Márcio Santos

This article is about the Brazilian footballer and 1994 World Cup winner. For others with the same name, see Márcio Santos (disambiguation).

Márcio Santos-
Personal information
Full name Márcio Roberto dos Santos
Date of birth (1969-09-15) 15 September 1969
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1990 Novorizontino 53 (3)
1990–1991 Internacional 23 (2)
1992 Botafogo 22 (0)
1992–1994 Bordeaux 56 (4)
1994–1995 Fiorentina 32 (2)
1995–1997 Ajax 25 (1)
1997 Atlético Mineiro
1997–1999 São Paulo 37 (1)
2000 Santos
2001 Gama
2001 Shandong Luneng 10 (0)
2002 Etti Jundiaí
2003 Bolívar 2 (0)
2003 Joinville
2004–2006 Portuguesa Santista
International career
1990–1997 Brazil 43 (5)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing Brazil
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1994
Copa América
Winner 1997 Bolivia
Runner-up 1991 Chile
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Márcio Roberto dos Santos (born 15 September 1969), commonly known as Márcio Santos, is a former footballer who played as a centre-back.

Club career

Santos was born in São Paulo,[1] and played for several clubs throughout his career, such as Internacional, Fiorentina, Ajax and São Paulo as a centre-back.[1] He won the 1991 Campeonato Gaúcho with Internacional, the 1995–96 Eredivisie with Ajax, and Paulista Championship with São Paulo.[2]

International career

At international level, he was a member of the Brazil national team that won the 1994 FIFA World Cup, in which he scored one goal[3] in the group stages, against Cameroon.[4] He missed his penalty in the shootout in the final against Italy, but Brazil went on to win regardless.[5] He was named to the team of the tournament for his performances. He played 43 games for Brazil between 1990 and 1997, scoring five goals.[6] He also took part at two Copa América tournaments, reaching the final in 1991, and winning the tournament in 1997.

Honours

Internacional[2]

Ajax

São Paulo[2]

Brazil[7]

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 2. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 296. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
  2. ^ a b c "Márcio Santos". Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Top goals". FIFA. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  4. ^ "Brazil – Cameroon". FIFA. Archived from the original on 4 November 2007. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  5. ^ "Brazil – Italy". FIFA. Archived from the original on 29 June 2007. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  6. ^ Napoleão, Antônio Carlos; Assaf, Roberto (2006). Seleção Brasileira 1914–2006. São Paulo: Mauad X. p. 275. ISBN 85-7478-186-X.
  7. ^ "Marcio Santos". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  8. ^ Josef Bobrowsky (18 April 2007). "Copa America 1991 (Chile, July 6-21) - Full Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  9. ^ Josef Bobrowsky (30 July 1999). "Umbro Cup 1995". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  10. ^ Marcelo Leme de Arruda; André do Nascimento Pereira (13 September 2015). "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1996-1997". RSSSF Brasil. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  11. ^ "WORLD CUP '94; Romario and Baggio Among First All-Star Cast". The New York Times. 16 July 1994. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  12. ^ FIFA XI's Matches - Full Info
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