Mozart (footballer)
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mozart Santos Batista Júnior | ||
Date of birth | 8 November 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Curitiba, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
?–1998 | Paraná Clube | ||
1998–? | Bordeaux | ||
1999? | Coritiba | 18 | (0) |
2000? | Flamengo | 11 | (0) |
2000–2005 | Reggina | 137 | (9) |
2005–2009 | Spartak Moscow | 68 | (7) |
2009 | Palmeiras | 6 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Livorno | 21 | (0) |
International career | |||
1999–2000 | Brazil U23 | 15 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 March 2009 |
Mozart Santos Batista Júnior, usually known simply as Mozart (born 8 November 1979) is a former professional association football player. He played in both the defensive midfielder and attacking midfielder positions.
Club career
Born in Curitiba, Brazil, 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. He returned to play in Brazil for Coritiba and Flamengo, and then moved to Serie A's Reggina Calcio in 2000.[2]
In August 2005 he 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.[3] Mozart's time at Palmeiras ended in August 2009 when he joined Livorno.[4]
International career
Mozart was in the Brazil squad for the 2000 Summer Olympics.[3]
References
- ^ "Player Profile". FootballDatabase.eu. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ a b "Mozart hits right note with Spartak". UEFA. 19 August 2005. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ a b Gregory Sica (25 April 2009). "Mozart Returns To Brazil With Palmeiras". Goal.com. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ^ "Santos Batista Mozart". Sky Sports. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Curitiba
- Brazilian footballers
- Brazilian football managers
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Olympic footballers of Brazil
- Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Brazilian people of Polish descent
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in Russia
- Expatriate footballers in China
- Association football midfielders
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Ligue 1 players
- Russian Premier League players
- Paraná Clube players
- FC Girondins de Bordeaux players
- Coritiba Foot Ball Club players
- Clube de Regatas do Flamengo footballers
- Urbs Reggina 1914 players
- FC Spartak Moscow players
- Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players
- A.S. Livorno Calcio players
- Brazilian football midfielder, 1970s birth stubs