Magrão

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Magrão
Personal information
Full name Márcio Rodrigues
Date of birth December 20, 1978 (1978-12-20) (age 33)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club Al Wahda
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– Al Wahda
National team‡
2004–2005 Brazil 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:06, January 3, 2009 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:06, January 3, 2009 (UTC)

Márcio Rodrigues, nicknamed Magrão (born December 20, 1978), is a Brazilian football defensive midfielder who plays for Al-Wahda FC (Abu Dhabi) of the UAE Football League. He was born in São Paulo.

Magrão is better known as a Palmeiras' player, scoring 29 goals in 232 matches for the club.[1]

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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.[2]

Early life

Born in São João Clímaco neighborhood, São Paulo,[3] his family was very poor, living in Heliópolis favela, in São Paulo.[3] His father earned a minimum wage per month, and his mother worked as a cleaning woman.[2] He suffered of bronchopneumonia and hepatitis.[2]

Early career

He tried to join the youth squad of Palmeiras, but was not approved.[2] 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.[2] He then joined the youth squad of São Caetano, where he became a professional player.[2]

Club career statistics

[4]

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 J. League 1 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 UAE Emir Cup League 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

International career 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

Contract

References

  1. ^ "Magrão acerta transferência para o Yokohama Marino" (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 2005-06-21. http://www.gazetaesportiva.net/ge_noticias/bin/noticia.php?chid=122&nwid=13958. Retrieved 2009-01-03. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Magrão é citado na CPI e acha graça" (in Portuguese). ZAZ. 2000-11-22. http://www.zaz.com.br/esportes/2000/11/22/010.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-28. 
  3. ^ a b "Magrão é da galera" (in Portuguese). Sport Club Internacional. 2007-12-20. http://www.internacional.com.br/pagina.php?modulo=2&setor=18&codigo=6235. Retrieved 2008-06-29. 
  4. ^ http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=8594

External links

Al Wahda S.C.C. – current squad