Carlos Mozer
Encyclopedia
José Carlos Nepomuceno Mozer (born 19 September 1960) is a retired Brazil
ian footballer who played as a central defender, and a current coach
.
In his career, he was mainly associated with Benfica in Portugal
, which he represented in two separate spells. Mozer played for Brazil
at the 1990 World Cup
.
, Mozer starting playing for local giants Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
, which he helped win the Libertadores Cup and the Intercontinental Cup
, both in 1981.
After well more than 100 official appearances, he left for Portugal
and S.L. Benfica, being an undisputed starter from the beginning, and helping the club to the league in 1988–89, while scoring more than 10 overall goals in his first stint; also that season, he partnered compatriot Ricardo Gomes in the heart of the Reds defense.
In the summer, Mozer was sold to Olympique de Marseille
of France
, and faced his former side in the season's European Cup
semifinals, a 2–2 controversial aggregate exit. Again, he rarely missed a game, and helped L'OM to three consecutive Ligue 1
conquests. Subsequently, the 32-year old returned to Benfica, where he still managed to amass more than 75 overall appearances until his departure in 1995, after which he saw out his career in Japan
, at Kashima Antlers
.
After working some years as a sports commentator
for Sport TV
- he resided in Portugal - Mozer eventually became a manager. On 24 October 2006, he signed a two-year contract with Angola
n club Grupo Desportivo Interclube. He led the club to the 2007 Girabola
title, but was dismissed from his post in April 2008, after an away defeat against El Zamalek for the CAF Champions League.
On 6 July 2009, Mozer signed a one-year deal with Raja Casablanca of Morocco
, being sacked shortly after. In January 2011 he returned to Portugal, being appointed Associação Naval 1º de Maio
's third coach in 14 matches, with the Figueira da Foz
team eventually ranking last in the league; in early November, he was appointed at the other side that suffered top level relegation, Portimonense SC
.
. After missing the 1986 FIFA World Cup
through injury, he was picked for the 1990 edition
in Italy
; he was booked in the first two group stage matches (both wins), and did not appear in the round of 16 against Argentina
, a 0–1 elimination.
|1980||rowspan="7"|Flamengo
||rowspan="7"|Série A
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|1981||3||0
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|1982||17||1
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|1983||10||1
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|1984||18||3
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|1985||17||1
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|1986||24||2
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|1987/88||rowspan="2"|Benfica||rowspan="2"|Primeira Liga||32||6
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|1988/89||29||2
|-
|1989/90||rowspan="3"|Marseille
||rowspan="3"|Ligue 1
||27||4
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|1990/91||31||0
|-
|1991/92||31||0
|-
|1992/93||rowspan="3"|Benfica||rowspan="3"|Primeira Liga||13||0
|-
|1993/94||29||3
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|1994/95||17||0
|-
|1995||rowspan="2"|Kashima Antlers
||rowspan="2"|J. League 1||15||0
|-
|1996||2||0
89||8
120||11
89||4
17||0
315||23
|}
|1983||9||0
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|1984||3||0
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|1985||6||0
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|1986||5||0
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|1987||0||0
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|1988||0||0
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|1989||2||0
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|1990||4||0
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|1991||0||0
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|1992||1||0
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|1993||1||0
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|1994||1||0
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!Total||32||0
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Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian footballer who played as a central defender, and a current coach
Coach (sport)
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
.
In his career, he was mainly associated with Benfica in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
, which he represented in two separate spells. Mozer played for Brazil
Brazil national football team
The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...
at the 1990 World Cup
1990 FIFA World Cup
The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event twice. Teams representing 116 national football associations from all six populated...
.
Club career
Born in Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, Mozer starting playing for local giants Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo , also known as Flamengo and familiarly as Mengão, is a Brazilian sports club based in the Flamengo bairro, Zona Sul, Rio de Janeiro, best known for its professional football team...
, which he helped win the Libertadores Cup and the Intercontinental Cup
Intercontinental Cup (football)
The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the World Club Championship, Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of the European Cup and the South American Copa Libertadores...
, both in 1981.
After well more than 100 official appearances, he left for Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
and S.L. Benfica, being an undisputed starter from the beginning, and helping the club to the league in 1988–89, while scoring more than 10 overall goals in his first stint; also that season, he partnered compatriot Ricardo Gomes in the heart of the Reds defense.
In the summer, Mozer was sold to Olympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In...
of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, and faced his former side in the season's European Cup
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
semifinals, a 2–2 controversial aggregate exit. Again, he rarely missed a game, and helped L'OM to three consecutive Ligue 1
Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
conquests. Subsequently, the 32-year old returned to Benfica, where he still managed to amass more than 75 overall appearances until his departure in 1995, after which he saw out his career in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, at Kashima Antlers
Kashima Antlers
are a Japanese professional association football club playing in the J. League Division 1. Antlers is derived from the city name, Kashima, which literally means "deer island"....
.
