| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcone Amaral Costa Júnior | ||
| Date of birth | 5 April 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Poções, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Al-Jaish | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1996 | Vitória | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997–1998 | Vitória | 10 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Venezia | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | → Bellinzona (loan) | - | (-) |
| 1999 | Vitória | 0 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | ? | - | (-) |
| 2000–2001 | Vitória | 8 | (0) |
| 2001 | Vila Nova | - | (-) |
| 2002 | Vitória | 0 | (0) |
| 2003 | Estrela do Norte | 0 | (0) |
| 2004 | União Barbarense | 0 | (0) |
| 2004 | Marília | 4 | (0) |
| 2004–2008 | Al-Shamal | 86 | (1) |
| 2008–2011 | Al-Gharafa | 24 | (3) |
| 2011- | Al-Jaish | 6 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2008– | Qatar | 15 | (1) |
| 2010 | Qatar Olympic | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Marcone Amaral Costa Jr.[1] known as Marcone (born 5 April 1978) is a naturalized Qatari footballer who plays for Al-Jaish. His name also misspelled as Marconi.
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Born in Poções, Bahia, Marcone started his career at state capital Salvador. He made his Série A debut in 1997 season, played 10 games. After played for the team at 1998 Copa do Brasil and 1998 Campeonato Baiano, he was signed by Italian club A.C. Venezia along with Bilica and Tácio,[2] however at that time Italian Football Federation imposed a quota on how many non-EU player that a team to keep and field them, thus Marcone was loaned to Swiss side Bellinzona.[3]
He then returned to Vitória and played in 1999 Copa do Brasil and 1999 Campeonato Baiano. He left the club before the start of 1999 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. He returned to the team for Copa João Havelange. After played for the team at 2001 Copa do Brasil and 2001 Campeonato Baiano, he was transferred to Vila Nova of 2001 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.
In 2003 he left for Estrela do Norte. After played for União Barbarense at 2004 Copa do Brasil and 2004 Campeonato Paulista, he left for Marília.[4] He played 4 games in 2004 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B,[5] all as substitutes.
In July 2004 he left for Qatari side Al-Shamal.[5] He then left for Al-Gharafa. He only played twice in 2010 AFC Champions League, on group stage match 6 and the succeeding round of 16 match.
In July 2011, it was announced on the QFA website that Marcone had left Al-Gharafa to join the recently promoted Al-Jaish.[6]
Statistics accurate as of 21 August 2011[7]
| Club | Season | League | League | Cup1 | League Cup2 | Continental3 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Al-Shamal | 2004–05 | QSL | 24 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2005–06 | 13 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2006–07 | 26 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2007–08 | 23 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Total | 86 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Al-Gharafa | 2008–09 | QSL | 14 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2009–10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2010–11 | 10 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Total | 24 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Al-Jaish | 2011–12 | QSL | ||||||||||
| Total | ||||||||||||
| Career total | 110 | 4 | ||||||||||
1Includes Emir of Qatar Cup.
2Includes Sheikh Jassem Cup.
3Includes AFC Champions League.
Marcone played for Qatar after lived for the county for more than 2 years (FIFA requirement). He played 9 games in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.
He was the captain of Qatar team at 2010 Asian Games as one of the three overage players.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 August 2011 | Al Ain City, United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates | 3-1 | Lost | Friendly |