Vagner Mancini
Brazilian football manager and former player
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Key Takeaways
- Vagner do Carmo Mancini (born 24 October 1966) is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a midfielder.
- Playing career Born in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Mancini started his career with Guarani in 1988.
- Mancini featured sparingly for the club during the season, being crowned champions of 1995 Copa Libertadores but losing the 1995 Copa do Brasil to Corinthians; he was sent off in the first leg of the latter competition's final.
- In 1999, while injured at Sãocarlense, Mancini took over as an interim coach for ten days, but according to himself, he never effectively coached the club.
- He was crowned champions of the 2005 Copa do Brasil with the side before accepting an offer from Al Nasr SC in April 2007.
Vagner do Carmo Mancini (born 24 October 1966) is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current head coach of Red Bull Bragantino.
Playing career
Born in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Mancini started his career with Guarani in 1988. He subsequently went on to represent Portuguesa, Bragantino and Botafogo-SP before joining Grêmio in 1995.
Mancini featured sparingly for the club during the season, being crowned champions of 1995 Copa Libertadores but losing the 1995 Copa do Brasil to Corinthians; he was sent off in the first leg of the latter competition's final. Subsequently, he went on to play for São José-SP, Coritiba, Ponte Preta, Sãocarlense, Ceará, Figueirense, Sport, Ituano and Paulista, retiring with the latter in 2004 at the age of 37.
In 1999, while injured at Sãocarlense, Mancini took over as an interim coach for ten days, but according to himself, he never effectively coached the club.
Coaching career
In May 2004, while still actively playing for Paulista, Mancini opted to retire after receiving a coaching offer. He was crowned champions of the 2005 Copa do Brasil with the side before accepting an offer from Al Nasr SC in April 2007.
On 10 December 2007, Mancini returned to Brazil after being appointed head coach of former club Grêmio. He was sacked the following 14 February, despite being unbeaten, and was named Vitória head coach on 25 March.
On 15 February 2009, Mancini left Vitória and was announced as head coach of Santos. Relieved from his duties on 13 July, he returned to Vitória on 12 August.
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