Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vágner Rogério Nunes | ||
Date of birth | 19 March 1973 | ||
Place of birth | Bauru, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1989 | Arapongas | ||
1990–1993 | Lousano Paulista | ||
1993–1995 | União São João | 33 | (3) |
1995–1997 | Santos | 27 | (3) |
1997–1998 | Roma | 11 | (0) |
1998–1999 | Vasco Gama | 12 | (0) |
2000 | São Paulo | 11 | (1) |
2000–2004 | Celta | 89 | (6) |
2005 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
International career | |||
2001 | Brazil | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Vágner Rogério Nunes (born 19 March 1973), known simply as Vágner, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
The bulk of his professional career was spent in Spain, with Celta.
Club career
[edit]Born in Bauru, São Paulo, Vágner played professionally in his country for Lousano Paulista, União São João, Santos, Vasco da Gama, São Paulo and Atlético Mineiro, having already represented four clubs in ten years.
In 1997, he had an unsuccessful spell in Italy for Roma, eventually settling in Spain with Celta de Vigo. He played 23 games as the Galician team finished fourth in La Liga in 2003, but was relegated in the following year.[1]
After his move to Atlético Mineiro, Vágner retired from football at the age of 32.
International career
[edit]Vágner represented Brazil at the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup; his sole cap came as he played the first 45 minutes of the group stage win against Cameroon (2–0), in an eventual fourth-place finish.
References
[edit]- ^ "Rogerio Vagner" (in Spanish). Yo Jugué en el Celta. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
External links
[edit]- 1973 births
- Living people
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Paulista Futebol Clube players
- União São João Esporte Clube players
- Santos FC players
- CR Vasco da Gama players
- Copa Libertadores-winning players
- São Paulo FC players
- Clube Atlético Mineiro players
- Serie A players
- AS Roma players
- La Liga players
- RC Celta de Vigo players
- Brazil men's international footballers
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Footballers from Bauru