Wagner Lopes

is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography
Lopes was born in Franca, Brazil on January 29, 1969. He moved to Japan and signed with Japan Soccer League club Nissan Motors in 1987. From 1988 to 1990, the club won all three major title in Japan; Japan Soccer League, JSL Cup and Emperor's Cup for 2 years in a row. He moved to Hitachi (later Kashiwa Reysol) in 1990. In 1992, Japan Soccer League was folded and the club joined new league Japan Football League (JFL). The club won 2nd place in 1994 and was promoted to J1 League. He also many scored with Careca. However he left the club due to restrictions on foreign players because the club gains Müller. Lopes joined JFL club Honda in 1995. He became a top scorer for 2 years in a row (1995-1996). He moved to J1 League club Bellmare Hiratsuka in 1997. He played with Hidetoshi Nakata and scored many goals as striker. However, he left the club end of 1998 season due to financial strain and moved to Nagoya Grampus Eight. The club won the champions at 1999 Emperor's Cup. Toward end of his career, he played for FC Tokyo (2001) and Avispa Fukuoka (2001-02). He retired end of 2002 season.

In September 1997, Lopes obtained Japanese citizenship. Immediately after this, he was selected the Japan national team for 1998 World Cup qualification. At this qualification, on September 28, he debuted against South Korea. After the debut, he played 6 games and scored 3 goals at World Cup qualification and Japan won the qualify for 1998 World Cup first time Japan's history. At 1998 World Cup, he played all 3 matches. In third match against Jamaica, he assisted Masashi Nakayama goal. This goal is the first goal for Japan in the history of the World Cup. He also played at 1999 Copa América and scored 2 goals. He played 20 games and scored 5 goals for Japan until 1999.

 Career statistics 

 Club 
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueNational cupLeague cupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSão Paulo1985Série A000000—0019860010100—1011987004000—40Total0014100—141Nissan Motors1987–88JSL Division 1218—2181988–89153—1531989–90131—40171Total4912—00405312Kashiwa Reysol1990–91JSL Division 22333—1024331991–92JSL Division 1204—342381992Football League1713—-171319931818—0000181819941817—00101917Total9685—005410189Honda1995Football League3031—10-313119963036—21-3237Total6067—31006368Bellmare Hiratsuka1997J1 League2718—3468363019982918—20003118Total5636—54686748Nagoya Grampus Eight1999J1 League2313—5264341920002810—11403311Total5123—631046730FC Tokyo2001J1 League103—0024127Avispa Fukuoka2001J1 League87—0000872002J2 League196—20-216Total2713—20002913Career total3492391411682316402264

 International 
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearJapan National Football Team DatabaseNational teamYearAppsGoalsJapan199763199870199972Total205

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lopes goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Wagner LopesNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1  11 October 1997  Tashkent, Uzbekistan   1–1 1–1  1998 FIFA World Cup qualification2  26 October 1997  Tokyo, Japan   1–0 1–1  1998 FIFA World Cup qualification3  1 November 1997  Seoul, South Korea   2–0 2–0  1998 FIFA World Cup qualification4  29 June 1999  Asunción, Paraguay   1–0 2–3  1999 Copa América5  5 July 1999  Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay   1–1 1–1  1999 Copa América

Managerial statistics

TeamFromToRecordGWDLWin %Albirex Niigata20172017Total

Honours
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

Manager
Paulista
Copa Paulista: 2011

Atlético Goianiense
Campeonato Goiano: 2019

Individual
Asian Goal of the Month: November 1997

Notes

References

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Category:1969 births
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Category:J1 League players
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Category:Yokohama F. Marinos players
Category:Kashiwa Reysol players
Category:Honda FC players
Category:Shonan Bellmare players
Category:Nagoya Grampus players
Category:FC Tokyo players
Category:Avispa Fukuoka players
Category:1998 FIFA World Cup players
Category:Footballers from Franca