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Márcio Santos
Personal information
Full name Márcio Roberto dos Santos
Date of birth (1969-09-15) 15 September 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in)
Playing position 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 ? (?)
Total ? (?)
National team
1990–1997 Brazil 43 (5)
Honours
Men's Football
Representing  Brazil
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1994 USA
Copa América
Winner 1997 Bolivia
Runner-up 1991 Chile
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

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

Club career

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

International career

At international level, he was a member of the Brazil national football team that won the 1994 FIFA World Cup, in which he scored one goal in the group stages, against Cameroon. He missed his penalty in the shootout in the final against Italy, but Brazil went on to win regardless. 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. He also took part at two Copa América tournaments, reaching the final in 1991, and winning the tournament in 1997.

Honours

Club

Internacional
  • Campeonato Gaúcho: 1991
Ajax
São Paulo
  • Paulista Championship: 1998

International

Brazil

Individual

  • Bola de Prata: 1991
  • Placar Team of the Year: 1991
  • 1994 FIFA World Cup Team of the Tournament
  • FIFA XI (Reserve): 2001

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Márcio Santos para niños

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