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Magrão Personal information Full name Márcio Rodrigues Date of birth December 20, 1978 Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Playing position Defensive midfielder Club information Current club Al Wahda 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– Al Wahda National team‡ 2004–2005 Brazil 3 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:06, January 3, 2009 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:06, January 3, 2009 (UTC)Márcio Rodrigues, nicknamed Magrão (born December 20, 1978), is a Brazilian football defensive midfielder who plays for Internacional of the Série A. He was born in São Paulo.
Magrão is better known as a Palmeiras' player, scoring 29 goals in 232 matches for the club.[1]
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Nickname
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
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
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 career statistics
Club performance League Cup League Cup Total 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 J. League 1 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 UAE Emir Cup League 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 International career statistics
Brazil national team Year Apps Goals 2004 2 0 2005 1 0 Total 3 0 Honors
- São Paulo State League (3rd division): 1998
- São Paulo State League (2nd division): 1999
- Brazilian League (2nd division): 2003
- Dubai Cup: 2008
- Campeonato Gaúcho: 2008, 2009
- Copa Sudamericana: 2008
- UAE Pro-League: 2009–10
- UAE Super Cup: 2011
Personal honors
- Brazilian Bola de Prata (Placar): 2004
Contract
- July 9, 2007 to July 8, 2011
References
- ^ "Magrão acerta transferência para o Yokohama Marino" (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 2005-06-21. http://www.gazetaesportiva.net/ge_noticias/bin/noticia.php?chid=122&nwid=13958. Retrieved 2009-01-03.[dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f "Magrão é citado na CPI e acha graça" (in Portuguese). ZAZ. 2000-11-22. http://www.zaz.com.br/esportes/2000/11/22/010.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-28.
- ^ a b "Magrão é da galera" (in Portuguese). Sport Club Internacional. 2007-12-20. http://www.internacional.com.br/pagina.php?modulo=2&setor=18&codigo=6235. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
- ^ http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=8594
External links
- (Portuguese) CBF
- (English) Sambafoot
- (Portuguese) Palmeiras Todo Dia
- (Portuguese) Career info at Terra Esportes
- (Portuguese) zerozero.pt
- (Portuguese) globoesporte
Categories:- 1978 births
- Living people
- People from São Paulo (city)
- Brazilian footballers
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Japan
- Brazil international footballers
- Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players
- Associação Desportiva São Caetano players
- Esporte Clube Santo André players
- Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players
- J. League players
- Yokohama F. Marinos players
- Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players
- Sport Club Internacional players
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