Mauro Grasel (born 3 August 1967) better known as Mauro Ovelha, is a Brazilian former professional

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and

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, who played as a

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Player career

Mauro began his career at Criciúma in 1986, and earned the nickname "Ovelha" () from a radio host in the

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, due to the similarity of his hair to that of the singer . In 1997 he became involved in controversy when he attacked a fan after being criticized.

Managerial career

Ovelha began his coaching career improvised at Joaçaba in 2000. In 2001, at Atlético de Ibirama, becoming a coach and player at the same time, even replacing himself during a match. His first big job was at Marcílio Dias in 2007, champion of the Copa Santa Catarina and the Recopa Sul-Brasileira. In 2011 he was state champion for the first time with Chapecoense, after being runners-up for four times. Subsequently, Ovelha was champion of the second state division in 2015 with Brusque and 2017 with Concórdia. In 2022 he took on the role of football supervisor at Camboriú, a team he coached for three seasons. After the 2022 Campeonato Catarinense where Camboriú was runner-up, he went to perform this same function at Metropolitano, where he is currently director.

Honours

Player

;Blumenau *

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: 1987 ;Concórdia EC *Campeonato Catarinense Série B: 1991 ;Atlético de Ibirama *Campeonato Catarinense Série B: 2001

Manager

;Atlético de Ibirama *Campeonato Catarinense Série B: 2001 ;Marcílio Dias *

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: 2007 * Recopa Sul-Brasileira:

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;Chapecoense *

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: 2011 ;Caxias *Copa Pantanal: 2012 ;Brusque *

: 2015 ;Concórdia *Campeonato Catarinense Série B: 2017

References

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