Wagner (footballer, born 1978)

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Santos and the second or paternal family name is Lago.

Wagner
Personal information
Full name Wagner Santos Lago
Date of birth (1978-01-01) 1 January 1978 (age 43)
Place of birth Ilhéus, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Široki Brijeg U19 (manager)
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)
Teams managed
2020 Široki Brijeg U19
2021– Široki Brijeg U19
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Wagner Santos Lago (born 1 January 1978), known as Wagner, is a Brazilian football manager and former player who is the current manager of the Široki Brijeg U19 team.

He played 13 years for Bosnian Premier League club Široki Brijeg, where he was also the club captain and won one league title and three cups.[1] Wagner would later go on to manage the under-19 team of Široki Brijeg.

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 an fifteen-year career in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He left Jaboticabal Atlético for Posušje in July 2003.[2]

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 league season, Wagner was the league top goalscorer, scoring 18 goals in that season.

He left Široki at the age of 40, setting a record of 125 goals and 297 appearances in the Bosnian Premier League with Široki Brijeg and Posušje.[3]

Imotski[]

In August 2018, Wagner signed a part-time contract with Croatian 3. HNL club Imotski.[4]

Managerial career[]

Široki Brijeg U19[]

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, Wagner's team lost against the under-19 team of Željezničar on 9 August 2020.[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 14 November 2021
Managerial record by team and tenure
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 +0 030.00
Široki Brijeg U19 1 July 2021 Present 13 5 1 7 13 21 −8 038.46
Total 23 8 3 12 24 32 −8 034.78

Honours[]

Player[]

Široki Brijeg

Individual[]

Awards

  • Bosnian Premier League Player of the Season: 2014–15

Performance

References[]

  1. ^ "Wagner odlazi u legendu: Kao da sam jučer sjeo u avion za BiH..." (in Bosnian). Interviewed by V. Vukmirović. sportsport.ba. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  2. ^ RELATÓRIO DE TRANSFERÊNCIAS INTERNACIONAIS EM 2003 at CBF.com.br
  3. ^ V. Vukmirović (13 May 2018). "Aplauz za majstora: Wagner se u suzama oprostio od Pecare" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  4. ^ A. Pašić (4 August 2018). "Povratak ikone Premijer lige: Wagner u 40. godini pronašao novi klub" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Juniori Željezničara bolji od Širokog Brijega" (in Bosnian). Sport1.ba. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  6. ^ Alexandre Lopes (8 May 2014). "Artilheiro na Bósnia, brasileiro lamenta não defender seleção local na Copa" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte.

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