Wagner Santos Lago

Wagner Santos Lago (born 1 January 1978) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays part-time for 3. HNL club Imotski.

Wagner
Personal information
Full name Wagner Santos Lago
Date of birth (1978-01-01) 1 January 1978
Place of birth Ilhéus, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Imotski
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003 Jaboticabal Atlético 12 (3)
2003–2005 Posušje 58 (35)
2005–2018 Široki Brijeg 239 (90)
2018– Imotski
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 May 2018

He played 13 years for Bosnian Premier League club Široki Brijeg, where he was also the club captain and won one league title and three cups.[1]

Career

Early career

Born in Ilhéus, Brazil, Wagner began playing football with local clubs in the Bahia, Goiás and São Paulo state competitions before embarking on an fifteen-year career in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He left Jaboticabal Atlético for Posušje in July 2003.[2]

Široki Brijeg

In the summer of 2005, Wagner went to Široki Brijeg where he played the best games in his entire career and also won one league title and three national cups. He had an average of more than ten goals per season while playing for Široki Brijeg. In the 2013–14 league season, Wagner was the league top goalscorer, scoring 18 goals in that season.

He left Široki at the age of 40, setting a club record of 90 goals and 239 appearances in the Bosnian Premier League.[3]

Imotski

In August 2018, Wagner signed a part-time contract with Croatian 3. HNL club Imotski.[4]

Personal life

Wagner's brother, Ricardo, was also a professional footballer who played with Wagner at Široki Brijeg and became a naturalised Bosnian international.[5]

Honours

Player

Široki Brijeg

Individual

Awards

Performance

References
  1. "Wagner odlazi u legendu: Kao da sam jučer sjeo u avion za BiH..." (in Bosnian). Interviewed by V. Vukmirović. sportsport.ba. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  2. RELATÓRIO DE TRANSFERÊNCIAS INTERNACIONAIS EM 2003 at CBF.com.br
  3. V. Vukmirović (13 May 2018). "Aplauz za majstora: Wagner se u suzama oprostio od Pecare" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  4. A. Pašić (4 August 2018). "Povratak ikone Premijer lige: Wagner u 40. godini pronašao novi klub" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  5. Alexandre Lopes (8 May 2014). "Artilheiro na Bósnia, brasileiro lamenta não defender seleção local na Copa" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte.
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