Magrão (footballer, born 1978)

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

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, correct as of 23:06, January 3, 2009 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:06, January 3, 2009 (UTC)

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 AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup Total
2000PalmeirasSérie A212212
2001220220
2002São CaetanoSérie A214214
2003PalmeirasSérie B254254
2004Série A383383
20052020
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
2005Yokohama F. MarinosJ1 League1312020171
20061760071246
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup Total
2006Corinthians PaulistaSérie A122122
20070000
2007InternacionalSérie A193193
2008211211
2009132132
United Arab Emirates League President's Cup Etisalat Cup Total
2009/10Al-WahdaUAE League
CountryBrazil 1942119421
Japan 3072091418
United Arab Emirates 00000000
Total 22428209123529

National team statistics
Brazil national team
YearAppsGoals
200420
200510
Total30

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. "Magrão é citado na CPI e acha graça" (in Portuguese). ZAZ. November 22, 2000. Retrieved June 28, 2008.
  3. "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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