Mazinho

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.

For other uses, see Mazinho (disambiguation).

Mazinho
Mazinho in 2019
Personal information
Full name Iomar do Nascimento
Date of birth (1966-04-08) 8 April 1966
Place of birth Santa Rita, Paraíba, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, full-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1990 Vasco da Gama 79 (7)
1990–1991 Lecce 34 (2)
1991–1992 Fiorentina 21 (0)
1992–1994 Palmeiras 20 (0)
1994–1996 Valencia 71 (0)
1996–2000 Celta Vigo 114 (8)
2000–2001 Elche 17 (0)
2001 Vitória 15 (0)
Total 371 (17)
International career
1989–1994 Brazil 35 (0)
Managerial career
2009 Aris
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Brazil
FIFA World Cup
Winner1994 USA
Copa América
Winner1989 Brazil
Runner-up1991 Chile
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1988 SeoulTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

A former central midfielder, Mazinho played 35 internationals for Brazil national team, winning the 1989 Copa América, 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 América.

Club career

Mazinho played with Vasco da Gama, Palmeiras and Vitória 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

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.[1][2] 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 Romário in the quarter-final win against the Netherlands. Mazinho was also a Copa América 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 América, and was known as "Mazinho Oliveira" or "Mazinho II" to avoid confusion between the two men.

Managing career

In January 2009, Mazinho was appointed head coach of Greek side Aris, replacing Spanish Quique Hernández.[3] Mazinho, however, was later replaced with former Valencia coach Héctor Cúper in November 2009.

Statistics
Team Nat From To Record
GWDLWin %
Aris Thessaloniki Greece 21 January 2009 2 November 2009 23 11 7 5 047.83
Total 23 11 7 5 047.83

Personal life

Mazinho is the father of current players, Thiago of Liverpool and Rafinha of Al-Arabi. His wife, Valéria, was a former volleyball player.[4][5]

Honours

Club
Vasco da Gama
Palmeiras

International
Brazil

Individual

References
  1. "Brazil – Record International Players". rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
  2. "Mazinho". sambafoot.com. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
  3. "Mazinho sustituye a Quique Hernández como entrenador del Aris de Salónica". Diario AS (in Spanish). 22 January 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
  4. Hamilton, Tom (18 September 2020). "Liverpool sign Thiago from Bayern Munich on long-term deal". ESPN. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  5. "Thiago y Jonathan, ADN fútbol" [Thiago and Jonathan, football DNA]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 21 August 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  6. "South American Team of the Year". RSSF.com. 16 January 2009. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
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