Magrão (footballer, born 1978)

For other people named Magrão, see Magrão (disambiguation).
Magrão
MagraoNH 2015
Personal information
Full name Márcio Rodrigues
Date of birth (1978-12-20) December 20, 1978
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Náutico
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)
2009–2012 Al Wahda 27 (2)
2012–2013 Dubai Club 21 (2)
2013 Náutico 2 (0)
2013– América-MG 0 (0)
International career‡
2004–2005 Brazil 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:06, January 3, 2009 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:06, January 3, 2009 (UTC)

Márcio Rodrigues (born December 20, 1978), better known as Magrão, is a Brazilian former professional footballer.

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

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 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 J1 League 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 President's Cup Etisalat 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

National team 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

References

  1. ^ "Magrão acerta transferência para o Yokohama Marino" (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. June 21, 2005. Retrieved January 3, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Magrão é citado na CPI e acha graça" (in Portuguese). ZAZ. November 22, 2000. Retrieved June 28, 2008.
  3. ^ a b "Magrão é da galera" (in Portuguese). Sport Club Internacional. December 20, 2007. Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2008.
  4. ^ Magrão at National-Football-Teams.com
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