Wagner Lopes

Wagner Lopes (呂比須 ワグナー, Ropesu Wagunā, born 29 January 1969) is a Brazilian-born Japanese retired footballer who played as a forward, and is a manager.

Wagner Lopes
呂比須 ワグナー
Personal information
Full name Wagner Lopes
Date of birth (1969-01-29) 29 January 1969
Place of birth Franca, Brazil
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Youth career
São Paulo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1987 São Paulo
1987–1990 Nissan Motors 49 (12)
1990–1994 Kashiwa Reysol 96 (85)
1995–1996 Honda 60 (67)
1997–1998 Bellmare Hiratsuka 56 (36)
1999–2000 Nagoya Grampus Eight 51 (23)
2001 FC Tokyo 10 (3)
2001–2002 Avispa Fukuoka 27 (13)
Total 349 (228)
National team
1997–1999 Japan 20 (5)
Teams managed
2005–2007 Paulista (assistant)
2010 Paulista
2010 PAEC
2011 Paulista
2012 Gamba Osaka (assistant)
2013 Comercial
2013 São Bernardo
2014 Botafogo-SP
2014 Criciúma
2014 Atlético Goianiense
2015 Goiás
2015 Bragantino
2016 Atlético Goianiense
2016 Sampaio Corrêa
2017 Paraná
2017 Albirex Niigata
2018 Paraná
2018–2019 Atlético Goianiense
2020 Botafogo-SP
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Although born in Brazil, Lopes is a naturalised Japanese citizen and represented their national team in 20 occasions. After retiring he took up coaching, mainly working in both his home and footballing countries.

Playing career

Club

Lopes was born in Franca, São Paulo and represented São Paulo FC as a youth. In 1987, after two years as a senior, he moved to Japan and signed with Japan Soccer League club Nissan Motors. From 1988 to 1990, the club won all three major title in Japan; Japan Soccer League, JSL Cup and Emperor's Cup for 2 years in a row.

Lopes moved to Hitachi (later Kashiwa Reysol) in 1990. In 1992, Japan Soccer League was folded and the club joined new league Japan Football League (JFL). The club won 2nd place in 1994 and secured promotion to the J1 League.

In 1994, after Kashiwa signed Müller, Lopes left the club. He joined JFL club Honda in 1995 where he was top scorer for 2 years in a row (1995-1996). He moved to J1 League club Bellmare Hiratsuka in 1997, playing with Hidetoshi Nakata and scoring regularly. However, he left the club end of 1998 season due to financial strain and moved to Nagoya Grampus Eight, winning the 1999 Emperor's Cup.

Toward the end of his career, Lopes played for FC Tokyo (2001) and Avispa Fukuoka (2001-02). He retired end of the 2002 season.

International

In September 1997, Lopes obtained Japanese citizenship. Immediately after this, he was called up to the Japan national team for the 1998 World Cup qualifiers. On 28 September, he made his national team debut against South Korea.

Lopes went on to play six games and scored three goals to help Japan qualify for their first ever FIFA World Cup. At the 1998 World Cup, he played all three matches, assisting Masashi Nakayama in Japan's first ever World Cup against Jamaica. He also played at the 1999 Copa America and scored twice.

Lopes played 20 games and scored five goals for Japan until 1999.[1]

Managerial career

Lopes started his career as Vágner Mancini's assistant at Paulista in 2005, helping the club win their first-ever national title, the 2005 Copa do Brasil. He left the club in 2007 due to health problems, but returned in December 2009. Initially an interim for the 2010 season, he was definitely appointed manager on 23 February.[2] In May, he resigned and was subsequently appointed manager of Pão de Açúcar Esporte Clube.[3]

Lopes returned to Paulista in 2011, winning the year's Copa Paulista before returning to Japan and being named Gamba Osaka's assistant manager in 2012. In October 2012, he was presented as manager of Comercial-SP manager for the ensuing campaign.[4] In that season, he also managed São Bernardo.[5]

In the 2014 campaign, Lopes was in charge of Botafogo-SP, Criciúma and Atlético Goianiense. In the following year, he took over Goiás[6] and Bragantino.[7][8]

Club statistics
Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1987/88Nissan MotorsJSL Division 1218218
1988/89153153
1989/9013140171
1990/91HitachiJSL Division 22333102433
1991/92JSL Division 120434238
1992Football League1713-1713
1993Kashiwa ReysolFootball League181800001818
1994181700101917
1995HondaFootball League303110-3131
1996303621-3237
1997Bellmare HiratsukaJ1 League271834683630
1998291820003118
1999Nagoya Grampus EightJ1 League231352643419
2000281011403311
2001FC TokyoJ1 League1030024127
2001Avispa FukuokaJ1 League87000087
2002J2 League19620-216
Total 3492391682316388263

National team statistics

[1]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
199763
199870
199972
Total205

Managerial statistics

[9]

Team From To Record
GWDLWin %
Albirex Niigata 2017 2017 23 6 5 12 026.09
Total 23 6 5 12 026.09

Honours

Player

São Paulo

Nissan Motors

Nagoya Grampus

Manager

Paulista

Atlético Goianiense

References
  1. Japan National Football Team Database
  2. "Paulista efetiva interino Wagner Lopes como treinador" [Paulista make Wagner Lopes a permanent manager] (in Portuguese). IG Esporte. 23 February 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  3. "Depois de pedir demissão do Paulista, Wagner Lopes será técnico do Pão de Açúcar" [After resigning from Paulista, Wagner Lopes will be the manager of Pão de Açúcar] (in Portuguese). Esporte Jundiaí. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  4. "Wagner Lopes chega ao Comercial com discurso disciplinador" [Wagner Lopes arrives at Comercial with a disciplinarian speak] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 29 October 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  5. "Wagner Lopes é novo técnico do São Bernardo" [Wagner Lopes is the new manager of São Bernardo] (in Portuguese). Repórter Diário. 11 February 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  6. "Wagner Lopes é o novo treinador do Goiás" [Wagner Lopes is the new manager of Goiás] (in Portuguese). Goiás EC. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  7. "EXCLUSIVO! Bragantino contrata Wagner Lopes, que dirigiu o Goiás no Brasileirão". Futebol Interior. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  8. "Bragantino ganha um presente de Natal inesperado: a saída do técnico Wagner Lopes". Futebol Interior. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
  9. Wagner Lopes at J.League (in Japanese)
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