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Márcio Santos

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,[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 football 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

Club

Internacional[2]
Ajax[7]
São Paulo[2]

International

Brazil[7][8]

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