Wagner Lopes facts for kids
Lopes as head coach of Botafogo-SP in 2020
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| Full name | Wagner Augusto Lopes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 29 January 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Franca, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| São Paulo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1987 | São Paulo | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1990 | Nissan Motors | 49 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1994 | Kashiwa Reysol | 96 | (85) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Honda | 60 | (67) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Bellmare Hiratsuka | 56 | (36) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 51 | (23) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | FC Tokyo | 10 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Avispa Fukuoka | 27 | (13) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 363 | (229) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1997–1999 | Japan | 20 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2005–2007 | Paulista (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Paulista | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | PAEC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Paulista | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Gamba Osaka (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Comercial | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | São Bernardo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Botafogo-SP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Criciúma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Atlético Goianiense | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Goiás | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Bragantino | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Atlético Goianiense | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Sampaio Corrêa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Paraná | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Albirex Niigata | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Paraná | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Atlético Goianiense | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Botafogo-SP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Vila Nova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Vitória | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | CRAC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Comercial-SP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | PSS Sleman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wagner Augusto Lopes (呂比須 ワグナー, Ropesu Wagunā, born 29 January 1969) is a Brazilian-Japanese football coach and former player. He played as a forward, which means he was a player who mainly tried to score goals.
Wagner Lopes was born in Brazil. Later, he became a Japanese citizen. He played for the Japanese national team 20 times. After he stopped playing, he became a coach. He has coached teams in both Brazil and Japan.
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Wagner Lopes's Playing Career
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Wagner Lopes was born in Franca, a city in São Paulo, Brazil. He started playing football for São Paulo FC when he was young. In 1987, after playing for São Paulo FC for two years as a senior player, he moved to Japan.
Playing for Nissan Motors
In Japan, he joined a team called Nissan Motors. This team was part of the Japan Soccer League. From 1988 to 1990, Nissan Motors won many important titles in Japan. They won the Japan Soccer League, the JSL Cup, and the Emperor's Cup two years in a row.
Time at Kashiwa Reysol
In 1990, Lopes moved to another team called Hitachi. This team later became known as Kashiwa Reysol. In 1992, the old Japan Soccer League changed. Kashiwa Reysol then joined the new Japan Football League (JFL). In 1994, his team finished second in the league. This allowed them to move up to the top league, the J1 League.
Later Club Teams
After Kashiwa Reysol signed another player named Müller in 1994, Lopes left the club. He joined a JFL team called Honda in 1995. He was the top goal scorer for Honda for two years in a row (1995 and 1996).
In 1997, he moved to a J1 League team, Bellmare Hiratsuka. He played alongside famous player Hidetoshi Nakata and scored many goals. However, he left the club at the end of 1998 because of money problems. He then joined Nagoya Grampus Eight. With Nagoya Grampus Eight, he won the 1999 Emperor's Cup.
Towards the end of his playing career, Lopes played for FC Tokyo in 2001. He also played for Avispa Fukuoka from 2001 to 2002. He stopped playing football at the end of the 2002 season.
Playing for Japan's National Team
In September 1997, Wagner Lopes became a Japanese citizen. Right after that, he was chosen to play for the Japan national team. This was for the qualifying games for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. On September 28, he played his first game for Japan against South Korea.
Lopes played six games and scored three goals. His goals helped Japan qualify for the FIFA World Cup for the very first time! At the 1998 World Cup, he played in all three of Japan's matches. He even helped Masashi Nakayama score Japan's first-ever World Cup goal against Jamaica. He also played in the 1999 Copa America tournament and scored two goals there.
In total, Lopes played 20 games for Japan and scored five goals before 1999.
Wagner Lopes's Coaching Career
Lopes began his coaching career as an assistant coach for Paulista in 2005. He helped the club win their first national title, the 2005 Copa do Brasil. He left Paulista in 2007 due to health reasons.
