Iomar do Nascimento (born 8 April 1966), known as Mazinho, is a Brazilian football manager and former player. Mazinho played primarily as a
defensive midfielder
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and a full-back in his professional playing career. As a manager, he had a short spell at
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club
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in 2009.
A former
central midfielder
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1989 Copa América
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Brazil won their fourth Copa América, and first since 1949, by beating Uruguay 1–0 in the final match at the ...
,
1994 FIFA World Cup
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and the silver medal at the 1988 Olympics. He was also named in the squads for the
1990 World Cup
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and
1991 Copa América
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Until the 2021 edition, this was the last time that the tournament consisted of only CONMEBO ...
Palmeiras
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Fiorentina
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in Italy, and with
Valencia
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,
Celta de Vigo
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and
Elche
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International career
Mazinho earned 35 caps with the Brazil national team, the first coming in May 1989 in a friendly against
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and the last during the
1994 FIFA World Cup
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. 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
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1989
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, at which point he was playing as a full-back.
Another player nicknamed "Mazinho" –
Waldemar Aureliano de Oliveira Filho
Waldemar Aureliano de Oliveira Filho, usually known as Mazinho Oliveira (born 26 December 1965 in Rio de Janeiro
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– played for Brazil at the
1991 Copa América
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, and was known as "Mazinho Oliveira" or "Mazinho II" to avoid confusion between the two men.
Managing career
In January 2009, Mazinho was appointed as a new head coach of Greek side
Aris Aris or ARIS may refer to:
People
* Aris (surname)
Given name
* Aris Alexandrou, Greek writer
* Aris Brimanis, ice hockey player
* Aris Christofellis, Greek male soprano
* Aris Gavelas, Greek sprinter
* Aris Howard, Former President of the Jama ...
, replacing Spanish
Quique Hernández
Enrique "Quique" Hernández Martí (born 30 October 1958) is a Spanish football manager.
Football career
Born in Anna, Valencia, Hernández started managing in his early 20s. For the following twenty years, with the exception of the 1995–9 ...
. Mazinho, however, was later replaced with former
Valencia
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coach
Héctor Cúper
Héctor Raúl Cúper (; born 16 November 1955) is an Argentine football manager and former player.
As a player, he was a defender who spent most of his career at Club Ferro Carril Oeste, where played 463 games. His nickname was "Cabezón" ("Big ...
in November 2009.
Statistics
Personal life
Mazinho is the father of current players,
Thiago
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of
Liverpool
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and Rafinha of Al-Arabi. His wife, Valéria, was a former volleyball player.
Taça Guanabara
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FIFA World Cup
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:
1994
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1989
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Individual
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Placar
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South American Player of the Year
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Silver Ball: 1989
* South American Team of the Year: 1989.