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(Redirected from Márcio Rodrigues) Brazilian footballer For other people named Magrão, see Magrão (disambiguation).

Magrão
MagraoNH 2015
Personal information
Full name Márcio Rodrigues
Date of birth (1978-12-20) December 20, 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team Náutico
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)
2009–2012 Al Wahda 27 (2)
2012–2013 Dubai Club 21 (2)
2013 Náutico 2 (0)
2013– América-MG 0 (0)
International career
2004–2005 Brazil 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:06, January 3, 2009 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:06, January 3, 2009 (UTC)

Márcio Rodrigues (born December 20, 1978), better known as Magrão, is a Brazilian former professional footballer.

Magrão is better known as a Palmeiras' player, scoring 29 goals in 232 matches for the club.

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.

Early life

Born in São João Clímaco neighborhood, São Paulo, his family was very poor, living in Heliópolis favela, in São Paulo. His father earned a minimum wage per month, and his mother worked as a cleaning woman. He suffered of bronchopneumonia and hepatitis.

Early career

He tried to join the youth squad of Palmeiras, but was not approved. 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. He then joined the youth squad of São Caetano, where he became a professional player.

Club 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 J1 League 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 President's Cup Etisalat 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

National team statistics

Brazil national team
Year Apps Goals
2004 2 0
2005 1 0
Total 3 0

Honors

Santo André
São Caetano
Palmeiras
Internacional
Al Wahda

Personal honors

References

  1. "Magrão acerta transferência para o Yokohama Marino" (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. June 21, 2005. Retrieved January 3, 2009.
  2. ^ "Magrão é citado na CPI e acha graça" (in Portuguese). ZAZ. November 22, 2000. Retrieved June 28, 2008.
  3. ^ "Magrão é da galera" (in Portuguese). Sport Club Internacional. December 20, 2007. Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2008.
  4. Magrão at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

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