Marquinho (footballer, born 1966)

Marquinho
Personal information
Full name	Marco Antônio Dos Santos
Date of birth	11 November 1966 (age 57)
Place of birth	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1985–1988	Ponte Preta
1989	Internacional
1990–1992	Sport Boys
1993	Sporting Cristal
1994	SV Salzburg
1995	Alianza Lima
1996	Puebla
1997	Alianza Lima
1998	Colorado Rapids
1999	Sport Boys
2000	Alianza Lima
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marco Antônio Dos Santos (born November 11, 1966), commonly known as Marquinho, is a Brazilian footballer who played as a forward.

Born in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Marquinho started his career playing as an attacking midfielder with Ponte Preta in Brazil. He also played with Internacional Porto Alegre, Sport Boys (Peru), Sporting Cristal (Peru), Casino Salzburg (Austria), Alianza Lima (Peru), Puebla F.C. (Mexico)^[1] and Tampico Madero (Mexico) Colorado Rapids (USA), Çanakkale Dardanelspor (Turkey). In 1994, he led Casino Salzburg to the final of the UEFA Cup where they lost to Internazionale.^[2] He also won La República's best foreign player of the year award when he played for Alianza Lima in 1991.^[3] Marquinho scored three goals in 11 appearances for Colorado Rapids before being released in June 1998.^[4]

References[edit]

^ Marquinho – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
^ "Marquinho Allocated to Colorado Rapids (March 5, 1998)". Archived from the original on 2007-10-26. Retrieved 2007-05-16.
^ "EL MEDIOCAMPISTA BRASILEÑO" (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 21 December 1991.
^ "MLS: Marquinho dropped by Colorado". Soccer America. June 5, 1998.

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