Marco Aurélio Siqueira

Marco Aurélio

Personal information
Full name	Marco Aurélio Siqueira
Date of birth	June 4, 1970 (1970-06-04) (age 41)
Place of birth	Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1989–1994	Náutico	-	(-)
1995–1996	Santa Cruz	-	(-)
1996	Rio Ave	14	(0)
1997–1998	Farense	50	(0)
1998–2007	Belenenses	261	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Marco Aurélio Siqueira (born 4 June 1970 in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo), known as Marco Aurélio, is a retired Brazilian footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.

Most of his career was spent in Portugal, where he appeared in more than 300 official games in 11 seasons (10 in the top division), in representation of three clubs, notably Belenenses.

Football career

Marco Aurélio started his career with lowly Clube Náutico Capibaribe and Santa Cruz Futebol Clube, moving in 1996 to Portugal with Rio Ave FC.

After only four months, he joined fellow first division side S.C. Farense, moving to Lisbon's C.F. Os Belenenses after one 1/2 seasons, helping the team return to the top flight in his first year and going on to amass more than 300 official appearances. In 2002–03, his solid performances earned the club a comfortable mid-table position, as he was named the Goalkeeper of the Year.

In six consecutive seasons, Aurélio only missed three league games for Belenenses combined. In 2007, however, after having lost his position to Paulo Costinha and often being as low as third-choice, he retired from professional football, aged 37.

External links

• Brazilian FA database (Portuguese)
• Stats and profile at Zerozero
• Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)

Persondata
Name	Marco Aurelio Siqueira
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Date of birth	4 June 1970
Place of birth	Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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