Mozart Santos Batista Júnior

Mozart

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Personal information
Full name	Mozart Santos Batista Júnior
Date of birth	(1979-11-08) 8 November 1979
Place of birth	Curitiba, Brazil
Height
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Reggina (technical collaborator)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
?–1998	Paraná Clube	?
1998–?	FC Girondins de Bordeaux	0	(0)
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 U-23	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 in Curitiba, Brazil) is a former professional association football player. He played in both the defensive midfielder and attacking midfielder positions.

Club career

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.

He later played for Spartak Moscow, in the Russian Premier League. He terminated his contract with Spartak in March 2009, and the following month he signed for Palmeiras. Mozart's time at Palmeiras ended in August 2009 when he joined Serie A side Livorno.

International career

Mozart was in the Brazil squad for the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Coaching career

In June 2014 Mozart marked his return to former club Reggina, being appointed as technical collaborator to new head coach Francesco Cozza, a former teammate of his during his time as a player.

External links

• Mozart Santos Batista Júnior at footballzz.co.uk