Ary Marques

Born in Piraju, Brazil, on 1 April 1955, Marques began playing as a teenager at local club Don Bosco.[1] While playing at the club, Marques was observed by Nenê, a professional player at Colorado Esporte Clube, who had been working in Piraju.[1]

Playing as a right-back, Marques made his senior debut for Colorado on 17 August 1975, the last matchday of the Campeonato Paranaense, coming on as a substitute for right winger Wilton.[2] In 1980 he won the Campeonato Paranaense with the club.[2] In 1984 he was sent on loan to Santa Catarina-based club Marcílio Dias, and won the Taça FCF.[3]

Marques played in the club's last ever game, on 9 July 1989, prior to their merger with Pinheiros to form Paraná.[2] The match was a 3–3 away draw against Coritiba, in front of 2,184 fans.[2] Following the dissolution of Colorado, Marques retired as the club's most-capped player in history, with over 500 games.[2]

Following Colorado's merger with Pinheiros in 1989, to form Paraná,[4] Marques took charge of the newly-formed club's youth sector, from 1990 to 2005.[1] As a youth coach, Marques won eight titles with Paraná.[1] Between 1994 and 1995 Marques had a short stint as manager of the Lebanon national team.[5][6]

In 2008 Marques became the head coach of amateur club Urano.[1] He stayed two seasons at the club, winning two Título da Suburbana, and a Taça Paraná in 2009.[1] In January 2010, Marques joined Cuiabá,[7] winning the Copa Mato Grosso in his first year as the club's head coach, and the Campeonato Mato-Grossense in 2013, his last year of tenure.[1]

On 14 February 2017, Marques was appointed head coach of Campeonato Paranaense side Rio Branco.[8] However, after only one win in six games, Marques was fired on 24 March 2017.[9]

In 1982 Marques married Vera, a student of Physical Education at the Federal University of Paraná, which Marques also attended.[1] The couple have two children: Felipe, an engineer, and Letícia, a biologist.[1]