He returned to Paulista in December 2009 and became the main manager in 2010. After that, he coached several other teams in Brazil. In 2011, he won the Copa Paulista with Paulista. In 2012, he went back to Japan to be an assistant manager for Gamba Osaka.
Lopes has managed many teams in Brazil, including Comercial-SP, São Bernardo, Botafogo-SP, Criciúma, Atlético Goianiense, Goiás, and Bragantino. He also coached Albirex Niigata in Japan in 2017.
Career Statistics
Here are some tables showing how many games Wagner Lopes played and how many goals he scored for different clubs and for the national team.
Club Appearances and Goals
| Club | Season | League | State League | National cup | League cup | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| São Paulo | 1985 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| 1987 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| Nissan Motors | 1987–88 | JSL Division 1 | 21 | 8 | — | 21 | 8 | |||||
| 1988–89 | 15 | 3 | — | 15 | 3 | |||||||
| 1989–90 | 13 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 49 | 12 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 12 | |||
| Kashiwa Reysol | 1990–91 | JSL Division 2 | 23 | 33 | — | 1 | 0 | 24 | 33 | |||
| 1991–92 | JSL Division 1 | 20 | 4 | — | 3 | 4 | 23 | 8 | ||||
| 1992 | Football League | 17 | 13 | — | - | 17 | 13 | |||||
| 1993 | 18 | 18 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | |||
| 1994 | 18 | 17 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 17 | |||
| Total | 96 | 85 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 101 | 89 | |||
| Honda | 1995 | Football League | 30 | 31 | — | 1 | 0 | - | 31 | 31 | ||
| 1996 | 30 | 36 | — | 2 | 1 | - | 32 | 37 | ||||
| Total | 60 | 67 | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 68 | |||
| Bellmare Hiratsuka | 1997 | J1 League | 27 | 18 | — | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 30 | |
| 1998 | 29 | 18 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 18 | |||
| Total | 56 | 36 | — | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 67 | 48 | |||
| Nagoya Grampus Eight | 1999 | J1 League | 23 | 13 | — | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 19 | |
| 2000 | 28 | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 11 | |||
| Total | 51 | 23 | — | 6 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 67 | 30 | |||
| FC Tokyo | 2001 | J1 League | 10 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 7 | |
| Avispa Fukuoka | 2001 | J1 League | 8 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | |
| 2002 | J2 League | 19 | 6 | — | 2 | 0 | - | 21 | 6 | |||
| Total | 27 | 13 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 13 | |||
| Career total | 349 | 239 | 14 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 23 | 16 | 402 | 264 | ||
International Appearances and Goals
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Japan | 1997 | 6 | 3 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 7 | 2 | |
| Total | 20 | 5 | |
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lopes goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 11 October 1997 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |  Uzbekistan |
1–1 | 1–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 26 October 1997 | Tokyo, Japan |  United Arab Emirates |
1–0 | 1–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 1 November 1997 | Seoul, South Korea |  South Korea |
2–0 | 2–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 29 June 1999 | Asunción, Paraguay |  Peru |
1–0 | 2–3 | 1999 Copa América |
| 5 | 5 July 1999 | Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay |  Bolivia |
1–1 | 1–1 | 1999 Copa América |
Managerial Statistics
This table shows Wagner Lopes's record as a manager for some of the teams he coached.
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Albirex Niigata | 2017 | 2017 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 26.09 |
| Total | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 26.09 | ||
Honours and Achievements
Wagner Lopes won many awards and championships during his career as both a player and a manager.
As a Player
São Paulo
- Campeonato Paulista: 1985, 1987
Nissan Motors
- Japan Soccer League: 1988–89, 1989–90
- JSL Cup: 1988, 1989, 1990
- Emperor's Cup: 1988, 1989
Nagoya Grampus
- Emperor's Cup: 1999
As a Manager
Paulista
- Copa Paulista: 2011
Atlético Goianiense
- Campeonato Goiano: 2019
Individual Awards
- Asian Goal of the Month: November 1997
See also
In Spanish: Wagner Lopes para niños
