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Mauro Ovelha

Mauro Ovelha
Personal information
Full name Mauro Grasel
Date of birth (1967-08-03) 3 August 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth Santo Ângelo, Brazil
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Internacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986 Criciúma
1987–1988 Blumenau
1989 Araranguá [pt]
1990–1994 Concórdia EC [pt]
1995 Juventus-SC
1996 Tubarão
1997 Brasil de Farroupilha
1997 Figueirense
1998 Brasil de Farroupilha
1998 Marcílio Dias
1999–2000 Joaçaba [pt]
2001 Atlético de Ibirama
Managerial career
2000 Joaçaba [pt] (caretaker)
2001 Atlético de Ibirama
2007 Marcílio Dias
2009–2010 Chapecoense
2010 Atlético de Ibirama
2011 Chapecoense
2011 Joinville
2011 Metropolitano
2012 Avaí
2012 Caxias
2013 Atlético de Ibirama
2013 CRAC
2014 São Luiz
2014 Atlético de Ibirama
2015 CRAC
2015–2016 Brusque
2016 Marcílio Dias
2017 Brusque
2017 Metropolitano
2017–2018 Concórdia
2018 Camboriú
2019 Camboriú
2020 Camboriú
2022 Camboriú (director)
2022– Metropolitano (director)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2024

Mauro Grasel (born 3 August 1967) better known as Mauro Ovelha, is a Brazilian former professional footballer and manager, who played as a centre-back.

Player career

Mauro began his career at Criciúma in 1986, and earned the nickname "Ovelha" (English: Sheep) from a radio host in the city, due to the similarity of his hair to that of the singer Ovelha [pt]. In 1997 he became involved in controversy when he attacked a fan after being criticized.[1]

Managerial career

Ovelha began his coaching career improvised at Joaçaba in 2000. In 2001, at Atlético de Ibirama, becoming a coach and player at the same time, even replacing himself during a match.[1] His first big job was at Marcílio Dias in 2007, champion of the Copa Santa Catarina and the Recopa Sul-Brasileira.[2] In 2011 he was state champion for the first time with Chapecoense,[3] after being runners-up for four times.[4] Subsequently, Ovelha was champion of the second state division in 2015 with Brusque[5] and 2017 with Concórdia.[6]

In 2022 he took on the role of football supervisor at Camboriú, a team he coached for three seasons.[7][8] After the 2022 Campeonato Catarinense where Camboriú was runner-up, he went to perform this same function at Metropolitano, where he is currently director.[9]

Honours

Player

Blumenau
Concórdia EC
  • Campeonato Catarinense Série B: 1991
Atlético de Ibirama
  • Campeonato Catarinense Série B: 2001

Manager

Atlético de Ibirama
  • Campeonato Catarinense Série B: 2001
Marcílio Dias
Chapecoense
Caxias
  • Copa Pantanal: 2012[10]
Brusque
Concórdia
  • Campeonato Catarinense Série B: 2017

References

  1. ^ a b "Sósia de cantor brega foi zagueiro, técnico e cartola ao mesmo tempo. E até se tirou de jogo". ESPN (in Portuguese). 14 August 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  2. ^ Fernando Alécio (24 September 2023). "Copa Santa Catarina de 2007". Medium (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Chapecoense derrota o Criciúma por 1 a 0 e conquista o título catarinense". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 15 May 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Tetra-vice, Mauro Ovelha não sabe se continua no Joinville". NSC Total (in Portuguese). 2 May 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Mauro Ovelha é demitido e Pingo é o novo treinador do Brusque". NSC Total (in Portuguese). 6 February 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Concórdia aproveita vantagem, empata com Hercílio e leva título da Série B". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 15 October 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Você lembra dele? Técnico está de volta ao futebol de Santa Catarina". nd+ (in Portuguese). 4 January 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Mauro Ovelha volta ao Camboriú no cargo de supervisor de futebol". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 4 January 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Mauro Ovelha assume gerência de futebol do Metropolitano: "objetivo é só um, o acesso"". O Município Blumenau (in Portuguese). 8 April 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Caxias atropela Luverdense e leva título da 2ª Copa Pantanal-MT". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 2 June 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2024.