| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mauro Grasel | ||
| Date of birth | (1967-08-03)3 August 1967 (age 58) | ||
| Place of birth | Santo Ângelo, Brazil | ||
| Position | 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 as of 22 May 2024 | |||
Mauro Grasel (born 3 August 1967) better known asMauro Ovelha, is a Brazilian former professionalfootballer andmanager, who played as acentre-back.
Mauro began his career at Criciúma in 1986, and earned the nickname "Ovelha" (English:Sheep) from a radio host in thecity, due to the similarity of his hair to that of the singerOvelha [pt]. In 1997 he became involved in controversy when he attacked a fan after being criticized.[1]
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 the2022 Campeonato Catarinense where Camboriú was runner-up, he went to perform this same function at Metropolitano, where he is currently director.[9]