Wagner_Santos_Lago
Wagner (footballer, born 1978)
Brazilian football manager (born 1978)
Wagner Santos Lago (born 1 January 1978), known as Wagner, is a Brazilian football manager and former player who is an assistant manager at Bosnian Premier League club Široki Brijeg.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wagner Santos Lago | ||
| Date of birth | (1978-01-01) 1 January 1978 (age 46) | ||
| Place of birth | Ilhéus, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Široki Brijeg (assistant) | ||
| 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) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2020 | Široki Brijeg U19 | ||
| 2021–2022 | Široki Brijeg U19 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
A former midfielder, throughout his playing career, he made 297 Bosnian Premier League appearances for Posušje and Široki Brijeg, the highest number of appearances in the league's history.[1]
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 a 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]
Široki Brijeg
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, the side lost against the under-19 team of Željezničar on 9 August 2020.[5]
In June 2023, Wagner was appointed as an assistant manager to Marijan Budimir at Široki Brijeg's first team.[6]
Wagner's brother, Ricardo, was also a professional footballer who played with Wagner at Široki Brijeg and became a naturalised Bosnian international.[7]
- As of 28 May 2022
| 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 | 1 June 2022 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 042.31 |
| Total | 36 | 14 | 3 | 19 | 57 | 60 | −3 | 038.89 | ||
Široki Brijeg
Individual
- "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.
- "Široki Brijeg predstavio novog trenera, vraća se i Wagner Santos Lago". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- Alexandre Lopes (8 May 2014). "Artilheiro na Bósnia, brasileiro lamenta não defender seleção local na Copa" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte.
- Wagner at Soccerway