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
Position(s)	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
International career
2001	Brazil	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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

• Torneio Rio – São Paulo: 1997

Vasco

• Campeonato Carioca: 1998
• Copa Libertadores: 1998
• Torneio Rio – São Paulo: 1999

São Paulo

• Campeonato Paulista: 2000

External links

• SambaFoot profile
• Vágner profile at BDFutbol
• Vágner Rogério Nunes at National-Football-Teams.com
• Vágner – FIFA competition record
• Stats at Footballdatabase