Wagner Santos Lago (born 1 January 1978), known as Wagner, is a Brazilian

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and former

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who is the current youth coach of

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club

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. He played 13 years for Široki Brijeg, where he was also the club

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and won one league title and three cups. Wagner would later go on to manage the under-19 team of Široki Brijeg.

Playing career

Early career

Born in

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, Wagner began playing football with local clubs in the

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and

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state competitions before embarking on a fifteen-year career in

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. He left

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for

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in July 2003.

Široki Brijeg

In the summer of 2005, Wagner went to

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where he played the best games in his entire career and also won one league title and three national cups. He had an average of more than ten goals per season while playing for Široki Brijeg. In the 2013–14 league season, Wagner was the league top goalscorer, scoring 18 goals in that season. He left Široki at the age of 40, setting a record of 125 goals and 297 appearances in the Bosnian Premier League with Široki Brijeg and Posušje.

Imotski

In August 2018, Wagner signed a

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contract with Croatian 3. HNL club

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Managerial career

Široki Brijeg U19

On 1 July 2020, after finishing his playing career, Wagner became the new manager of the under-19 team of

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. In his first game as manager, Wagner's team lost against the under-19 team of Željezničar on 9 August 2020.

Personal life

Wagner's brother,

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, was also a professional

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who played with Wagner at

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and became a naturalised Bosnian international.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Široki Brijeg *

: 2005–06 *

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: 2006–07,

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, 2016–17

Individual

Awards * Bosnian Premier League Player of the Season: 2014–15 Performance * Bosnian Premier League Top Goalscorer: 2013–14 (18 goals)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wagner 1978 births Living people People from Ilhéus Footballers from Bahia Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players HŠK Posušje players NK Široki Brijeg players NK Imotski players Men's association football midfielders Brazilian football managers Brazilian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia