Wagner (footballer, born 1978)

Wagner Santos Lago (born 1 January 1978), known as Wagner, is a Brazilian football manager and former player who is an assistant manager at Bosnian Premier League club Široki Brijeg.

A former midfielder, throughout his playing career, he made 297 Bosnian Premier League appearances for Posušje and Široki Brijeg, the highest number of appearances in the league's history.

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.

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 at the age of 40, setting 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.

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.

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 goalscorer: 2013–14