Vágner Rogério Nunes

Vágner
Personal information
Full name Vágner Rogério Nunes
Date of birth (1973-03-19) 19 March 1973
Place of birth Bauru, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989 Arapongas
1990–1993 Paulista
1993–1995 União São João 33 (3)
1995–1997 Santos 27 (3)
1997–1998 Roma 11 (0)
1998–1999 Vasco Gama 12 (0)
2000 São Paulo 11 (1)
2000–2004 Celta 89 (6)
2005 Atlético Mineiro
National team
2001 Brazil 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Vágner Rogério Nunes (born 19 March 1973), known simply as Vágner, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

The bulk of his professional career was spent in Spain, with Celta.

Club career

Born in Bauru, São Paulo, Vágner played professionally in his country for Paulista Futebol Clube, União São João Esporte Clube, Santos FC, CR Vasco da Gama, São Paulo FC and Clube Atlético Mineiro, having already represented four clubs in ten years.

In 1997 he had an unsuccessful spell in Italy for A.S. Roma, eventually settling in Spain with Celta de Vigo. He played 23 games as the Galician team finished fourth in La Liga in 2003, but was relegated in the following year.[1]

After his move to Atlético Mineiro, Vágner retired from football at the age of 32.

International career

Vágner represented Brazil at the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup; his sole cap came as he played the first 45 minutes of the group stage win against Cameroon (2–0), in an eventual fourth-place finish.

Honours

Santos
Vasco
São Paulo

References

  1. "Rogerio Vagner" (in Spanish). Yo Jugué en el Celta. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
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