Wagner Santos Lago
Wagner Santos Lago (born 1 January 1978) is a Brazilian football manager and former player who is the current manager of the Široki Brijeg U19 team.
| 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(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 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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]
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]
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 7 November 2020
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| Široki Brijeg U19 | 1 July 2020 | Present | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 | +0 | 30.00 |
| Total | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 | +0 | 30.00 | ||
Honours
References
- "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.
- RELATÓRIO DE TRANSFERÊNCIAS INTERNACIONAIS EM 2003 at CBF.com.br
- V. Vukmirović (13 May 2018). "Aplauz za majstora: Wagner se u suzama oprostio od Pecare" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- A. Pašić (4 August 2018). "Povratak ikone Premijer lige: Wagner u 40. godini pronašao novi klub" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- "Juniori Željezničara bolji od Širokog Brijega" (in Bosnian). Sport1.ba. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- Alexandre Lopes (8 May 2014). "Artilheiro na Bósnia, brasileiro lamenta não defender seleção local na Copa" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte.
External links
- Wagner Santos Lago at Soccerway