Carlos Mozer

Carlos Mozer

Personal information
Full name	José Carlos Nepomuceno Mozer
Date of birth	September 19, 1960 (1960-09-19)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Portimonense (coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1980–1987	Flamengo	93	(8)
1987–1989	Benfica	61	(8)
1989–1992	Marseille	89	(4)
1992–1995	Benfica	59	(3)
1995–1996	Kashima Antlers	17	(0)
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. † Appearances (Goals).

José Carlos Nepomuceno Mozer (born 19 September 1960) is a retired 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. Mozer played for Brazil at the 1990 World Cup.

Club career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Mozer starting playing for local giants 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 10 overall goals in his first stint; also that season, he partnered compatriot Ricardo Gomes in the heart of the Reds' defense.

In the summer, Mozer was sold to Olympique de Marseille of France, and faced his former side in the season'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, the 32-year old 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.

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 Grupo Desportivo Interclube. He led the club to the 2007 Girabola title, but was dismissed from his post in April 2008, after an away defeat against El Zamalek for the CAF Champions League.

On 6 July 2009, Mozer signed a one-year deal with Raja Casablanca of Morocco, being sacked shortly after. In January 2011 he returned to Portugal, being appointed Associação Naval 1º de Maio's third coach in 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 suffered top level relegation, Portimonense SC.

International career

During roughly 10 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.

Statistics

Club

Club performance			League
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals
Brazil			League
1980	Flamengo	Série A	0	0
1981			3	0
1982			17	1
1983			10	1
1984			18	3
1985			17	1
1986			24	2
Portugal			League
1987/88	Benfica	Primeira Liga	32	6
1988/89			29	2
France			League
1989/90	Marseille	Ligue 1	27	4
1990/91			31	0
1991/92			31	0
Portugal			League
1992/93	Benfica	Primeira Liga	13	0
1993/94			29	3
1994/95			17	0
Japan			League
1995	Kashima Antlers	J. League 1	15	0
1996			2	0
Country	Brazil		89	8
	Portugal		120	11
	France		89	4
	Japan		17	0
Total			315	23

International

Brazil national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1983	9	0
1984	3	0
1985	6	0
1986	5	0
1987	0	0
1988	0	0
1989	2	0
1990	4	0
1991	0	0
1992	1	0
1993	1	0
1994	1	0
Total	32	0

Honours

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

• Benfica:
  • 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

External links

• SambaFoot profile
• Profile at Zerozero
• Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
• Carlos Mozer at National-Football-Teams.com