Marcinha

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Honório and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.
Marcinha
Personal information
Full name Márcia Honório da Silva
Date of birth (1962-08-22) 22 August 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth Caieiras, Brazil
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Juventus-SP
Radar
Corinthians
Palmeiras
International career‡
1986–1991 Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:52, 26 April 2013 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:52, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

Márcia Honório da Silva (born 22 August 1962), commonly known as Marcinha, is a Brazilian football coach and former player. She was a midfielder for the Brazil women's national football team.

In 1984 Marcinha, who was playing for Clube Atlético Juventus, had the meniscus removed from her right knee. She was employed in a beauty salon at the time.[1]

Marcinha was part of the EC Radar club team who represented Brazil at the 1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament in Guangdong and finished in third place.[2] She had also played for Brazil at the 1986 edition of the Mundialito tournament in Italy.

In the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup, Marcinha started all three group games as Brazil were eliminated in the first round.[3] During the tournament, she was unimpressed when her roommate allegedly had sex with Eurico Lira in the next bed. Marcinha complained and Lira, the owner of EC Radar and bankroller of the women's national team, was removed from the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) in the ensuing scandal.[4]

The Brazilian women's national team did not play another match for over three years, until a sponsorship from Maizena corn starch allowed them to play in the 1995 South American Women's Football Championship. Marcinha was not included in the squad.[5]

After playing futsal for Polícia Militar, CA Juventus, Bordon and Sabesp, Marcinha stopped playing in 2000. She became a youth futsal coach in São Paulo, with Érika among her protégées. Male footballers Thiago Motta and Deco also passed through teams coached by Marcinha.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "A Primeira". Placar (in Portuguese) (779): 26. 26 April 1985. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  2. ^ Fernandes, Andréa Karl. "A história do futebol feminino" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Sindicato dos Treinsdores de Futebol Profissional do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  3. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup China '91 - Technical Report & Statistics" (PDF). FIFA. p. 79. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  4. ^ "O dono do Radar". Placar (in Portuguese) (1119): 26. 1 September 1996. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  5. ^ Garin, Erik; Pierrend, José Luis (28 January 2001). "South-American Women's Championship 1995". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Marcinha é destaque do Jornal Gazeta do Tatuapé" (in Portuguese). Clube Atlético Juventus. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  7. ^ "Parceira de Carlão desde 2005, ex-jogadora da Seleção Brasileira participa do último dia de curso de goleiros em Caieiras" (in Portuguese). Portal Pontos Ganhos. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2013.


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