Marcus Plínio Diniz Paixão

Infobox Football biography
playername = Marcus Plínio Diniz Paixão


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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1987|8|1
cityofbirth = Vitoria
countryofbirth = Brazil
height = height|m=1.81
position = Defender
currentclub = Livorno
clubnumber = 54
youthyears = 1995–1999
2000–2002
2003
2004
2005–2006
youthclubs = Caxias-ES
Vasco da Gama
Vitoria-BA
Caxias-ES
AC Milan
years = 2006–
2007–2008
2008–
clubs = AC Milan
→ Monza (loan)
→ Livorno (loan)
caps(goals) = 00 (0)
13 (1)

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nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
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Marcus Plínio Diniz Paixão (born 1 August 1987 in Vitoria), commonly known as Marcus or Marquinhos is a Brazilian football defender. He currently plays for Livorno, on loan from AC Milan for the 2008–2009 football season.

Career

Marquinhos started his career at Caxias Futebol Clube, of the Itararé quarter. He spent nine years there before transferring to the youth system of Vasco da Gama. He then moved to Vitoria-BA before returning to Caxias in 2004.

He signed with AC Milan in late 2004 and has been a featured player in Milan's youth system. He has yet to break into the first team and due to this Milan has decided to loan him out to Serie C1 club Monza to get some first team experience. He will spend the 2008–09 season on loan to Serie B club Livorno.cite news |url=http://www.livornocalcio.it/notizie/comunicati.php?id=2765|publisher=AS Livorno Calcio |title=Tre nuovi acquisti del Livorno Calcio |date=2008-07-11 |accessdate=2008-07-13|language=Italian]

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