Mozart (footballer)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Santos and the second or paternal family name is Batista. "Júnior" is a generational suffix used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.

Mozart Santos Batista Júnior, usually known simply as Mozart (born 8 November 1979) is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played in both the defensive midfielder and attacking midfielder positions. He is the current head coach of Coritiba.

Mozart

Mozart playing for Spartak Moscow in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Mozart Santos Batista Júnior
Date of birth	(1979-11-08) 8 November 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Curitiba, Brazil
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[citation needed]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Coritiba (head coach)
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
International career
1999–2000	Brazil U23	15	(1)
Managerial career
2013	Canoinhas [pt]
2013	Sport Jaraguá [pt]
2014–2015	Reggina (assistant)
2015	Coritiba U20 (assistant)
2015–2019	Coritiba U20
2019–2020	Coritiba (assistant)
2020	Coritiba (interim)
2020–2021	CSA
2021	Chapecoense
2021	Cruzeiro
2021–2022	CSA
2022–2023	Guarani
2023	Atlético Goianiense
2023–2024	Mirassol
2025–	Coritiba
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club 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.^[1] He returned to play in Brazil for Coritiba, joining the club in July 1998 and being initially assigned to the under-20s.^[2]

Promoted to the first team for the 1999 season, Mozart subsequently became a starter for the club,^[2] and joined fellow top tier side Flamengo in March 2000, for a fee of US$ 3.5 million.^[3] 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.^[4] 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.^[1] He terminated his contract with Spartak in March 2009, and the following month he signed for Palmeiras.^[5]

Mozart's time at Palmeiras ended in August 2009 when he joined Livorno.^[6] He left the club in July 2010, staying more than a year without a club before signing for Chinese side Nanchang Bayi.^[7] After that short stint he retired, initially dedicating his time to producing cachaça in his native state.^[8]

International career

Mozart was in the Brazil squad for the 2000 Summer Olympics.^[5]

Managerial career

In June 2013, Mozart was named manager of Canoinhas [pt] 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 Jaraguá [pt] in the same state's third division.^[9]

On 21 July 2014, Mozart was named Francesco Cozza's assistant at Reggina 1914.^[10] 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.^[11]

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.^[12] He was in charge for one match, and returned to his assistant role after the arrival of Jorginho.

On 18 September 2020, Mozart was named manager of Série B side CSA.^[13] He renewed his contract for a further season on 28 December,^[14] and subsequently narrowly missed out promotion to the first division.

On 18 April 2021, Mozart resigned from CSA and took over Chapecoense, newly promoted to the top tier.^[15] He was sacked on 27 May, after losing the year's Campeonato Catarinense,^[16] and took over Cruzeiro back in the second division on 10 June.^[17]

On 30 July 2021, Mozart resigned from Cruzeiro,^[18] and returned to CSA exactly one month later.^[19] On 13 June 2022, he resigned from the latter side,^[20] and took over fellow second division side Guarani fifteen days later.^[21]

On 19 February 2023, Mozart was sacked by Bugre after a poor start of the campaign,^[22] and took over fellow second division side Atlético Goianiense on 11 March.^[23] On 1 May, despite winning the 2023 Campeonato Goiano, he was sacked,^[24] and was named in charge of Mirassol in the same category three days later.^[25]

On 26 November 2024, after leading Mirassol to their first-ever promotion to the top tier, Mozart left the club,^[26] and returned to Coxa just hours later, now as permanent head coach.^[27]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Coritiba	1999	Série A	18	0	14	0	5	0	—		2[a]	0	39	0
	2000		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		2[b]	0	2	0
	Total		18	0	14	0	5	0	—		4	0	41	0
Flamengo	2000[28]	Série A	11	0	15	0	7	1	1[c]	0	4[d]	0	38	1
Reggina	2000–01[29]	Serie A	13	1	—		—		—		—		13	1
	2001–02[29]	Serie B	36	2	—		2	1	—		—		38	3
	2002–03[29]		28	2	—		0	0	—		—		28	2
	2003–04[29]	Serie A	26	2	—		1	0	—		—		27	2
	2004–05[29]		35	2	—		1	0	—		—		36	2
	Total		138	9	—		4	1	—		—		142	10
Spartak Moscow	2005[30]	Russian Premier League	7	0	—		0	0	—		—		7	0
	2006[30]		22	4	—		0	0	10[e]	1	—		32	5
	2007[30]		18	1	—		0	0	9[f]	1	1[g]	0	28	2
	2008[30]		21	2	—		0	0	4[h]	0	—		25	2
	Total		68	7	—		0	0	23	2	1	0	92	9
Palmeiras	2009[30]	Série A	6	0	—		—		2[i]	0	—		8	0
Livorno	2009–10[30]	Série A	21	0	—		1	0	—		—		22	0
Career total			262	16	29	0	17	2	26	2	9	0	343	20

