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Carlos Mozer
	Mozer in 2005
Personal information
Full name	José Carlos Nepomuceno Mozer
Date of birth	19 September 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1980–1987	Flamengo
1987–1989	Benfica
1989–1992	Marseille
1992–1995	Benfica
1995–1996	Kashima Antlers
Total
International career
1983–1994	Brazil
Managerial career
2006–2008	Interclube
2009	Raja Casablanca
2011	Naval
2011–2012	Portimonense
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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

Mozer appeared for Brazil at the 1983 Copa América and 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 Copa Libertadores and the Intercontinental Cup, both in 1981.^[2] 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 Primeira Liga 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 defence.^[3]

Mozer was sold to Olympique de Marseille in 1989 for a transfer fee of 25 million francs, with his agent Manuel Barbosa reportedly securing a commission of up to 15%.^[4] 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.^[5]

Subsequently, the 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.

International career

Mozer played 32 times for Brazil, over roughly ten years. He made his senior international debut on 28 July 1983, in a 0–0 friendly draw against Chile. He was a member of the team that finished second in the Copa América later that year, appearing in the 3–1 aggregate defeat to Uruguay in the final.^[6] 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 1–0 elimination.

Originally selected for the 1994 World Cup as well, Mozer was diagnosed with jaundice, left out of the squad and replaced with Aldair.^[7] His final appearance came as a substitute in a friendly match earlier that same year, a 2–0 win against rivals Argentina on 24 March.

Managerial career

After working some years as a sports commentator for Sport TV – he resided in Portugal^[8]– Mozer eventually became a manager. On 24 October 2006, he signed a two-year contract with Angolan club G.D. Interclube,^[9] leading them to the 2007 Girabola title^[10]^[11] but being dismissed from his post in April 2008 after a 3–0 away defeat against Zamalek SC in the second round of the CAF Champions League.^[12]

On 6 July 2009, Mozer agreed to a one-year deal with Raja Casablanca of Morocco,^[13] being sacked shortly after. In December 2010 he returned to Portugal, becoming Associação Naval 1º de Maio's third coach in only 14 matches,^[14] with the Figueira da Foz team eventually ranking last in the league; in early November 2011 he was appointed at the other side that had suffered top-level relegation, Portimonense SC.^[15]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[16]^[17]
Club	Season	League
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals
Flamengo	1980	Série A	0	0
	1981		3	0
	1982		17	1
	1983		10	1
	1984		18	3
	1985		17	1
	1986		24	2
	Total		89	8
Benfica	1987–88	Primeira Liga	32	6
	1988–89	Primeira Liga	29	2
	Total		61	8
Marseille	1989–90	Ligue 1	27	4
	1990–91		31	0
	1991–92		31	0
	Total		89	4
Benfica	1992–93	Primeira Liga	13	0
	1993–94		29	3
	1994–95		17	0
	Total		59	3
Kashima Antlers	1995	J1 League	15	0
	1996	J1 League	2	0
	Total		17	0
Total			315	23

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps
Brazil	1983	9
	1984	3
	1985	6
	1986	5
	1987	0
	1988	0
	1989	2
	1990	4
	1991	0
	1992	1
	1993	1
	1994	1
Total		32

Honours

Player

Flamengo

Campeonato Carioca: 1981, 1986
Copa Libertadores: 1981
Intercontinental Cup: 1981
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1982, 1983

Benfica^[18]

Primeira Liga: 1988–89, 1993–94
Taça de Portugal: 1992–93; Runner-up 1988–89
European Cup runner-up: 1987–88

Marseille^[5]

Ligue 1: 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92
Coupe de France runner-up: 1990–91
European Cup runner-up: 1990–91

Kashima Antlers

J1 League: 1996

Individual

Onze de Onze: 1989, 1990^[19]

Manager

Interclube

Girabola: 2007^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Carlos Mozer". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 27 April 2020.
^ "Mozer pede a atacantes do Flamengo que façam a diferença como Zico em 1981" [Mozer asks Flamengo forwards to make the difference as Zico in 1981]. Record (in Portuguese). 15 December 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
^ "Mozer-Ricardo à frente e atrás" [Mozer-Ricardo up front and at the back]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 May 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
^ Leauthier, Alain (24 May 1997). "OM, les dessous des transferts. Un intermédiaire reconnaît avoir touché 4 millions pour l'achat d'un joueur" [OM, the transfers backstage. Agent admits bagging 4 million for purchase of one player.]. Libération (in French). Retrieved 26 April 2015.
^ ^a ^b "L'ère Bernard Tapie" [Bernard Tapie's era] (in French). Olympique Marseille. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
^ Tabeira, Martín (19 September 2013). "Copa América 1983". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
^ "Forsvaret har ført Brasil til finalen" [Defence has led Brazil to the finals] (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 15 July 1994.
^ "A equipa maravilha" [The wonder team]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 21 December 2003. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
^ "InterClube sign Brazilian coach". BBC Sport. 24 October 2006. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2006.
^ ^a ^b Pereira, António Pedro (22 October 2007). "Carlos Mozer estreia-se com título pelo Inter de Luanda" [Carlos Mozer makes debut with title for Inter de Luanda]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 April 2020.
^ "BRIEF-Soccer-Morocco champions Raja Casablanca opt for Mozer". Reuters. 7 July 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
^ "Mozer fired as InterClube coach". BBC Sport. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
^ "José Carlos Nepomuceno Mozer, nouvel entraîneur du Raja" [José Carlos Nepomuceno Mozer, new coach of Raja] (in French). Raja Casablanca. 6 July 2009. Archived from the original on 10 July 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
^ "Carlos Mozer é o novo treinador da Naval 1.º de Maio" [Carlos Mozer is the new manager of Naval 1.º de Maio]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 30 December 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
^ "Mozer é o novo treinador do Portimonense" [Mozer is the new manager of Portimonense]. Público (in Portuguese). 1 November 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
^ "Carlos Mozer". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
^ Carlos Mozer at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
^ "Bicampeões para a história" [Back-to-back champions for the ages]. Visão (in Portuguese). Portugal: Impresa. May 2015. p. 58. ISSN 0872-3540.
^ Pierrend, José Luis (6 March 2012). ""Onze Mondial" Awards". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 26 December 2015.