Wilson Roberto Gottardo, commonly known as just Wilson Gottardo (born 23 May 1963), is a Brazilian former association footballer who played as a defender and the current coach of the Villa Nova-MG. He played in several Brazilian Série A clubs.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Wilson Roberto Gottardo | ||
Date of birth | (1963-05-23) 23 May 1963 (age 59) | ||
Place of birth | Santa Bárbara d'Oeste, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | (head coach) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1980–1982 | União Barbarense | ||
1982–1986 | Guarani | 35 | (1) |
1986–1987 | Náutico | 13 | (1) |
1987–1990 | Botafogo | 64 | (2) |
1991–1993 | Flamengo | 35 | (2) |
1993–1994 | Marítimo | ||
1994–1995 | Botafogo | 49 | (2) |
1995 | São Paulo | ||
1995–1996 | Botafogo | 21 | (1) |
1997 | Fluminense | ||
1997–1998 | Cruzeiro | 41 | (1) |
1999 | Sport | 18 | (0) |
International career | |||
1991 | Brazil | 6 | (0) |
Management career | |||
2011 | Villa Nova | ||
2011 | Bonsucesso | ||
2015 | Tupi | ||
2015 | São José | ||
2016 | Villa Nova[2] | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Born in Santa Bárbara d'Oeste,[3] he started his professional career in 1980 playing for União Barbarense of his native city.[4] He left the club two years later to play for Guarani, then Gottardo defended Náutico in 1986 and in 1987.[4] He joined Botafogo in 1987, winning the Campeonato Carioca in 1989 and in 1990,[3] and joining Botafogo's arch-rival Flamengo in 1991,[4] where he won the Campeonato Carioca in 1991, and the Série A in 1992,[3] before leaving the club in 1993.[4] Gottardo played 131 games and scored eight goals during his spell at Flamengo.[5] After playing the 1993–94 season in Portugal with Marítimo,[4] he won the Série A in 1995 with Botafogo.[3] Wilson Gottardo played the 1995 season with São Paulo, returning for a third spell with Botafogo in 1995 and in 1996.[4] Wilson Gottardo joined Cruzeiro in 1997, after playing for Fluminense in the same year.[4] With Cruzeiro, he won the Campeonato Mineiro in 1997 and in 1998, and the Copa Libertadores in 1997.[3] He left Cruzeiro in 1998 to play for Sport in 1999,[4] when he won the Campeonato Pernambucano,[3] and then retired.[4]
Wilson Gottardo played six times for the Brazilian national team in 1991, without scoring a goal,[6] including three Copa América games.[4] He played his first game for the Brazilian team on March 27, 1991, against Argentina, while his last game was played on July 13 of that year against Colombia.[6]
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Copa Libertadores winning captains | |
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Brazil squad – 1991 Copa América runners-up | ||
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