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

Managerial statistics

As of 8 February 2025

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record								Ref
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Canoinhas [pt]		7 February 2013	17 April 2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Sport Jaraguá [pt]		20 June 2013	November 2013	18	13	3	2	48	12	+36	072.22	[31]
Coritiba (interim)		20 August 2020	23 August 2020	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
CSA		18 September 2020	18 April 2021	45	20	17	8	73	36	+37	044.44	[32]
Chapecoense		18 April 2021	27 May 2021	8	3	3	2	11	8	+3	037.50	[16]
Cruzeiro		10 June 2021	3 August 2021	13	2	7	4	14	18	−4	015.38	[16]
CSA		2 September 2021	13 June 2022	51	23	17	11	71	39	+32	045.10
Guarani		28 June 2022	20 February 2023	33	14	6	13	33	32	+1	042.42
Atlético Goianiense		14 March 2023	1 May 2023	7	3	2	2	21	18	+3	042.86
Mirassol		4 May 2023	26 November 2024	83	37	24	22	94	68	+26	044.58
Coritiba		26 November 2024	present	7	3	1	3	10	7	+3	042.86
Total				243	108	72	63	377	239	+138	044.44	—

Honours

Manager

Atlético Goianiense

• Campeonato Goiano: 2023

References

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2. "Exclusivo: entrevista com Mozart" [Exclusive: interview with Mozart] (in Brazilian Portuguese). COXAnautas. 14 July 2004. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
3. "Mozart, finalmente, acerta com o Flamengo" [Mozart, finally, signs with Flamengo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de Londrina. 14 March 2000. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
4. "Flamengo vende Mozart para clube italiano" [Flamengo sell Mozart to Italian club] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. 24 October 2000. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
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7. "Promessa no Coxa, volante vai para o futebol chinês" [Prospect at Coxa, defensive midfielder goes to Chinese football] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Tribuna PR. 26 April 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
8. "Mozart troca a bola por "cachaça da boa"" [Mozart changes the ball for "good cachaça"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta do Povo. 13 October 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
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11. "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 Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
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14. "Técnico Mozart renova com o CSA até dezembro de 2021" [Manager Mozart renews with CSA until December 2021] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta de Alagoas. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
15. "Mozart é o novo técnico da Chapecoense" [Mozart is the new manager of Chapecoense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Associação Chapecoense de Futebol. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
16. "Comunicado - 27/05/2021" [Announcement - 27/05/2021] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Associação Chapecoense de Futebol. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
17. "Cruzeiro oficializa a contratação de Mozart para a disputa da Série B do Brasileiro" [Cruzeiro turn official the signing of Mozart for the Brasileiro Série B] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
18. "Cruzeiro: Mozart pede demissão e não é mais o técnico do clube" [Cruzeiro: Mozart resigns and is no longer manager of the club] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
19. "Técnico Mozart volta ao CSA quatro meses depois de sair" [Manager Mozart returns to CSA four months after leaving] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
20. "CSA anuncia a saída do técnico Mozart" [CSA announce the departure of manager Mozart] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
21. "Guarani anuncia Mozart como novo técnico" [Guarani announce Mozart as new manager] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
22. "Sob pressão no Paulista, Guarani demite o técnico Mozart" [Under pressure in the Paulista, Guarani sack head coach Mozart] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 19 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
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24. "Atlético-GO demite técnico Mozart depois de apenas sete jogos" [Atlético-GO sack head coach Mozart after just seven matches] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
25. "Mirassol contrata o técnico Mozart" [Mirassol sign head coach Mozart] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
26. "Acertado com o Coritiba, Mozart se despede do Mirassol: "Desejo sucesso na Série A"" [Signed with Coritiba, Mozart bids farewell from Mirassol: "I wish them luck in the Série A"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
27. "Coritiba anuncia Mozart como novo técnico" [Coritiba announce Mozart as new head coach] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
28. "Jogos do Flamengo em 2000" [Matches of Flamengo in 2000] (in Brazilian Portuguese). FlaPédia. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
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32. "Mozart Santos pede desligamento do CSA e vai comandar a Chapecoense" [Mozart resigns from CSA and will manage Chapecoense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Minuto Esportes. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.