| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wilson Roberto Gottardo | ||
| Date of birth | (1963-05-23)23 May 1963 (age 62) | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Bárbara d'Oeste, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft11+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | (head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1982 | União Barbarense | ||
| 1982–1986 | Guarani | 35 | (1) |
| 1986–1987 | Náutico | 13 | (1) |
| 1987–1990 | Botafogo | 64 | (2) |
| 1991–1993 | Flamengo | 35 | (2) |
| 1993–1994 | Marítimo | ||
| 1994–1995 | Botafogo | 49 | (2) |
| 1995 | São Paulo | ||
| 1995–1996 | Botafogo | 21 | (1) |
| 1997 | Fluminense | ||
| 1997–1998 | Cruzeiro | 41 | (1) |
| 1999 | Sport | 18 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1991 | Brazil | 6 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011 | Villa Nova | ||
| 2011 | Bonsucesso | ||
| 2015 | Tupi | ||
| 2015 | São José | ||
| 2016 | Villa Nova[2] | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Wilson Roberto Gottardo, commonly known as justWilson Gottardo (born 23 May 1963), is a Brazilian former association footballer who played as adefender and the current coach of theVilla Nova-MG. He played in severalBrazilian Série A clubs.[2]
Born inSanta Bárbara d'Oeste,[3] he started his professional career in 1980 playing forUnião Barbarense of his native city.[4] He left the club two years later to play forGuarani, then Gottardo defendedNáutico in 1986 and in 1987.[4] He joinedBotafogo in 1987, winning theCampeonato Carioca in 1989 and in 1990,[3] and joining Botafogo's arch-rivalFlamengo in 1991,[4] where he won the Campeonato Carioca in 1991, and theSérie A in1992,[3] before leaving the club in 1993.[4] Gottardo played 131 games and scored eight goals during his spell at Flamengo.[5] After playing the 1993–94 season in Portugal withMarítimo,[4] he won the Série A in1995 with Botafogo.[3] Wilson Gottardo played the1995 season withSão Paulo, returning for a third spell with Botafogo in 1995 and in 1996.[4] Wilson Gottardo joinedCruzeiro in 1997, after playing forFluminense in the same year.[4] With Cruzeiro, he won theCampeonato Mineiro in 1997 and in 1998, and theCopa Libertadores in1997.[3] He left Cruzeiro in 1998 to play forSport in 1999,[4] when he won theCampeonato Pernambucano,[3] and then retired.[4]
Wilson Gottardo played six times for theBrazil national team in 1991, without scoring a goal,[6] including threeCopa América games.[4] He played his first game for the Brazilian team on March 27, 1991, againstArgentina, while his last game was played on July 13 of that year againstColombia.[6]