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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Amoroso and the second or paternal family name is dos Santos.
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Márcio Amoroso
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-07-05) 5 July 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Brasília, Brazil
Height 1.80 m
Playing position Forward
Youth career
1988–1992 Guarani
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1992–1996 Guarani 39 (28)
1992–1993 → Verdy Kawasaki (loan) 0 (0)
1996 → Flamengo (loan) 16 (6)
1996–1999 Udinese 86 (39)
1999–2001 Parma 39 (11)
2001–2004 Borussia Dortmund 59 (28)
2004–2005 Málaga 29 (5)
2005 São Paulo 22 (12)
2006 Milan 4 (1)
2006–2007 Corinthians 12 (2)
2007 Grêmio 6 (0)
2008 Aris Thessaloniki 9 (1)
2009–2010 Guarani 0 (0)
2016 Boca Raton 3 (0)
Total 324 (133)
National team
1995–2003 Brazil 19 (9)
Honours
Representing  Brazil
Copa América
Winner 1999 Paraguay
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Márcio Amoroso dos Santos (born 5 July 1974) is a Brazilian football pundit and former professional player who mainly played as a forward. He played for several teams in his home country as well as in Japan, Italy, Germany, Spain and Greece while also representing Brazil at international level, winning the 1999 Copa América. In his prime, he was a very talented striker with great dribbling skills and goalscoring ability who was also capable of creating chances for teammates.

Club career

Amoroso started his career at homeland club Guarani FC at 1992. In July 1992, he was loaned to a Japanese outfit Verdy Kawasaki (J.League Division 1), winning two J-League titles, and returned to Guarani FC two years later, finishing the 1994 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A as the season's top scorer. In 1996, he transferred to Flamengo, but he came to prominence playing in the Italian Serie A for unfashionable Udinese in the late-1990s. There he starred alongside Oliver Bierhoff in a side which played an adventurous 3–4–3 formation, finishing his first season with the club in third place in Serie A. When the league's top scorer Oliver Bierhoff left the club for A.C. Milan in 1998, many thought Udinese Calcio would struggle to repeat their success, but that very next season Amoroso himself became the focus of the team, and was the top scorer in Serie A with 22 goals. The following season, he transferred to the defending UEFA Cup and Coppa Italia champions Parma for an astounding €30 million. Although the team started the season strongly, winning the 1999 Supercoppa Italiana, Parma never quite fulfilled their potential to win the league title, and Amoroso was not able to match the form he managed with Udinese due to recurring injury problems; the club did manage to reach the 2001 Coppa Italia final, however.

After two seasons, Amoroso was soon on the move again, this time to Borussia Dortmund in Germany, for 50 million Deutsche Mark (€25 million), a German record at that time. Amoroso won the Bundesliga title during the 2001–02 season, and was also the league's top scorer. He helped the club to the 2002 UEFA Cup Final, where his goal (a penalty) could not prevent the team from losing 3–2 to Feyenoord. During his next two seasons with the club, his appearances were more limited however, due to recurring injury problems. Amoroso played for Málaga during the 2004–05 season, although he was mainly used as a substitute, scoring only 5 goals in 29 appearances, as Málaga finished the season in 10th place in the league.

Amoroso moved to São Paulo in the summer of 2005 and immediately helped them to the Copa Libertadores, the most prestigious club prize in South America. In January 2006, after having won the FIFA Club World Championship, finishing the tournament as top scorer, he returned to Italy, signing an 18-month contract for A.C. Milan as a replacement for Christian Vieri, who had transferred to Monaco.

