Magno Novaes

Magno Macedo Novaes, born on 30 March 1983 in São Paulo, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He arrived in France in 2005 and played in the third-tier Championnat National for Moulins and Arles before joining Bastia of Ligue 2 in 2008. He played nearly every game as Bastia won the third division in 2010-11, and a year later the club was promoted to Ligue 1 as champions, when he was named Goalkeeper of the Year at the Trophées UNFP du football. He then signed for Valenciennes, was loaned to Amiens in January 2015 and joined Béziers in October 2015. After retiring in the summer of 2020 he became goalkeeper coach at Béziers and was caretaker manager for three games in late 2021.