Vagner Mancini

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.

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. On 11 December 2009, Mancini was appointed head coach of Vasco da Gama, but was dismissed on 25 March of the following year. On 15 April 2010 he was presented at another club he represented as a player, Guarani, but after failing to avoid relegation, he resigned on 5 December. On 26 September 2011, after a short stint at Ceará, Mancini was appointed as new head coach of Cruzeiro. The following 10 May, he resigned after being knocked out of two competitions in the same week. On 15 May 2012, Mancini signed with Sport (another club he represented as a player) until the end of the year. He was sacked on 11 August, and joined Náutico the following 1 February. Dismissed on 8 April 2013, Mancini was appointed at the helm of Atlético Paranaense on 10 July, with the club in the relegation places. He managed to reach the finals of the 2013 Copa do Brasil, while also finishing third in…

Mancini is the son of the footballer Vastinho. His son, Matheus, is a centre back who currently plays for Confiança. He is also known to have edited his own Wikipedia article.

Player

Grêmio Campeonato Gaúcho: 1995 Copa Libertadores: 1995 Figueirense Campeonato Catarinense: 2003

Coach

Paulista Copa do Brasil: 2005 Vitória Campeonato Baiano: 2008, 2016 Ceará Campeonato Cearense: 2011, 2024 Chapecoense Campeonato Catarinense: 2017