After an unsuccessful spell, Amoroso agreed to cancel his contract with A.C. Milan on 1 September 2006, and immediately signed a new contract with Corinthians. Amoroso quickly received the no. 10 jersey from Corinthians as a replacement for Carlos Tevez (who left SC Corinthians Paulista and moved to West Ham United). But there he could not show the football that he was capable of, having his contract resigned in April 2007, signing in for Grêmio. Since August, Amoroso did not play for Grêmio, having his contract resigned due to lack of form. In January 2008, he signed a one-and-a-half year contract with Aris Thessaloniki. However, he spent only six months in Thessaloniki. On 29 December 2008, Amoroso returned to Guarani for the 2009 season. He retired at the end of the season, at the age of 34, due to injury struggles, despite not making an appearance for the club that year.

International career

Amoroso scored 9 goals in 19 appearances for Brazil between 1995 and 2003. He made his debut in a 5–0 win over Chile, and was later a member of the squad that won the 1999 Copa América.

Individual

Aris Thessaloniki was Amoroso's 12th club in six countries. He won 20 trophies and personal awards, including the Copa América with Brazil and both the FIFA Club World Championship and Copa Libertadores with São Paulo. He has also played for Verdy Kawasaki, Flamengo, Udinese, Parma, Borussia Dortmund, Málaga, Milan, Corinthians, Grêmio and Guarani which was his last club.

Amoroso was the top scorer in three national championships, and broke the Bundesliga transfer record when he moved to Borussia Dortmund from Parma in the middle of 2001.

Personal life

Amoroso is of Italian descent through his mother. He is the nephew of the footballer José Amoroso Filho.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Guarani 1992 Série A 0 0 — — — — —
1994 26 19 — — — — 26 19
1995 13 9 — — — — 13 9
Total 39 28 — — — — 39 28
Verdy Kawasaki (loan) 1992 J1 League — 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
1993 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Flamengo (loan) 1996 Série A 16 6 — — — — 16 6
Udinese 1996–97 Serie A 28 12 1 0 — — — 29 12
1997–98 25 5 4 1 — 4 0 — 33 6
1998–99 33 22 6 2 — 2 0 — 41 24
Total 86 39 11 3 — 6 0 — 103 42
Parma 1999–2000 Serie A 16 4 0 0 — 1 0 — 17 4
2000–01 23 7 6 4 — 5 3 — 34 14
Total 39 11 6 4 — 6 3 — 51 18
Borussia Dortmund 2001–02 Bundesliga 31 18 1 0 1 0 13 8 — 46 26
2002–03 24 6 2 0 0 0 9 3 — 35 9
2003–04 4 4 0 0 3 2 2 2 — 9 8
Total 59 28 3 0 4 2 24 13 — 90 43
Málaga 2004–05 La Liga 29 5 0 0 — — — 29 5
São Paulo 2005 Série A 22 12 — — 5 2 2 2 29 16
Milan 2005–06 Serie A 4 1 1 0 — 0 0 — 5 1
Corinthians 2006 Série A 12 2 — — — — 12 2
Grêmio 2007 Série A 6 0 — — — — 6 0
Aris 2007–08 Super League Greece 9 1 0 0 — 0 0 — 9 1
Guarani 2009 Série B 0 0 — — — — 0 0
2010 Série A 0 0 — — — — 0 0
Total 0 0 — — — — 0 0
Boca Raton 2016 USASA 3 0 0 0 — — — 3 0
Career total 324 133 21 7 4 2 41 18 2 2 392 162

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Brazil 1995 1 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 1 2
1999 10 7
2000 3 0
2001 0 0
2002 1 0
2003 3 0
Total 19 9

Honours

Verdy Kawasaki

Flamengo

  • Campeonato Carioca: 1996
  • Copa de Oro: 1996

Parma

Borussia Dortmund

São Paulo

Boca Raton FC

  • American Premier Soccer League: 2016

Brazil

Individual

  • Bola de Ouro: 1994
  • Bola de Prata: 1994
  • Campeonato Brasileiro Série A top scorer: 1994
  • Serie A Top scorer: 1998–99
  • Bundesliga top scorer: 2001–02
  • Toyota Award: 2005
  • FIFA Club World Championship top scorer: 2005

See also

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