Mozart Santos Batista Júnior, usually known simply as Mozart (born 8 November 1979) is a Brazilian football manager and former player who played in both the defensive midfielder and attacking midfielder positions. He is the current manager of Guarani.

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Mozart

Personal information
Full name	Mozart Santos Batista Júnior
Date of birth	(1979-11-08) 8 November 1979 (age 43)
Place of birth	Curitiba, Brazil
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team	Guarani (manager)
Youth career
1997	Paraná
1998	Bordeaux
1998–1999	Coritiba
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2000	Coritiba	32	(0)
2000	Flamengo	26	(0)
2000–2005	Reggina	138	(9)
2005–2009	Spartak Moscow	68	(7)
2009	Palmeiras	6	(0)
2009–2010	Livorno	21	(0)
2012	Nanchang Bayi
International career
1999–2000	Brazil U23	15	(1)
Management career
2013	Canoinhas
2013	SC Jaraguá
2014–2015	Reggina (assistant)
2015	Coritiba U20 (assistant)
2015–2019	Coritiba U20
2019–2020	Coritiba (assistant)
2020	Coritiba (interim)
2020–2021	CSA
2021	Chapecoense
2021	Cruzeiro
2021–2022	CSA
2022–	Guarani
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Born in Curitiba, Paraná, Mozart started his career with Paraná Clube, before moving to France with FC Girondins de Bordeaux in 1998, although he did not play any games for them.[2] He returned to play in Brazil for Coritiba, joining the club in July 1998 and being initially assigned to the under-20s.[3]

Promoted to the first team for the 1999 season, Mozart subsequently became a starter for the club,[3] and joined fellow top tier side Flamengo in March 2000, for a fee of US$ 3.5 million.[4] At that time, he also appeared for the Olympic national team in the 2000 Summer Olympics.

In October 2000, Mozart was sold to Serie A's Reggina Calcio, for a fee of US$4 million.[5] He subsequently became a regular starter for the side, helping in their promotion back to the first division in 2003.

In August 2005, Mozart moved to Spartak Moscow, for a fee of around €6 million.[2] He terminated his contract with Spartak in March 2009, and the following month he signed for Palmeiras.[6]

Mozart's time at Palmeiras ended in August 2009 when he joined Livorno.[7] He left the club in July 2010, staying more than a year without a club before signing for Chinese side Nanchang Bayi.[8] After that short stint he retired, initially dedicating his time to producing cachaça in his native state.[9]

Managerial career

In June 2013, Mozart was named manager of Canoinhas Atlético Clube for the second division of the Campeonato Catarinense, but was dismissed without managing the team in a single match, after altercations with the club's board. Late in the month, he took over Sport Club Jaraguá in the same state's third division.[10]

On 21 July 2014, Mozart was named Francesco Cozza's assistant at Reggina 1914.[11] In the following year, he returned to Coritiba, being initially named assistant manager of the under-20 squad and later appointed manager of the side in December.[12]

Mozart was later appointed assistant manager of the main squad during the 2019 season, and was named interim manager on 20 August 2020 after the dismissal of Eduardo Barroca.[13] He was in charge for one match, and returned to his assistant role after the arrival of Jorginho.

On 18 September 2020, Mozart was named manager of Série B side CSA.[14] He renewed his contract for a further season on 28 December,[15] and subsequently narrowly missed out promotion to the first division.

On 18 April 2021, Mozart resigned from CSA and took over Chapecoense, newly promoted to the top tier.[16] He was sacked on 27 May, after losing the year's Campeonato Catarinense,[17] and took over Cruzeiro back in the second division on 10 June.[18]

On 30 July 2021, Mozart resigned from Cruzeiro,[19] and returned to CSA exactly one month later.[20] On 13 June 2022, he resigned from the latter side,[21] and took over fellow second division side Guarani fifteen days later.[22]

International career

Mozart was in the Brazil squad for the 2000 Summer Olympics.[6]

Career statistics

Managerial statistics

As of 1 September 2022.

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record								Ref
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Canoinhas		7 February 2013	17 April 2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
SC Jaraguá		20 June 2013	November 2013	18	13	3	2	48	12	+36	072.22	[26]
Coritiba (interim)		20 August 2020	23 August 2020	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
CSA		18 September 2020	18 April 2021	45	20	17	8	73	36	+37	044.44	[27]
Chapecoense		18 April 2021	27 May 2021	8	3	3	2	11	8	+3	037.50	[17]
Cruzeiro		10 June 2021	3 August 2021	13	2	7	4	14	18	−4	015.38	[17]
CSA		2 September 2021	13 June 2022	51	23	17	11	71	39	+32	045.10
Guarani		28 June 2022	present	12	3	4	5	9	12	−3	025.00
Total				125	54	43	28	228	126	+102	043.20	—

References

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