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Carlos Mozer Personal information Full name José Carlos Nepomuceno Mozer Date of birth September 19, 1960 Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) Playing position Centre back Club information Current club Portimonense (coach) Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1980–1987 Flamengo 93 (8) 1987–1989 Benfica 61 (8) 1989–1992 Marseille 89 (4) 1992–1995 Benfica 59 (3) 1995–1996 Kashima Antlers 17 (0) National team 1983–1994 Brazil 32 (0) Teams managed 2006–2008 Interclube 2009 Raja Casablanca 2011 Naval 2011– Portimonense * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).José Carlos Nepomuceno Mozer (born 19 September 1960) is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a central defender, and a current coach.
In his career, he was mainly associated with Benfica in Portugal, which he represented in two separate spells. Mozer played for Brazil at the 1990 World Cup.
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Club career
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Mozer starting playing for local giants Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, which he helped win the Libertadores Cup and the Intercontinental Cup, both in 1981.
After well more than 100 official appearances, he left for Portugal and S.L. Benfica, being an undisputed starter from the beginning, and helping the club to the league in 1988–89, while scoring more than 10 overall goals in his first stint; also that season, he partnered compatriot Ricardo Gomes in the heart of the Reds' defense.
In the summer, Mozer was sold to Olympique de Marseille of France, and faced his former side in the season's European Cup semifinals, a 2–2 controversial aggregate exit. Again, he rarely missed a game, and helped L'OM to three consecutive Ligue 1 conquests. Subsequently, the 32-year old returned to Benfica, where he still managed to amass more than 75 overall appearances until his departure in 1995, after which he saw out his career in Japan, at Kashima Antlers.
After working some years as a sports commentator for Sport TV - he resided in Portugal - Mozer eventually became a manager. On 24 October 2006, he signed a two-year contract with Angolan club Grupo Desportivo Interclube.[1] He led the club to the 2007 Girabola title,[2] but was dismissed from his post in April 2008, after an away defeat against El Zamalek for the CAF Champions League.[3]
On 6 July 2009, Mozer signed a one-year deal with Raja Casablanca of Morocco,[4] being sacked shortly after. In January 2011 he returned to Portugal, being appointed Associação Naval 1º de Maio's third coach in 14 matches, with the Figueira da Foz team eventually ranking last in the league; in early November, he was appointed at the other side that suffered top level relegation, Portimonense SC.
International career
During roughly 10 years, Mozer played 32 times for Brazil. After missing the 1986 FIFA World Cup through injury, he was picked for the 1990 edition in Italy; he was booked in the first two group stage matches (both wins), and did not appear in the round of 16 against Argentina, a 0–1 elimination.
Statistics
Club
Club performance League Season Club League Apps Goals Brazil League 1980 Flamengo Série A 0 0 1981 3 0 1982 17 1 1983 10 1 1984 18 3 1985 17 1 1986 24 2 Portugal League 1987/88 Benfica Primeira Liga 32 6 1988/89 29 2 France League 1989/90 Marseille Ligue 1 27 4 1990/91 31 0 1991/92 31 0 Portugal League 1992/93 Benfica Primeira Liga 13 0 1993/94 29 3 1994/95 17 0 Japan League 1995 Kashima Antlers J. League 1 15 0 1996 2 0 Country Brazil 89 8 Portugal 120 11 France 89 4 Japan 17 0 Total 315 23 International
Brazil national team Year Apps Goals 1983 9 0 1984 3 0 1985 6 0 1986 5 0 1987 0 0 1988 0 0 1989 2 0 1990 4 0 1991 0 0 1992 1 0 1993 1 0 1994 1 0 Total 32 0 Honours
- Flamengo:
- Rio State Championship: 1981, 1986
- Libertadores Cup: 1981
- Intercontinental Cup: 1981
- Brazilian League: 1982, 1983
- Benfica:
- Portuguese League: 1988–89, 1993–94
- Portuguese Cup: 1992–93; Runner-up 1988–89
- European Cup: Runner-up 1987–88
- Marseille:
- French League: 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92
- French Cup: Runner-up 1990–91
- European Cup: Runner-up 1990–91
- Kashima Antlers:
- J. League Division 1: 1996
References
- ^ InterClube sign Brazilian coach; BBC Sport, 24 October 2006
- ^ "Morocco champions Raja Casablanca opt for Mozer". Reuters. 7 July 2009. http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-africamorocco_brief&prov=reuters&type=lgns. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
- ^ Carlos Mozer perd son club (Carlos Mozer loses club); L'Équipe, 30 April 2008 (French)
- ^ José Carlos Nepomuceno Mozer, nouvel entraîneur du Raja (José Carlos Nepomuceno Mozer, new coach of Raja); Raja Casablanca's website, 6 July 2009 (French)
External links
- SambaFoot profile
- Profile at Zerozero
- Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
- Carlos Mozer at National-Football-Teams.com
Brazil squad – 1983 Copa América Runners-up 1 Leão • 2 Leandro • 3 Márcio • 4 Mozer • 5 Andrade • 6 Júnior • 7 Renato Gaúcho • 8 Sócrates • 9 Roberto Dinamite • 10 Tita • 11 Jorginho • 12 João Marcos • 13 Paulo Roberto • 14 Toninho Carlos • 15 Wladimir • 16 China • 17 Renato • 18 Careca • 19 Éder • 20 Leiz • 21 João Paulo • 22 Acácio • 23 Geraldo • Coach: Parreira
Brazil squad – 1990 FIFA World Cup 
Categories:- 1960 births
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- Primeira Liga players
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- Ligue 1 players
- Olympique de Marseille players
- J. League players
- Kashima Antlers players
- Brazil international footballers
- 1990 FIFA World Cup players
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in France
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