Iomar do Nascimento (born 8 April 1966), known as Mazinho, is a Brazilian

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manager and former player. Mazinho played primarily as a

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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

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, Mazinho played 35 internationals for Brazil national team, winning the

1989 Copa América The 1989 Copa América football tournament was hosted by Brazil, from 1 to 16 July. All ten CONMEBOL member nations participated. Brazil won their fourth Copa América, and first since 1949, by beating Uruguay 1–0 in the final match at the Est ...

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and the silver medal at the

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. He was also named in the squads for the

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and

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Club career

Mazinho played with

Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama ( , ; – 24 December 1524), was a Portuguese explorer and nobleman who was the Portuguese discovery of the sea route to India, first European to reach India by sea. Da Gama's first voyage (1497–1499) was the first to link ...

Palmeiras The Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional association football, football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes (district of São Paulo), Perdizes. Palmeiras is ...

and Vitória in his homeland, with

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and

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in Italy, and with

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and

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in Spain. Starting his career as left back, he moved to the midfield in the early 1990s. Mazinho was a three-time winner of the Campeonato Brasileiro (Brazilian championship) with Vasco da Gama and Palmeiras. He received the Brazilian Silver Ball award in 1987 and 1988.

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

. At the 1994 World Cup, a tournament Brazil went on to win, he was the third member of the "three men and a baby" celebration with

Bebeto José Roberto Gama de Oliveira (born 16 February 1964), known as Bebeto (), is a Brazilian former professional football player who played as a forward. He entered politics in the 2010 Brazilian general elections and was elected to the Legis ...

and

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in the quarter-final win against the

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. Mazinho was also a

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winner in

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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), is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a forward. Career statistics Club International References External links * * ...

– played for Brazil at the

, and was known as "Mazinho Oliveira" or "Mazinho II" to avoid confusion between the two men.

Managing career

In January 2009, Mazinho was appointed head coach of Greek side

, replacing Spanish

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. Mazinho, however, was later replaced with former

coach

Héctor Cúper Héctor Raúl Cúper (; born 16 November 1955) is an Argentine football manager and former player who was most recently head coach of the Syria national team. As a player, he was a defender who spent most of his career at Ferro Carril Oeste, w ...

in November 2009.

Statistics

Personal life

Mazinho is the father of football players Thiago and

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. His wife, Valéria Alcântara, was a former volleyball player.

Honours

Club

;Vasco da Gama *

Campeonato Carioca The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro State Championship), also commonly known as the Cariocão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Br ...

(Rio de Janeiro State championship): 1987, 1988 * Campeonato Brasileiro (Brazilian championship): 1989 * Troféu Ramon de Carranza: 1987, 1988, 1989 *

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: 1986, 1987, 1990 *

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: 1988 ;Palmeiras * Campeonato Brasileiro (Brazilian championship): 1993, 1994 *

Campeonato Paulista The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Run by the São Paulo State Football Federation (FPF), ...

(São Paulo State championship): 1993, 1994 * Rio – São Paulo Tournament: 1993

International

;Brazil *

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Individual

* ''

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'' Bola de Prata: 1987, 1988, 1989; * South American Player of the Year Silver Ball: 1989 * South American Team of the Year: 1989.

References

External links

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at CBF.com.br * {{Aris Thessaloniki F.C. managers 1966 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian football managers Naturalised citizens of Spain Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Serie A players La Liga players Segunda División players CR Vasco da Gama players SE Palmeiras players Santa Cruz Futebol Clube players Esporte Clube Vitória players US Lecce players ACF Fiorentina players Valencia CF players RC Celta de Vigo players Elche CF players Deportivo Alavés players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers 1989 Copa América players 1990 FIFA World Cup players 1991 Copa América players 1994 FIFA World Cup players FIFA World Cup–winning players Copa América–winning players Men's association football midfielders Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Brazil Olympic silver medalists for Brazil Brazil men's international footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Aris Thessaloniki F.C. managers Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen