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Márcio Santos
Personal information
Full name	Márcio Roberto dos Santos
Date of birth	15 September 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1987–1990	Novorizontino
1990–1991	Internacional
1992	Botafogo
1992–1994	Bordeaux
1994–1995	Fiorentina
1995–1997	Ajax
1997	Atlético Mineiro
1997–1999	São Paulo
2000	Santos
2001	Gama
2001	Shandong Luneng
2002	Etti Jundiaí
2003	Bolívar
2003	Joinville
2004–2006	Portuguesa Santista
Total
International career
1990–1997	Brazil
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing Brazil
FIFA World Cup
Copa América
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]

Campeonato Gaúcho: 1991

Ajax^[7]

Eredivisie: 1995–96

São Paulo^[2]

Paulista Championship: 1998

International

Brazil^[7]^[8]

Individual

Bola de Prata: 1991^[7]
Placar Team of the Year: 1991^[7]
1994 FIFA World Cup Team of the Tournament^[12]
FIFA XI (Reserve): 2001^[13]

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