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Mazinho
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Iomar do Nascimento (born 8 April 1966), known as Mazinho, is a Brazilian football manager and former player. Mazinho played primarily as a defensive midfielder and a full-back in his professional playing career. As a manager, he had a short spell at Greek club Aris in 2009.
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Mazinho is a Brazilian male association football player and coach born in Santa Rita on April 8, 1966. He began his work period in 1983 and speaks Portuguese. Playing as a midfielder or defensive midfielder, he represented Brazil in the 1990 and 1994 FIFA World Cups, as well as the 1988 Summer Olympics.
His club career included stints with E.C. Vitória, Valencia CF, US Lecce, and RC Celta de Vigo. He is the father of Thiago Alcântara and Rafinha.
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Key facts
- Football biography.name
- Mazinho
- Football biography.image
- Iomar do Nascimento Melo, Barcelona 2019 (cropped).jpg
- Football biography.caption
- Mazinho in 2019
- Football biography.fullname
- Iomar do Nascimento
- Football biography.birth_place
- Santa Rita, Paraíba, Brazil
- Football biography.height
- 1.76 m
- Football biography.position
- Midfielder, full-back
- Football biography.years1
- 1985–1990
- Football biography.clubs1
- Vasco da Gama
- Football biography.caps1
- 232
- Football biography.goals1
- 16
- Football biography.years2
- 1990–1991
- Football biography.clubs2
- Lecce
- Football biography.caps2
- 34
- Football biography.goals2
- 2
- Football biography.years3
- 1991–1992
- Football biography.clubs3
- Fiorentina
- Football biography.caps3
- 21
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Position
- Defensive Midfield
- Nationality
- Brazil
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Brazil
- Place of birth
- Santa Rita
- Child
- Rafinha
- Occupation
- association football coach
- Languages spoken
- Portuguese
- Participant in
- 1988 Summer Olympics
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Brazil men's national football team
- Position played
- midfielder
- Country for sport
- Brazil
- Mass
- 74
- Image
- Iomar do Nascimento Melo, Barcelona 2019 (cropped).jpg
- Height
- 176
Show 4 more facts
- date of birth
- 1966-04-08
- start of work period
- 1983-00-00
- different from
- Anderson Soares da Silva
- Commons category
- Mazinho
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Club career
- International career
- Managing career
- Statistics
- Personal life
- Honours
- Club
- International
- Individual
- References
- External links
Iomar do Nascimento (born 8 April 1966), known as Mazinho, is a Brazilian football manager and former player. Mazinho played primarily as a defensive midfielder and a full-back in his professional playing career. As a manager, he had a short spell at Greek club Aris in 2009.
A former central midfielder, Mazinho played 35 internationals for Brazil national team, winning the 1989 Copa América, 1994 FIFA World Cup and the silver medal at the 1988 Olympics. He was also named in the squads for the 1990 World Cup and 1991 Copa América.
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