Jorge Wagner Goés Conceição, or simply Jorge Wagner (born 17 November 1978), is a Brazilian former footballer.

Jorge Wagner
Wagner with São Paulo in 2010
Personal information
Full name Jorge Wagner Goés Conceição[1]
Date of birth (1978-11-17) 17 November 1978 (age 45)[1]
Place of birth Feira de Santana, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1996–1998 Bahia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 Bahia 24 (9)
2001–2003 Cruzeiro 33 (4)
2003Corinthians (loan) 18 (0)
2003–2006 Lokomotiv Moscow 18 (2)
2005–2006Internacional (loan) 46 (12)
2006–2007 Real Betis 10 (0)
2007São Paulo (loan) 34 (4)
2008–2010 São Paulo 91 (9)
2011–2013 Kashiwa Reysol 91 (20)
2014 Botafogo 1 (1)
2014 Kashima Antlers 8 (0)
2015 Vitória 0 (0)
2017 Fluminense de Feira
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mainly an attacking midfielder, but could also play as a left midfielder, left wing-back, left winger, central midfielder and left back, Jorge Wagner was known for his versatility, creativity and fierce shot.

Career

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Bahia

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Wágner played for Esporte Clube Bahia during the 2000/2001 season, scoring 7 goals in 23 appearances.

Cruzeiro

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He then moved to Cruzeiro Esporte Clube where he made 33 league appearances, scoring 4 goals.

Lokomotiv Moscow

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Wágner then moved to FC Lokomotiv Moscow in 2003. He made only 7 league appearances before being loaned to Corinthians where he made 18 league appearances. He returned to FC Lokomotiv Moscow where he made only 6 more league appearances.

Internacional

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Wágner then moved to Internacional in 2005 where he made 13 first team appearances, scoring 4 goals. In 2006, during his second season with Internacional he won the Copa Libertadores beating rivals São Paulo Futebol Clube.

Real Betis

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Wágner moved to Betis in August 2006. He was purchased for €200,000. Wágner made his Betis debut against Athletic Bilbao on 10 September 2006 at the Manuel Ruiz de Lopera stadium, which Betis won 3–0. He came on as a second-half substitute.

São Paulo

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Wágner was then loaned to São Paulo from Betis for 2007 season where he missed the early rounds of the season through injury. However, after regaining full fitness he enjoyed 1st team football and went on to win the Campeonato Brasileiro in 2007 and was voted the best left midfielder by the CBF. São Paulo have since agreed a permanent deal with Betis and Wágner has signed a 3-year deal.[2]

In Japan

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On 7 July 2010, Jorge Wagner sign a contract to 2011 with Japanese club Kashiwa Reysol. He was one of the key players in Reysol's first ever J1 League winning campaign, recording 11 goals in 31 appearances. He was also named as one of the players in the J. League Best Eleven after the season.

Vitória

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On 20 January 2015 Jorge Wágner was signed by Brazilian club Vitória.[3]

Brazilian team

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In 2008, Jorge Wagner, still uncapped for the national team at any level, according to O Globo, was in a list of 74 players who could be called up by coach Dunga to play 2008 Summer Olympics for Brazilian team. However, Jorge Wagner was not called up to play that competition.[4]

Club statistics

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Club performance League state League Cup League Cup International Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brazil B.League P.League Copa do Brasil League Cup International Total
2005 Internacional Série A 37 10 - - - - - - - - 37 10
2006 9 2 - - - - - - - - 9 2
Spain League - Copa del Rey League Cup International Total
2006–07 Real Betis La Liga 10 0 - - - - - - - - 10 0
Brazil B.League P.League Copa del Rey League Cup International Total
2007 São Paulo Série A 34 10 - - - - - - - - 34 10
2008 36 8 - - - - - - - - 36 8
2009 34 8 17 3 - - - - 6 0 57 11
2010 21 0 15 1 - - - - 7 0 43 1
Japan League Emperor's Cup League Cup Asia Total
2011 Kashiwa Reysol J1 League 31 11 - - 3 1 2 0 4 0 40 12
2012 33 8 - - 4 1 3 1 7 0 47 10
2013 17 1 - - 3 0 - - 7 1 27 2
Total Brazil 171 38 32 4 0 0 0 0 13 0 216 42
Spain 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Japan 81 20 0 0 10 2 5 1 18 1 114 24
Total 160 57 0 0 8 9 5 4 17 8 340 66

Honours

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Bahia
1998
Cruzeiro
2001, 2002
2001, 2002
Corinthians
2003
Lokomotiv Moscow
2004
Internacional
2005
2006
São Paulo
2007, 2008
Kashiwa Reysol
2011
Individual
2011

References

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  1. ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2011 presented by Toyota: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2011. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2012.
  2. ^ "São Paulo diz que está tudo certo para ter Jorge Wagner por 3 anos". saopaulofc.com.br. 3 January 2008. Archived from the original on 19 October 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2008.
  3. ^ "Vitória anuncia contratação do meia Jorge Wagner, ex-São Paulo, Corinthians e Inter [Vitória announced the signing of former São Paulo, Corinthians and Inter midfielder Jorge Wágner]" (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  4. ^ Digão entra em pré-lista olímpica de Dunga, diz jornal
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