- Campeonato Pernambucano: 1999
- Campeonato Carioca: 1991
- Série A: 1992
- Campeonato Mineiro: 1997, 1998
- Copa Libertadores: 1997
