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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Márcio Rodrigues | ||
Date of birth | December 20, 1978 | ||
Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Náutico | ||
Youth career | |||
1992–1994 | Portuguesa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–1996 | São Caetano | ||
1997–1998 | Santo André | ||
1999–2000 | São Caetano | ||
2000–2005 | Palmeiras | 108 | (9) |
2002 | → São Caetano (loan) | 23 | (5) |
2005–2006 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 30 | (7) |
2006–2007 | → Corinthians (loan) | 15 | (2) |
2007–2009 | Internacional | 103 | (15) |
2009–2012 | Al Wahda | 27 | (2) |
2012–2013 | Dubai Club | 21 | (2) |
2013 | Náutico | 2 | (0) |
2013– | América-MG | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2004–2005 | Brazil | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:06, January 3, 2009 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:06, January 3, 2009 (UTC) |
Márcio Rodrigues (born December 20, 1978), better known as Magrão, is a Brazilian former professional footballer.
Magrão is better known as a Palmeiras' player, scoring 29 goals in 232 matches for the club.[1]
Nickname
[edit]His nickname Magrão means skinny, and is due to the fact that when he was a kid there was not much food available in his home.[2]
Early life
[edit]Born in São João Clímaco neighborhood, São Paulo,[3] his family was very poor, living in Heliópolis favela, in São Paulo.[3] His father earned a minimum wage per month, and his mother worked as a cleaning woman.[2] He suffered of bronchopneumonia and hepatitis.[2]
Early career
[edit]He tried to join the youth squad of Palmeiras, but was not approved.[2] In 1992 and in 1993 he was a player of the Portuguesa youth squad. However, he was abandoned by the club, after an injury, before becoming a professional player.[2] He then joined the youth squad of São Caetano, where he became a professional player.[2]
Club statistics
[edit]Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | League Cup | Total | ||||||
2000 | Palmeiras | Série A | 21 | 2 | 21 | 2 | ||||
2001 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||||||
2002 | São Caetano | Série A | 21 | 4 | 21 | 4 | ||||
2003 | Palmeiras | Série B | 25 | 4 | 25 | 4 | ||||
2004 | Série A | 38 | 3 | 38 | 3 | |||||
2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
2005 | Yokohama F. Marinos | J1 League | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
2006 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 6 | ||
Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | League Cup | Total | ||||||
2006 | Corinthians Paulista | Série A | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | ||||
2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
2007 | Internacional | Série A | 19 | 3 | 19 | 3 | ||||
2008 | 21 | 1 | 21 | 1 | ||||||
2009 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 2 | ||||||
United Arab Emirates | League | President's Cup | Etisalat Cup | Total | ||||||
2009/10 | Al-Wahda | UAE League | ||||||||
Country | Brazil | 194 | 21 | 194 | 21 | |||||
Japan | 30 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 41 | 8 | ||
United Arab Emirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 224 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 235 | 29 |
National team statistics
[edit]Brazil national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2004 | 2 | 0 |
2005 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 3 | 0 |
Honors
[edit]- Santo André
- São Caetano
- Palmeiras
- Internacional
- Dubai Cup: 2008
- Campeonato Gaúcho: 2008, 2009
- Copa Sudamericana: 2008
- Al Wahda
- UAE Pro-League: 2009–10
- UAE Super Cup: 2011
Personal honors
[edit]- Brazilian Bola de Prata (Placar): 2004
References
[edit]- ^ "Magrão acerta transferência para o Yokohama Marino" (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. June 21, 2005. Retrieved January 3, 2009. [dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f "Magrão é citado na CPI e acha graça" (in Portuguese). ZAZ. November 22, 2000. Retrieved June 28, 2008.
- ^ a b "Magrão é da galera" (in Portuguese). Sport Club Internacional. December 20, 2007. Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2008.
- ^ Magrão at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
[edit]- Magrão at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- CBF[permanent dead link] (in Portuguese)
- Magrão at Sambafoot (archived)
- Palmeiras Todo Dia (in Portuguese)
- Career info at Terra Esportes (in Portuguese)
- globoesporte (in Portuguese)