Magno Mocelin (born 26 February 1974), known as Magno, is a Brazilian former professional

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who played as a forward. His 15-year professional career, which was spent in four countries, was mainly associated with Alavés in Spain, for which he appeared in 208 official games and played in one

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final.

Club career

Born in

Curitiba Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná in Brazil. The city's population was 1,948,626 , making it the eighth most populous city in Brazil and the largest in Brazil's South Region. The Curitiba Metropolitan area ...

, Paraná, Magno started playing professionally with Clube de Regatas do Flamengo and

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. He moved overseas in 1996, spending three seasons with Dutch

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club FC Groningen and being relegated at the end of his last. Aged 24, Magno joined

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side

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for the 1998–99 campaign, remaining six years with the Basques and playing an important attacking role (mainly as a substitute as the team reached the 2001

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of the

which was lost to

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in extra time, where he was

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). He subsequently returned to the Netherlands, signing for De Graafschap. After a season back in the

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with De Graafschap – also relegated from the top level – Magno started a

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adventure in 2005, first playing with

AC Omonia Athletic Club Omonia Nicosia ( el, Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Oμόνοιας Λευκωσίας, ΑΣΟΛ; ''Athlitikos Sillogos Omonias Lefkosias'', ''ASOL''), commonly known as Omonia Nicosia, or simply Omonia ("Harmony"; also tran ...

. On 6 June 2008, he moved to fellow First Division side AEK Larnaca FC on a one-year contract.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Magno Mocelin 1974 births Living people Brazilian footballers Association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players CR Flamengo footballers Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense players Eredivisie players FC Groningen players De Graafschap players La Liga players Segunda División players Deportivo Alavés players Cypriot First Division players AC Omonia players AEK Larnaca FC players Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Footballers from Curitiba