Brazilian footballer
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
^ a b Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 2 . Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 296. ISBN 85-88651-01-7 .
^ a b c "Márcio Santos" . Retrieved October 21, 2015 .
^ "Top goals" . FIFA. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved June 4, 2009 .
^ "Brazil – Cameroon" . FIFA. Archived from the original on November 4, 2007. Retrieved June 4, 2009 .
^ "Brazil – Italy" . FIFA. Archived from the original on June 29, 2007. Retrieved June 4, 2009 .
^ Napoleão, Antônio Carlos; Assaf, Roberto (2006). Seleção Brasileira 1914–2006 . São Paulo: Mauad X. p. 275. ISBN 85-7478-186-X .
^ a b c d "Márcio Santos" (in Portuguese). O Gol. Retrieved October 21, 2015 .
^ "Marcio Santos" . L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved October 21, 2015 .
^ Josef Bobrowsky (April 18, 2007). "Copa America 1991 (Chile, July 6-21) - Full Details" . RSSSF . Retrieved October 21, 2015 .
^ Josef Bobrowsky (July 30, 1999). "Umbro Cup 1995" . RSSSF . Retrieved October 21, 2015 .
^ Marcelo Leme de Arruda; André do Nascimento Pereira (September 13, 2015). "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1996-1997" . RSSSF Brasil. Retrieved October 21, 2015 .
^ "WORLD CUP '94; Romario and Baggio Among First All-Star Cast" . The New York Times . July 16, 1994. Retrieved May 27, 2015 .
^ FIFA XI's Matches - Full Info