Mozart (footballer)

Mozart Santos Batista Júnior, usually known simply as Mozart (born 8 November 1979) is a Brazilian retired footballer who played in both the defensive midfielder and attacking midfielder positions, and is the manager of CSA.

Mozart
Personal information
Full name Mozart Santos Batista Júnior
Date of birth (1979-11-08) 8 November 1979
Place of birth Curitiba, Brazil
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 CSA (manager)
Youth career
1997 Paraná
1998 Bordeaux
1998–1999 Coritiba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Coritiba 32 (0)
2000 Flamengo 26 (0)
2000–2005 Reggina 138 (9)
2005–2009 Spartak Moscow 68 (7)
2009 Palmeiras 6 (0)
2009–2010 Livorno 21 (0)
2012 Nanchang Bayi
National team
1999–2000 Brazil U23 15 (1)
Teams managed
2013 Canoinhas
2013 Jaraguá
2014–2015 Reggina (assistant)
2015 Coritiba U20 (assistant)
2015–2019 Coritiba U20
2019–2020 Coritiba (assistant)
2020 Coritiba (interim)
2020– CSA
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Born in Curitiba, Paraná, Mozart started his career with Paraná Clube, before moving to France with FC Girondins de Bordeaux in 1998, although he did not play any games for them.[2] He returned to play in Brazil for Coritiba, joining the club in July 1998 and being initially assigned to the under-20s.[3]

Promoted to the first team for the 1999 season, Mozart subsequently became a starter for the club,[3] and joined fellow top tier side Flamengo in March 2000, for a fee of US$ 3.5 million.[4] At that time, he also appeared for the Olympic national team in the 2000 Summer Olympics.

In October 2000, Mozart was sold to Serie A's Reggina Calcio, for a fee of US$ 4 million.[5] He subsequently became a regular starter for the side, helping in their promotion back to the first division in 2003.

In August 2005, Mozart moved to Spartak Moscow, for a fee of around €6 million.[2] He terminated his contract with Spartak in March 2009, and the following month he signed for Palmeiras.[6]

Mozart's time at Palmeiras ended in August 2009 when he joined Livorno.[7] He left the club in July 2010, staying more than a year without a club before signing for Chinese side Nanchang Bayi.[8] After that short stint he retired, initially dedicating his time to producing cachaça in his native state.[9]

Managerial career

In June 2013, Mozart was named manager of Canoinhas Atlético Clube for the second division of the Campeonato Catarinense, but was dismissed without managing the team in a single match, after altercations with the club's board. Late in the month, he took over Sport Club Jaraguá in the same state's third division.[10]

On 21 July 2014, Mozart was named Francesco Cozza's assistant at Reggina 1914.[11] In the following year, he returned to Coritiba, being initially named assistant manager of the under-20 squad and later appointed manager of the side in December.[12]

Mozart was later appointed assistant manager of the main squad during the 2019 season, and was named interim manager on 20 August 2020 after the dismissal of Eduardo Barroca.[13] He was in charge for one match, and returned to his assistant role after the arrival of Jorginho.

International career

Mozart was in the Brazil squad for the 2000 Summer Olympics.[6]

Career statistics
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Coritiba 1999 Série A 18014050—2[lower-alpha 1]0390
2000 000000—2[lower-alpha 2]020
Total 18014050—40410
Flamengo 2000[14] Série A 110150711[lower-alpha 3]04[lower-alpha 4]0381
Reggina 2000–01[15] Serie A 131————131
2001–02[15] Serie B 362—21——383
2002–03[15] 282—00——282
2003–04[15] Serie A 262—10——272
2004–05[15] 352—10——362
Total 1389—41——14210
Spartak Moscow 2005[16] Russian Premier League 70—00——70
2006[16] 224—0010[lower-alpha 5]1—325
2007[16] 181—009[lower-alpha 6]11[lower-alpha 7]0282
2008[16] 212—004[lower-alpha 8]0—252
Total 687—0023210929
Palmeiras 2009[16] Série A 60——2[lower-alpha 9]0—80
Livorno 2009–10[16] Série A 210—10——220
Career total 262162901722629034320
  1. Appearance(s) in Seletiva para a Libertadores
  2. Appearance(s) in Copa Sul-Minas
  3. Appearance(s) in Copa Mercosur
  4. Appearance(s) in Copa dos Campeões
  5. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  6. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Cup
  7. Appearance(s) in Russian Super Cup
  8. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Cup
  9. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

References
  1. "Player Profile". FootballDatabase.eu. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  2. "Mozart hits right note with Spartak". UEFA. 19 August 2005. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  3. "Exclusivo: entrevista com Mozart" [Exclusive: interview with Mozart] (in Portuguese). COXAnautas. 14 July 2004. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  4. "Mozart, finalmente, acerta com o Flamengo" [Mozart, finally, signs with Flamengo] (in Portuguese). Folha de Londrina. 14 March 2000. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  5. "Flamengo vende Mozart para clube italiano" [Flamengo sell Mozart to Italian club] (in Portuguese). Terra. 24 October 2000. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  6. Gregory Sica (25 April 2009). "Mozart Returns To Brazil With Palmeiras". Goal.com. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  7. "Santos Batista Mozart". Sky Sports. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  8. "Promessa no Coxa, volante vai para o futebol chinês" [Prospect at Coxa, defensive midfielder goes to Chinese football] (in Portuguese). Tribuna PR. 26 April 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  9. "Mozart troca a bola por "cachaça da boa"" [Mozart changes the ball for "good cachaça"] (in Portuguese). Gazeta do Povo. 13 October 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  10. "Jaraguá apresenta ex-meia Mozart como técnico para Terceirona de SC" [Jaraguá present former midfielder Mozart as manager for the Third Division of SC] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  11. "Calcio, Reggina: Cozza nuovo allenatore, Mozart nello staff" [Football, Reggina: Cozza new manager, Mozart in the staff] (in Italian). la Repubblica. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  12. "Ex-Fla e Palmeiras, Mozart reestreia no Coritiba como técnico do time sub-20" [Formerly of Fla and Palmeiras, Mozart re-debuts at Coritiba as manager of the under-20 team] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  13. "Mudanças no Departamento de Futebol" [Changes in the Football Department] (in Portuguese). Coritiba FBC. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  14. "Jogos do Flamengo em 2000" [Matches of Flamengo in 2000] (in Portuguese). FlaPédia. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  15. Mozart at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
  16. Mozart at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
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