brazilian football coach and former player

Iomar do Nascimento ( born 8 April 1966 ), known as Mazinho, is a brazilian football coach and former musician. Mazinho played primarily as a defensive-minded midfielder and a full-back in his professional play career. As a director, he had a shortstop spell at Greek clubhouse Aris in 2009. A former cardinal midfielder, Mazinho played 35 internationals for Brazil national team, winning the 1989 Copa América, 1994 FIFA World Cup and the silver decoration at the 1988 Olympics. He was besides named in the squads for the 1990 World Cup and 1991 Copa América.

Club career [edit ]

Mazinho played with Vasco district attorney Gama, Palmeiras and Vitória in his fatherland, 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 district attorney Gama and Palmeiras. He received the brazilian Silver Ball prize in 1987 and 1988 .

International career [edit ]

Mazinho earned 35 caps with the Brazil national team, the first coming in May 1989 in a friendly against Peru and the final 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 baby ” celebration with Bebeto and Romário in the quarter-final gain against the Netherlands. Mazinho was besides 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 [edit ]

In January 2009, Mazinho was appointed as a modern point coach of greek side Aris, replacing spanish Quique Hernández. [ 3 ] Mazinho, however, was belated replaced with former Valencia passenger car Héctor Cúper in November 2009 .

Statistics [edit ]

Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win %
Aris Thessaloniki Greece 21 January 2009 2 November 2009 23 11 7 5 0 47.83
Total 23 11 7

5 0 47.83

personal life [edit ]

Mazinho is the father of current players, Thiago of Liverpool and Rafinha of Paris Saint-Germain. His wife, Valéria, was a early volleyball player. [ 4 ] [ 5 ]

Honours [edit ]

club [edit ]

Vasco da Gama
Palmeiras

International [edit ]

Brazil

individual [edit ]

References [edit ]

  • Mazinho at CBF.com.br ( in Portuguese )
  • Mazinho at National-Football-Teams.com