Vágner Love

What fascinates me about Vágner Love is the gap between the playboy nickname and the genuine craft underneath it. Earning the surname "Love" for an off-pitch lifestyle could have defined him as a punchline, yet World Soccer credited him with mobility, flair, awareness and a powerful shot. To me that is the real story: a striker who let the world laugh at the brand while quietly doing the dirty work of scoring. At 172 cm out of Rio, he relied on instinct over physique, and I respect any forward who turns natural feel into a long career. The name amuses me, but the goals earn my admiration.

Name (English)

Vágner Love

Name (Japanese)

ヴァグネル・ラヴ

Reading

ゔぁぐねる・らゔ

Born

June 11, 1984 (age 42)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Rat

Origin

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Blood type

Private

Height

172 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

association football player

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/oficialvagnerlove/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%82%B0%E3%83%8D%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A6%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BD%E3%82%A6%E3%82%B6

Tags

• Rio de Janeiro
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.