Wagner Santos Lago (born 1 January 1978), known as Wagner, is a Brazilian football manager and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. He is the current manager of the under-17 team of Široki Brijeg.

Playing career Early career Born in Ilhéus, Brazil, Wagner began playing football with local clubs in the Bahia, Goiás and São Paulo state competitions before embarking on a fifteen-year career in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He left Jaboticabal Atlético for Posušje in July 2003.RELATÓRIO DE TRANSFERÊNCIAS INTERNACIONAIS EM 2003 at CBF.com.br

Široki Brijeg In the summer of 2005, Wagner went to Široki Brijeg where he played the best games in his entire career and also won one league title and three national cups. He had an average of more than ten goals per season while playing for Široki Brijeg. In the 2013–14 season, Wagner was the league top goalscorer, scoring 18 goals in that season. He was given the Bosnian Premier League Player of the Season award in the following season.

Wagner left Široki Brijeg at the age of 40, setting at the time a record of 125 goals and 297 appearances in the Bosnian Premier League with Široki Brijeg and Posušje.

Imotski In August 2018, Wagner signed a part-time contract with Croatian 3. HNL club Imotski.

Managerial career Široki Brijeg On 1 July 2020, after finishing his playing career, Wagner became the new manager of the under-19 team of Široki Brijeg. In his first game as manager, the side lost against the under-19 team of Željezničar on 9 August 2020.

In June 2023, Wagner was appointed as an assistant manager to Marijan Budimir at Široki Brijeg's first team.

Personal life Wagner's brother, Ricardo, was also a professional footballer who played with Wagner at Široki Brijeg and became a naturalised Bosnian international.

Managerial statistics

+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamFromToRecord Široki Brijeg U191 July 202031 December 20201 July 20211 June 2022Total

Honours Široki Brijeg Bosnian Premier League: 2005–06 Bosnian Cup: 2006–07, 2012–13, 2016–17

Individual Bosnian Premier League Player of the Season: 2014–15 Bosnian Premier League top scorer: 2013–14

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