Carlos Mozer

Carlos Mozer

Personal information
Full name	José Carlos Nepomuceno Mozer
Date of birth	(1960-09-19) 19 September 1960
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1980–1987	Flamengo	89	(8)
1987–1989	Benfica	61	(8)
1989–1992	Marseille	89	(4)
1992–1995	Benfica	59	(3)
1995–1996	Kashima Antlers	17	(0)
Total		315	(23)
National team
1983–1994	Brazil	32	(0)
Teams managed
2006–2008	Interclube
2009	Raja Casablanca
2011	Naval
2011	Portimonense
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

José Carlos Nepomuceno Mozer (born 19 September 1960) is a former Brazilian footballer who played as a central defender, and a current coach.

In his career he was mainly associated with Benfica in Portugal, which he represented in two separate spells. He also played three years with Marseille.

Mozer appeared for Brazil at the 1990 World Cup.

Club career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Mozer starting playing for local Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, which he helped win the Libertadores Cup and the Intercontinental Cup, both in 1981. After well more than 100 official appearances he left for Portugal and S.L. Benfica, being an undisputed starter from the beginning and helping the club to the league in 1988–89, while scoring more than ten overall goals in his first stint; also that season, he partnered compatriot Ricardo Gomes in the heart of the Eagles' defense.

In 1989 Mozer was sold to Olympique de Marseille for a transfer fee of 25 million francs, with his agent Manuel Barbosa reportedly securing a commission of up to 15%.^[1] He faced his former side in the campaign's European Cup semifinals, a 2–2 controversial aggregate exit – again, he rarely missed a game, and helped L'OM to three consecutive Ligue 1 conquests.

Subsequently, 32-year-old Mozer returned to Benfica, where he still managed to amass more than 75 overall appearances until his departure in 1995, after which he saw out his career in Japan at Kashima Antlers. He was the first player to score in penalty shootouts in two European Cup Finals, in 1988 and 1991.

After working some years as a sports commentator for Sport TV – he resided in Portugal – Mozer eventually became a manager. On 24 October 2006 he signed a two-year contract with Angolan club G.D. Interclube,^[2] leading it to the 2007 Girabola title^[3] but being dismissed from his post in April 2008 after an away defeat against El Zamalek for the CAF Champions League.^[4]

On 6 July 2009 Mozer signed a one-year deal with Raja Casablanca of Morocco,^[5] being sacked shortly after. In January 2011 he returned to Portugal, being appointed Associação Naval 1º de Maio's third coach in only 14 matches, with the Figueira da Foz team eventually ranking last in the league; in early November he was appointed at the other side that had suffered top level relegation, Portimonense SC.

International career

During roughly ten years, Mozer played 32 times for Brazil. After missing the 1986 FIFA World Cup through injury, he was picked for the 1990 edition in Italy: he was booked in the first two group stage matches (both wins), and did not appear in the round-of-16 against Argentina, a 0–1 elimination.

Career statistics

Club

^[6]

International

Honours

Player

Flamengo

• Rio State Championship: 1981, 1986
• Libertadores Cup: 1981
• Intercontinental Cup: 1981
• Brazilian League: 1982, 1983

Benfica^[7]

• Portuguese League: 1988–89, 1993–94
• Portuguese Cup: 1992–93; Runner-up 1988–89
• European Cup: Runner-up 1987–88

Marseille

• French League: 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92
• French Cup: Runner-up 1990–91
• European Cup: Runner-up 1990–91

Kashima Antlers

• J. League Division 1: 1996

References

External links

• SambaFoot profile
• Carlos Mozer at thefinalball.com
  
• Carlos Mozer profile at ForaDeJogo
  
• Carlos Mozer at National-Football-Teams.com
• Carlos Mozer – FIFA competition record

Brazil squad – 1983 Copa América Runners-up
1 Leão 2 Leandro 3 Márcio 4 Mozer 5 Andrade 6 Júnior 7 Renato Gaúcho 8 Sócrates 9 Roberto Dinamite 10 Tita 11 Jorginho 12 João Marcos 13 Paulo Roberto 14 Toninho Carlos 15 Wladimir 16 China 17 Renato 18 Careca 19 Éder 20 Leiz 21 João Paulo 22 Acácio 23 Geraldo Coach: Parreira

Brazil squad – 1990 FIFA World Cup
1 Taffarel 2 Jorginho 3 Ricardo Gomes (c) 4 Dunga 5 Alemão 6 Branco 7 Bismarck 8 Valdo 9 Careca 10 Silas 11 Romário 12 Acácio 13 Mozer 14 Aldair 15 Müller 16 Bebeto 17 Renato 18 Mazinho 19 Ricardo Rocha 20 Tita 21 Mauro Galvão 22 Zé Carlos Coach: Lazaroni