Brazilian footballer and manager (born 1966)
Iomar do Nascimento
(born 8 April 1966), known as
Mazinho
, is a Brazilian
football
manager and former player. Mazinho played primarily as a
defensive midfielder
and a
full-back
in his professional playing career. As a manager, he had a short spell at
Greek
club
Aris
in 2009.
A former
central midfielder
, Mazinho played 35 internationals for
Brazil national team
, winning the
1989 Copa America
,
1994 FIFA World Cup
and the silver medal at the
1988 Olympics
. He was also named in the squads for the
1990 World Cup
and
1991 Copa America
.
Club career
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Mazinho played with
Vasco da Gama
,
Palmeiras
and
Vitoria
in his homeland, with
Lecce
and
Fiorentina
in Italy, and with
Valencia
,
Celta de Vigo
and
Elche
in Spain. Starting his career as left back, he moved to the midfield in the early 1990s.
Mazinho was a three-time winner of the
Campeonato Brasileiro
(Brazilian championship) with Vasco da Gama and Palmeiras. He received the Brazilian Silver Ball award in 1987 and 1988.
International career
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Mazinho earned 35 caps with the
Brazil national team
, the first coming in May 1989 in a friendly against
Peru
and the last during the
1994 FIFA World Cup
.
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At the 1994 World Cup, a tournament Brazil went on to win, he was the third member of the "three men and a baby"
celebration
with
Bebeto
and
Romario
in the quarter-final win against the
Netherlands
. Mazinho was also a
Copa America
winner in
1989
, at which point he was playing as a full-back.
Another player nicknamed "Mazinho" ?
Waldemar Aureliano de Oliveira Filho
? played for Brazil at the
1991 Copa America
, and was known as "Mazinho Oliveira" or "Mazinho II" to avoid confusion between the two men.
Managing career
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In January 2009, Mazinho was appointed head coach of Greek side
Aris
, replacing Spanish
Quique Hernandez
.
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Mazinho, however, was later replaced with former
Valencia
coach
Hector Cuper
in November 2009.
Statistics
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Team
|
Nat
|
From
|
To
|
Record
|
G
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
Win %
|
Aris Thessaloniki
|
|
21 January 2009
|
2 November 2009
|
23
|
11
|
7
|
5
|
0
47.83
|
Total
|
23
|
11
|
7
|
5
|
0
47.83
|
Personal life
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Mazinho is the father of current players
Thiago
of
Liverpool
and
Rafinha
of
Al-Arabi
. His wife, Valeria, was a former volleyball player.
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Honours
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Club
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- Vasco da Gama
- Palmeiras
International
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- Brazil
Individual
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References
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External links
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