Osmar Fernando Magalhães (born 1960), sportingly known as Magalhães in Brazil and Bozzo in Chile, is a Brazilian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. Besides Brazil, he played in Chile.
Playing career A product of the Internacional youth system, where he was at all divisions,(Tercera División "B" de Chile) EL MENSAJE DE UN EX PROFESIONAL DE FUTBOL: OSMAR FERNANDO MAGALHAES on Facebook . 7 October 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2023. Magalhães was loaned to São Borja and America-RJ. The last one, in the Brazilian Série A.
In 1981, he moved to Chile thanks to the Chilean coach , who watched him playing for America-RJ, and joined Coquimbo Unido. A historical player of the club, he spent six seasons with them and got the promotion to the 1984 Chilean Primera División. In the 1984 season, he made seventeen appearances. In 1987, he switched to the classic rival, Deportes La Serena.
From 1988 to 1990, he played for Deportes Antofagasta,(Retrofutbol Chile) Osmar Magalhaes Bozo 🇧🇷 Deportes Antofagasta on Facebook . 9 June 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2023. his last club in Chile and, later, the training club of his son, Paulo.
His last clubs were Novo Horizontino Futebol Clube from São Paulo and from Santa Catarina, in his homeland.
Coaching career Magalhães began his career as fitness coach with Grêmio from 1996 to 2001. After he worked for clubs from Rio Grande do Sul (Canoas, Passo Fundo, Veranópolis, Guarany de Bagé and GE Bagé), Santa Catarina (Inter de Lages) and Paraná (AA Iguaçu).
In 2008, he began his coaching career with Futebol Clube do Porto. After, he coached EC Hercílio Luz, ,(Matéria Cidade Notícias) . 11 February 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2023. , Imperatriz and Francisco Ferro Sports.
In 2023, he signed with .
Personal life Magalhães is the father of the Chile international Paulo Magalhães, who was born in Porto Alegre, Brazil, to a Chilean mother.
Belonging to a football family, his father of the same name was a goalkeeper of several teams, his younger brother, Paulo César, won both the 1983 Copa Libertadores and the 1983 Intercontinental Cup as a player of Grêmio and has served as his son's agent. Also, he is the uncle of the Brazilian footballers Rafael Esdras Magalhães and Thiago Pereira.
His sister, Neide, was a basketball player.
At the beginning of his career in Brazil, he was known as Osmar Gaúcho. In the Chilean football, he was known as Bozzo(Osmar Fernando Magalhães DT de Futbol) El Antes y el despues de MAGALHÃES BOZO EN COQUIMBO UNIDO CHILE on Facebook . 9 March 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2023. or Bozó.
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