Wagner Ferreira dos Santos
Encyclopedia
Wágner Ferreira dos Santos (born 29 January 1985 in Sete Lagoas
), commonly known as Wágner, is a Brazil
ian football player. He currently plays for Turkish Super League outfit Gaziantepspor
.
and went on to play for Cruzeiro, another team from Belo Horizonte
. Cruzeiro sold Wágner to Al-Ittihad after a transfer fee of around €9 million on January 2007, but a clause in his contract allowed him to come back to Cruzeiro in June 2007 after Al-Ittihad could not finish paying his transfer fee. He was important in Al-Ittihad's championship run. On 7 August 2009 Championat.ru confirm that Lokomotiv Moscow have acquired the Brazilian player, for 6 million euros. 3 days later this move was confirmed by Nikolay Naumov, president of Lokomotiv
.
On 17 January 2011 he signed for Gaziantepspor
for €3 million.
After a feud with Gaziantepspor manager Abdullah Ercan
, Wágner's contract was terminated on a mutual agreement.
specialist, scoring a majority of his goals through free-kicks.
for a friendly but never played.
Sete Lagoas
Sete Lagoas is a city in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The municipal area is 537 km² while the population was 217,506 in 2007.-Location:...
), commonly known as Wágner, is a Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian football player. He currently plays for Turkish Super League outfit Gaziantepspor
Gaziantepspor
Gaziantepspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Gaziantep. Formed in 1969, Gaziantepspor are nicknamed the Şahinler . The club colours are black and red, and they play their home matches at Kamil Ocak Stadyumu....
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Club career
He started his career at América MineiroAmérica Futebol Clube (MG)
América Futebol Clube is a traditional Brazilian football team from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, founded on April 30, 1912....
and went on to play for Cruzeiro, another team from Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte is the capital of and largest city in the state of Minas Gerais, located in the southeastern region of Brazil. It is the third largest metropolitan area in the country...
. Cruzeiro sold Wágner to Al-Ittihad after a transfer fee of around €9 million on January 2007, but a clause in his contract allowed him to come back to Cruzeiro in June 2007 after Al-Ittihad could not finish paying his transfer fee. He was important in Al-Ittihad's championship run. On 7 August 2009 Championat.ru confirm that Lokomotiv Moscow have acquired the Brazilian player, for 6 million euros. 3 days later this move was confirmed by Nikolay Naumov, president of Lokomotiv
FC Lokomotiv Moscow
The following years were rather successful as Lokomotiv were consistent in the national championships. However, performances after World War II suffered and actually in the space of five year Lokomotiv were relegated to the Soviet First League twice. In 1951, Lokomotiv came second and eventually...
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On 17 January 2011 he signed for Gaziantepspor
Gaziantepspor
Gaziantepspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Gaziantep. Formed in 1969, Gaziantepspor are nicknamed the Şahinler . The club colours are black and red, and they play their home matches at Kamil Ocak Stadyumu....
for €3 million.
After a feud with Gaziantepspor manager Abdullah Ercan
Abdullah Ercan
Abdullah Ercan is a retired Turkish international footballer. He currently manages Gaziantepspor and the Turkey U-17 team.-Career:...
, Wágner's contract was terminated on a mutual agreement.
Attributes
Wagner is a left footed offensive midfielder and striker, but is also working on using his right foot too. Despite playing all of the 2006 season as an offensive midfielder, he led the Campeonato Brasileiro, in its early stages, with 8 goals in 10 games. He is a free-kickDirect free kick
A direct free kick is a method of restarting play in a game of association football following a foul. Unlike an indirect free kick, a goal may be scored directly against the opposing side without the ball having first touched another player.-Award:...
specialist, scoring a majority of his goals through free-kicks.
National
He has played for the Brazil U17 and U21 squad. He was also called up for the Brazil national teamBrazil national football team
The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...
for a friendly but never played.
Honours
- Copa do Mundo (Sub 17): 2002
- Campeonato MineiroCampeonato MineiroCampeonato Mineiro is the state football league of the state of Minas Gerais and is controlled by the Minas Gerais Football Federation FMF ....
: 2006, 2008, 2009 - Torneio Octogonal do Chile: 2005
- Copa do Rei: 2006/2007