Mauro Geraldo Galvão (born 19 December 1961) is a Brazilian retired

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who played as a sweeper, having won the title of Brazilian Champion four times, playing for Internacional (1979), Grêmio Portoalegrense (1996) and Vasco da Gama (1997 and 2000), along a span of 21 years; won the Libertadores Cup in 1998 and lost the finals of the 1999 Intercontinental Cup and of the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship.

Playing career

In his country Galvão played for

Sport Club 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 ...

Bangu Atlético Clube Bangu Atlético Clube, commonly known as Bangu, is a Brazilian professional association football club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the western neighbourhood of Bangu. The team plays in Série D, the fourth tier of the Brazilian football le ...

, Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas,

Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense (), commonly known as Grêmio, is a Brazilian professional football club based in Porto Alegre, capital city of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The club plays in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, ...

(two spells) and

CR Vasco da Gama Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama (), commonly referred as Vasco da Gama or simply Vasco, is a professional sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Originally a rowing club, Vasco is mostly known for its football team, who it currently compet ...

. In

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he moved to

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in Switzerland, where he would remain for the following six seasons, winning the 1993 Swiss Cup after having reached the final of the competition the previous year. After contributing rarely to Grêmio's fifth place in the 2001 Série A, also winning his second

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– the first was also conquered with that club, four years before – Galvão retired from football, at the age of 40. He gained 24

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for

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, his debut coming in 1986. After being an unused squad member at that year's

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, he was a starter under

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in the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy, partnering Ricardo Gomes,

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and Ricardo Rocha – all four stoppers saw time during the tournament, Galvão played all four games, three complete – in a 5–3–2 formation, in an eventual round-of-16 exit. Additionally Galvão helped the national team win the

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, also appearing in all the matches at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the sec ...

tournament, which ended with silver medal

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Managerial career

In 2003 Galvão replaced

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as Vasco's head coach, starting his coaching career. He managed the club in 28 games, finally preventing its relegation to the Série B, after finishing 17th. The following year he was appointed at Botafogo taking

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's place, but was himself fired before the end of the season. In 2005 Galvão briefly managed Clube Náutico Capibaribe, coaching

Vila Nova Futebol Clube Vila Nova Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Vila Nova, is a Brazilian professional club based in Goiânia, Goiás founded on 29 July 1943. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, the second tier of Brazilian football, as well as ...

in the same year.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Galvao, Mauro 1961 births Living people Footballers from Porto Alegre Brazilian footballers Association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Sport Club Internacional players Bangu Atlético Clube players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense players CR Vasco da Gama players Swiss Super League players FC Lugano players Brazil international footballers 1986 FIFA World Cup players 1989 Copa América players 1990 FIFA World Cup players Copa América-winning players Footballers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Brazil Olympic silver medalists for Brazil Olympic medalists in football Brazil under-20 international footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Brazilian football managers CR Vasco da Gama managers Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas managers Clube Náutico Capibaribe managers Vila Nova Futebol Clube managers Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics