Mauro Ovelha

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.

Playing career

Mauro began his career at Criciúma in 1986, and earned the nickname "Ovelha" from a radio host in the city, due to the similarity of his hair to that of the singer . In 1997 he became involved in controversy when he attacked a fan after being criticized. His first big job was at Marcílio Dias in 2007, champion of the Copa Santa Catarina and the Recopa Sul-Brasileira. In 2011 he was state champion for the first time with Chapecoense, after being runners-up for four times. Subsequently, Ovelha was champion of the second state division in 2015 with Brusque and 2017 with Concórdia.

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

Honours

Player

Blumenau Campeonato Catarinense Série B: 1987

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 Copa Santa Catarina: 2007 Recopa Sul-Brasileira: 2007

Chapecoense Campeonato Catarinense: 2011

Caxias Copa Pantanal: 2012

Brusque Campeonato Catarinense Série B: 2015

Concórdia Campeonato Catarinense Série B: 2017