Vampeta

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Vampeta
Personal information
Full name Marcos André Batista dos Santos
Date of birth March 13, 1974 (1974-03-13) (age 34)
Place of birth    Nazaré das Farinhas, BA, Brazil
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club CA Juventus
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1993-1994
1994
1995
1995-1996
1996-1998
1998-2000
2000
2001
2001
2002-2003
2004
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008-present		 Vitória
PSV Eindhoven
VVV Venlo (loan)
Fluminense (loan)
PSV Eindhoven
Corinthians
Internazionale
PSG (co-ownership)
Flamengo
Corinthians
Vitória
Al Salmiya Club
Brasiliense
Goiás
Corinthians
CA Juventus		 08 (0)
03 (0)
07 (3)
23 (2)
31 (2)
53 (4)
01 (0)
07 (0)
16 (1)
29 (0)
06 (0)
— (—)
37 (0)
01 (0)

   
National team2
1998-2002 Brazil 41 (2)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 00:00, 15 May 2007 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

"Vampeta", born Marcos André Batista dos Santos, (born 13 March 1974 in Nazaré das Farinhas, Bahia) is a Brazilian football midfielder who plays for CA Juventus.

Vampeta, his nickname, is a fusion of the words "vampiro" (vampire) and "capeta" (devil).

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[edit] Football career

Vampeta joined Internazionale in summer 2000, but after failing to hold down a first-team place, he stated that he wanted to leave and went to Rio de Janeiro in December for a vacation. In January 2001, Vampeta went to PSG as part exchange for Stéphane Dalmat.

He was involved in the Adriano and Reinaldo transfer in August 2001, who both played in Flamengo, in exchange for Vampeta who was joint-owned by Inter and PSG.

In 2007, he returned to Corinthians, signed a contract until the end of season.

After being released by Corinthians, he signed a contract until mid-2008 at CA Juventus.

[edit] International career

He made his A Seleção debut against FR Yugoslavia, 23 September 1998.

[edit] Honors and awards

PSV Eindhoven
Corinthians
Goiás
Brazil

[edit] International Goals

Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2000-07-26 São Paulo, Brazil Flag of Argentina Argentina 2-0 3-1 2002 FIFA World Cup Qual.

[edit] See also

[edit] Contract

  • Corinthians 16th July 2007 to 31st December 2007

[edit] External links

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