After working some years as a sports commentator
Sports commentator
In sports broadcasting, a commentator gives a running commentary of a game or event in real time, usually during a live broadcast. The comments are normally a voiceover, with the sounds of the action and spectators also heard in the background. In the case of television commentary, the commentator...
for Sport TV
Sport TV
SportTV is the brand name for a group of seven Portuguese sports-oriented television channels. SportTV is the dominant subscription television sports brand in Portugal. The first channel, then known as only SportTV, was launched on 16 September 1998 and is produced by ZON Multimédia and...
- he resided in Portugal - Mozer eventually became a manager. On 24 October 2006, he signed a two-year contract with Angola
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
n club Grupo Desportivo Interclube. He led the club to the 2007 Girabola
Girabola
Girabola is the top division of Angolan football, and it is organized by the Angolan Football Federation.The league winner and runner-up qualify for the CAF Champions League.- History :...
title, but was dismissed from his post in April 2008, after an away defeat against El Zamalek for the CAF Champions League.
On 6 July 2009, Mozer signed a one-year deal with Raja Casablanca of Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
, being sacked shortly after. In January 2011 he returned to Portugal, being appointed Associação Naval 1º de Maio
Associação Naval 1º de Maio
Associação Naval 1º de Maio, commonly known as Naval, is a Portuguese football club based in Figueira da Foz, Coimbra District. Founded on 1 May 1893, it currently plays in the second division, holding home games at Estádio Municipal José Bento Pessoa, with a capacity for 12,630 spectators.Naval is...
's third coach in 14 matches, with the Figueira da Foz
Figueira da Foz
Figueira da Foz , also known as Figueira for short, is a municipality in the Coimbra District, in Portugal. It is located at the mouth of the Mondego River, 40 km west of Coimbra, and sheltered by hills ....
team eventually ranking last in the league; in early November, he was appointed at the other side that suffered top level relegation, Portimonense SC
Portimonense S.C.
Portimonense Sporting Clube is a Portuguese football team based in Portimão. Founded on 14 August 1914, the club is one of the few professional clubs in the Algarve region, and currently plays in second division....
.
International career
During roughly 10 years, Mozer played 32 times for BrazilBrazil national football team
The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...
. After missing the 1986 FIFA World Cup
1986 FIFA World Cup
The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so and officially...
through injury, he was picked for the 1990 edition
1990 FIFA World Cup
The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event twice. Teams representing 116 national football associations from all six populated...
in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
; he was booked in the first two group stage matches (both wins), and did not appear in the round of 16 against Argentina
Argentina national football team
The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...
, a 0–1 elimination.
Club
|-|1980||rowspan="7"|Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo , also known as Flamengo and familiarly as Mengão, is a Brazilian sports club based in the Flamengo bairro, Zona Sul, Rio de Janeiro, best known for its professional football team...
||rowspan="7"|Série A
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...
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|1981||3||0
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|1982||17||1
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|1984||18||3
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|1985||17||1
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|1986||24||2
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|1987/88||rowspan="2"|Benfica||rowspan="2"|Primeira Liga||32||6
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|1988/89||29||2
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|1989/90||rowspan="3"|Marseille
Olympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In...
||rowspan="3"|Ligue 1
Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
||27||4
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|1990/91||31||0
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|1991/92||31||0
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|1992/93||rowspan="3"|Benfica||rowspan="3"|Primeira Liga||13||0
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|1993/94||29||3
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|1994/95||17||0
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|1995||rowspan="2"|Kashima Antlers
Kashima Antlers
are a Japanese professional association football club playing in the J. League Division 1. Antlers is derived from the city name, Kashima, which literally means "deer island"....
||rowspan="2"|J. League 1||15||0
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|1996||2||0
89||8
120||11
89||4
17||0
315||23
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International
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|1994||1||0
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Honours
- Flamengo:
- Rio State ChampionshipCampeonato CariocaThe Campeonato Carioca, also known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro, is the football league of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and is one of the most prestigious national football tournaments...
: 1981, 1986 - Libertadores Cup: 1981
- Intercontinental CupIntercontinental Cup (football)The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the World Club Championship, Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of the European Cup and the South American Copa Libertadores...
: 1981 - Brazilian LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série AThe Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...
: 1982, 1983
- Rio State Championship
- Benfica:
- Portuguese League: 1988–89, 1993–94
- Portuguese CupTaça de PortugalThe Taça de Portugal is the main Portuguese national football knock-out competition. The tournament has been officially known as the Taça de Portugal Millennium since 2008, due to its sponsorship by Portuguese private bank Millennium BCP. It has occurred on a yearly basis since 1938 and is...
: 1992–93; Runner-up 1988–89 - European CupUEFA Champions LeagueThe UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
: Runner-up 1987–88
- Marseille:
- French LeagueLigue 1Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
: 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92 - French CupCoupe de FranceThe Coupe Charles Simon, commonly known as the Coupe de France , is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation...
: Runner-up 1990–91 - European CupUEFA Champions LeagueThe UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
: Runner-up 1990–91
- French League
- Kashima Antlers:
- J. League Division 1: 1996