Jorge Wagner Goés Conceição, or simply Jorge Wagner (born 17 November 1978 in Feira de Santana), is a Brazilian former

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who last played for

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. Mainly an

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, but can also play as a

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, left winger,

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and

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, Jorge Wagner is known for his versatility, creativity and fierce shot.

Career

Bahia

Wágner played for

Esporte Clube Bahia Esporte Clube Bahia (), known familiarly as Bahia, is a Brazilian professional football club, based in Salvador, capital city of the Brazilian state of Bahia. They play in the Campeonato Baiano, Bahia's state league, and the Campeonato Bras ...

during the 2000/2001 season, scoring 7 goals in 23 appearances.

Cruzeiro

He then moved to

Cruzeiro Esporte Clube Cruzeiro Esporte Clube (), known simply as Cruzeiro, is a Brazilian sports club based in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Cruzeiro is mostly known for its association football team. It plays ...

where he made 33 league appearances, scoring 4 goals.

Lokomotiv Moscow

Wágner then moved to

FC Lokomotiv Moscow FC Lokomotiv Moscow (''FC Lokomotiv Moskva'', russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб "Локомотив" Москва, ) is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow. Lokomotiv have won the Russian Premier League on three oc ...

in 2003. He made only 7 league appearances before being loaned to

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where he made 18 league appearances. He returned to

where he made only 6 more league appearances.

Internacional

Wágner then moved to

Internacional Sport Club Internacional (), commonly known as Internacional or simply Inter, is a Brazilian professional football club based in Porto Alegre. They play in the Série A, the first division of the Brazilian league, as well as in Campeonato ...

in 2005 where he made 13 first team appearances, scoring 4 goals. In 2006, during his second season with

he won the

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beating rivals São Paulo Futebol Clube.

Real Betis

Wágner moved to Betis in August 2006. He was purchased for €200,000. Wágner made his Betis debut against

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on 10 September 2006 at the

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stadium, which Betis won 3–0. He came on as a second-half substitute.

São Paulo

Wágner was then loaned to São Paulo from Betis for 2007 season where he missed the early rounds of the season through injury. However, after regaining full fitness he enjoyed 1st team football and went on to win the Campeonato Brasileiro in 2007 and was voted the best left midfielder by the CBF. São Paulo have since agreed a permanent deal with Betis and Wágner has signed a 3-year deal.

In Japan

On 7 July 2010, Jorge Wagner sign a contract to 2011 with Japanese club

Kashiwa Reysol is a Japanese professional football club based in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. Their home stadium is Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadiu ...

. He was one of the key players in Reysol's first ever

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winning campaign, recording 11 goals in 31 appearances. He was also named

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award after the season.

Vitória

On 20 January 2015 Jorge Wágner was signed by Brazilian club Vitória.

Brazilian team

In 2008, Jorge Wagner, still uncapped for the national team at any level, according to

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, was in a list of 74 players who could be called up by coach Dunga to play

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for Brazilian team. However, Jorge Wagner was not called up to play that competition.Digão entra em pré-lista olímpica de Dunga, diz jornal
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Club statistics

Honours

;Bahia * Bahia State League: 1 :: 1998 ;Cruzeiro * South Minas Cup: 2 :: 2001, 2002 * Minas Gerais State League: 2 :: 2001, 2002 ;Corinthians *

São Paulo State League The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Run by the FPF, the league is contested between 16 clubs and typ ...

: 1 :: 2003 ;Lokomotiv Moscow * Championship of Russia: 1 :: 2004 ;Internacional * Rio Grande do Sul State League: 1 :: 2005 *

: 1 ::

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;São Paulo * Brazilian League: 2 ::

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2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

;Kashiwa Reysol *

: 1 ::

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;Individual *

: 1 ::

References

External links

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CBF

saopaulofc.net
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