Márcio Vieira

In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Vieira and the second or maternal family name is de Vasconcelos; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".

Márcio Vieira
Vieira with Andorra in 2016
Personal information
Full name Márcio Vieira de Vasconcelos[1]
Date of birth (1984-10-10) 10 October 1984 (age 40)[2]
Place of birth Andorra la Vella, Andorra
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2000–2002 Marco
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2006 Marco 16 (1)
2002–2003 → Alpendorada (loan)
2004–2005 → Alpendorada (loan)
2006–2007 Eivissa-Ibiza 14 (0)
2007–2008 Teruel 31 (1)
2008–2023 Atlético Monzón 394 (55)
2023–2024 Marco 09 3 (0)
International career‡
2005– Andorra 129 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024

Márcio Vieira de Vasconcelos (born 10 October 1984), known as Vieira, is an Andorran footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Andorra la Vella to Portuguese parents who hailed from Marco de Canaveses, Porto District,[3] Vieira's biggest achievement as a professional was appearing for F.C. Marco in two Portuguese second division seasons even though he only played a total of 15 matches, all in 2005–06.[3] He spent the remainder of his career in Spanish amateur football, his first club being SE Eivissa-Ibiza.[4][5]

Vieira signed for Atlético Monzón in summer 2008, remaining in Aragon for 15 years.[6][7] The 38-year-old returned to Portugal on 27 July 2023, joining amateurs AD Marco 09 who had risen from the ashes of his first club.[8]

International career

Vieira won his first cap for the Andorra national team on 12 October 2005, starting and being replaced early into the second half of a 0–3 home loss against Armenia for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[9][3] He played his 100th international on 17 November 2020, in the 5–0 defeat to Latvia for the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League.[10]

International goal

Scores and results list Andorra's goal tally first.
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 14 June 2022 Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova  Moldova 1–1 1–2 2022–23 UEFA Nations League[11]
2. 16 June 2023 Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra   Switzerland 1–2 1–2 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying[12]

Personal life

Vieira worked as a coordinator of grassroots football during his playing career.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Márcio Vieira" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Márcio Vieira". UEFA. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Ângelo, Miguel (7 October 2016). "MARCO: Andorra convoca jogador com ascendência marcuense para defrontar Portugal" [MARCO: Andorra call player of marcuense descent to play Portugal] (in Portuguese). Tâmega Sousa. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Marcio Vieira igual juega contra el Barbastro que contra la Portugal de Ronaldo" [Marcio Vieira takes on Barbastro as he does Ronaldo's Portugal]. Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). 10 October 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  5. ^ Ralla, Emilio (23 February 2017). "El Real Zaragoza, el Atlético de Monzón y el Fraga reciben dinero de la UEFA" [Real Zaragoza, Atlético de Monzón and Fraga take money from UEFA]. Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Márcio Vieira chegou100.ª [sic] internacionalização por Andorra" [Márcio Vieira reached 100th cap for Andorra] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 19 November 2020. Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  7. ^ a b Ralla, Emilio (25 March 2021). "Marcio Vieira, de Tercera División a codearse con la élite mundial" [Marcio Vieira, from Tercera División to going head to head against the world's elite]. Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  8. ^ Nogueira, Luís (27 July 2023). "Internacional andorrano Márcio Vieira é reforço do Marco-09" [Andorran international Márcio Vieira is addition to Marco-09] (in Portuguese). Tâmega Sousa. Archived from the original on 4 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Pasó sin pena ni gloria" [As unassuming as can be] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 12 October 2005. Archived from the original on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Márcio Vieira chegou 100.ª internacionalização por Andorra" [Márcio Vieira reached 100th cap for Andorra] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 19 November 2020. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  11. ^ Moure, Iván (14 June 2022). "Andorra es queda sense premi a Moldàvia en el quart partit de la Nations League" [Close but no cigar for Andorra in Moldova in fourth Nations League match] (in Catalan). Andorran Football Federation. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Drittes Spiel, dritter Sieg für die Schweiz in der EM-Qualifikation" [Third match, third win for Switzerland in EC Qualifiers] (in German). Swissinfo. 16 June 2023. Archived from the original on 17 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.