Maciel Luiz Franco

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Maciel
Personal information
Full name	Maciel Luiz Franco
Date of birth	(1972-03-15) March 15, 1972
Place of birth	Bandeira do Sul, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1993–1996	União São João
1997–2003	Chunnam Dragons	133	(9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 10, 2012. † Appearances (Goals).

Maciel Luiz Franco (born 15 March 1972 in Bandeira do Sul), also known as Maciel, is a former Brazilian professional football player. He is considered one of the best foreign players in the K-League.

Career

Chunnam Dragons

Maciel spent seven years playing for South Korean K-League club Chunnam Dragons, from 1997-2003. He was awarded K-League Best Eleven for four straight seasons and won the K-League Best Defender of the Year in the 1998 season. He wanted to gain Korean citizen before 2002 FIFA World Cup, but abandoned his attempt eventually.

Club career statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Korea Republic			League		FA Cup		K-League Cup		Total
1997	Chunnam Dragons	K-League	13	3	-		-		13	3
1998			17	1	-		10	0	27	1
1999			27	2	-		9	0	36	2
2000			25	0	-		11	1	36	1
2001			22	0	-		7	0	29	0
2002			19	2	-		8	0	27	2
2003			10	1	-		-		10	1
Country	Korea Republic		133	9	-		45	1	178	10
Total			133	9	-		45	1	178	10

Externam links

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Maciel Luiz Franco at kleague.com

Awards

v t e 1997 K-League Best XI

GK: Shin Bum-Chul DF: Kim Joo-Sung Maciel An Ik-Soo MF: Kim Hyun-Seok Shin Jin-Won Kim In-Wan Lee Jin-Haeng Jung Jae-Kwon FW: Radivoje Manić Serhiy Skachenko

v t e 1998 K-League Best XI

GK: Kim Byung-Ji DF: An Ik-Soo Maciel Lee Lim-Saeng MF: Ko Jong-Soo Yoo Sang-Chul Baek Seung-Chul Ahn Jung-Hwan Jung Jeong-Soo FW: Kim Hyun-Seok Saša Drakulić

v t e 1999 K-League Best XI

GK: Lee Woon-Jae DF: Kang Chul Kim Joo-Sung Maciel Shin Hong-Gi MF: Seo Jung-Won Ko Jong-Soo Denis Laktionov Ko Jeong-Woon FW: Ahn Jung-Hwan Saša Drakulić

v t e 2000 K-League Best XI

GK: Shin Eui-Son DF: Kang Chul Lee Lim-Saeng Kim Hyun-Soo Maciel MF: André Shin Tae-Yong Jeon Kyung-Jun Denis Laktionov FW: Choi Yong-Soo Kim Do-Hoon

Persondata
Name	Franco, Maciel Luiz
Alternative names	Maciel Luiz
Short description	Brazilian footballer
Date of birth	March 15, 1972
Place of birth	Santa Maria, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Date of death
Place of death

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