Wagner (footballer, born 1978)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Santos and the second or paternal family name is Lago.

Wagner Santos Lago (born 1 January 1978), known as Wagner, is a Brazilian football manager and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. He is currently working as an assistant manager at Bosnian Premier League club Široki Brijeg.

Wagner

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

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 a fifteen-year career in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He left Jaboticabal Atlético for Posušje in July 2003.^[1]

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 season, Wagner was the league top goalscorer, scoring 18 goals in that season. He was given the Bosnian Premier League Player of the Season award in the following season.

Wagner left Široki Brijeg at the age of 40, setting at the time a record of 125 goals and 297 appearances in the Bosnian Premier League with Široki Brijeg and Posušje.^[2]

Imotski

In August 2018, Wagner signed a part-time contract with Croatian 3. HNL club Imotski.^[3]

Managerial career

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.^[4]

In June 2023, Wagner was appointed as an assistant manager to Marijan Budimir at Široki Brijeg's first team.^[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 28 May 2022

Managerial record by team and tenure

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

Honours

Široki Brijeg

• Bosnian Premier League: 2005–06
• Bosnian Cup: 2006–07, 2012–13, 2016–17

Individual

• Bosnian Premier League Player of the Season: 2014–15
• Bosnian Premier League top goalscorer: 2013–14

References

1. RELATÓRIO DE TRANSFERÊNCIAS INTERNACIONAIS EM 2003 at CBF.com.br
2. V. Vukmirović (13 May 2018). "Aplauz za majstora: Wagner se u suzama oprostio od Pecare" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
3. A. Pašić (4 August 2018). "Povratak ikone Premijer lige: Wagner u 40. godini pronašao novi klub" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
4. "Juniori Željezničara bolji od Širokog Brijega" (in Bosnian). Sport1.ba. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
5. "Široki Brijeg predstavio novog trenera, vraća se i Wagner Santos Lago". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
6. Alexandre Lopes (8 May 2014). "Artilheiro na Bósnia, brasileiro lamenta não defender seleção local na Copa" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte.

External links

• Wagner at Soccerway