Carlos Mozer

José Carlos Nepomuceno Mozer (born 19 September 1960) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a central defender, and is a manager.

Carlos Mozer
Personal information
Full name José Carlos Nepomuceno Mozer[1]
Date of birth (1960-09-19) 19 September 1960[1]
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[1]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1987 Flamengo 89 (8)
1987–1989 Benfica 61 (8)
1989–1992 Marseille 89 (4)
1992–1995 Benfica 59 (3)
1995–1996 Kashima Antlers 17 (0)
Total 315 (23)
National team
1983–1994 Brazil 32 (0)
Teams managed
2006–2008 Interclube
2009 Raja Casablanca
2011 Naval
2011–2012 Portimonense
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

In his career, he was mainly associated with Benfica in Portugal, which he represented in two separate spells. He also spent three years with French club Marseille.

Mozer appeared for Brazil at the 1990 World Cup.

Club career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Mozer starting playing for local Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, which he helped win the Copa Libertadores and the Intercontinental Cup, both in 1981.[2] After well more than 100 official appearances he left for Portugal and S.L. Benfica, being an undisputed starter from the beginning and helping the club to the Primeira Liga in 1988–89 while scoring more than ten overall goals in his first stint; also that season, he partnered compatriot Ricardo Gomes in the heart of the defence.[3]

Mozer was sold to Olympique de Marseille in 1989 for a transfer fee of 25 million francs, with his agent Manuel Barbosa reportedly securing a commission of up to 15%.[4] He faced his former side in the campaign's European Cup semifinals, a 2–2 controversial aggregate exit – again, he rarely missed a game, and helped L'OM to three consecutive Ligue 1 conquests.[5]

Subsequently, the 32-year-old Mozer returned to Benfica, where he still managed to amass more than 75 overall appearances until his departure in 1995, after which he saw out his career in Japan at Kashima Antlers. He was the first player to score in penalty shootouts in two European Cup Finals, in 1988 and 1991.

After working some years as a sports commentator for Sport TV – he resided in Portugal[6]– Mozer eventually became a manager. On 24 October 2006 he signed a two-year contract with Angolan club G.D. Interclube,[7] leading them to the 2007 Girabola title[8][9] but being dismissed from his post in April 2008 after a 0–3 away defeat against Zamalek SC in the second round of the CAF Champions League.[10]

On 6 July 2009, Mozer agreed to a one-year deal with Raja Casablanca of Morocco,[11] being sacked shortly after. In December 2010 he returned to Portugal, becoming Associação Naval 1º de Maio's third coach in only 14 matches,[12] with the Figueira da Foz team eventually ranking last in the league; in early November 2011 he was appointed at the other side that had suffered top-level relegation, Portimonense SC.[13]

International career

Mozer played 32 times for Brazil, over roughly ten years. After missing the 1986 FIFA World Cup through injury, he was picked for the 1990 edition in Italy; he was booked in the first two group stage matches (both wins), and did not appear in the round of 16 against Argentina, a 0–1 elimination.

Originally selected for the 1994 World Cup as well, Mozer was diagnosed with jaundice, left out of the squad and replaced with Aldair.[14]

Career statistics

Club

[15][16]

Club performance League
Season Club League AppsGoals
Brazil League
1980FlamengoSérie A00
198130
1982171
1983101
1984183
1985171
1986242
Portugal League
1987/88BenficaPrimeira Liga326
1988/89292
France League
1989/90MarseilleLigue 1274
1990/91310
1991/92310
Portugal League
1992/93BenficaPrimeira Liga130
1993/94293
1994/95170
Japan League
1995Kashima AntlersJ1 League150
199620
CountryBrazil 898
Portugal 12011
France 894
Japan 170
Total 31523

International
Brazil
YearAppsGoals
198390
198430
198560
198650
198700
198800
198920
199040
199100
199210
199310
199410
Total320

Honours

Player

Flamengo

Benfica[17]

Marseille[5]

Kashima Antlers

Manager

Interclube

References
  1. "Carlos Mozer". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. "Mozer pede a atacantes do Flamengo que façam a diferença como Zico em 1981" [Mozer asks Flamengo forwards to make the difference as Zico in 1981]. Record (in Portuguese). 15 December 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  3. "Mozer-Ricardo à frente e atrás" [Mozer-Ricardo up front and at the back]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 May 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  4. Leauthier, Alain (24 May 1997). "OM, les dessous des transferts. Un intermédiaire reconnaît avoir touché 4 millions pour l'achat d'un joueur" [OM, the transfers backstage. Agent admits bagging 4 million for purchase of one player.]. Libération (in French). Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  5. "L'ère Bernard Tapie" [Bernard Tapie's era] (in French). Olympique Marseille. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  6. "A equipa maravilha" [The wonder team]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 21 December 2003. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  7. "InterClube sign Brazilian coach". BBC Sport. 24 October 2006. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2006.
  8. Pereira, António Pedro (22 October 2007). "Carlos Mozer estreia-se com título pelo Inter de Luanda" [Carlos Mozer makes debut with title for Inter de Luanda]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  9. "BRIEF-Soccer-Morocco champions Raja Casablanca opt for Mozer". Reuters. 7 July 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  10. "Mozer fired as InterClube coach". BBC Sport. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  11. "José Carlos Nepomuceno Mozer, nouvel entraîneur du Raja" [José Carlos Nepomuceno Mozer, new coach of Raja] (in French). Raja Casablanca. 6 July 2009. Archived from the original on 10 July 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  12. "Carlos Mozer é o novo treinador da Naval 1.º de Maio" [Carlos Mozer is the new manager of Naval 1.º de Maio]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 30 December 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  13. "Mozer é o novo treinador do Portimonense" [Mozer is the new manager of Portimonense]. Público (in Portuguese). 1 November 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  14. "Forsvaret har ført Brasil til finalen" [Defence has led Brazil to the finals] (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 15 July 1994.
  15. "Carlos Mozer". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  16. Carlos Mozer at J.League (in Japanese)
  17. "Bicampeões para a história" [Back-to-back champions for the ages]. Visão (in Portuguese). Portugal: Impresa. May 2015. p. 58. ISSN 0872-3540.
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