Márcio Vieira

Márcio Vieira de Vasconcelos (born 10 October 1984), known as Vieira, is an Andorran footballer who plays as a midfielder for Portuguese club AD Marco 09.

In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Vieira and the second or maternal family name is de Vasconcelos; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".

Márcio Vieira
Vieira with Andorra in 2016
Personal information
Full name Márcio Vieira de Vasconcelos[1]
Date of birth (1984-10-10) 10 October 1984[2]
Place of birth Andorra la Vella, Andorra
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Marco 09
Youth career
2000–2002 Marco
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2006 Marco 16 (1)
2002–2003 → Alpendorada (loan)
2004–2005 → Alpendorada (loan)
2006–2007 Eivissa-Ibiza 14 (0)
2007–2008 Teruel 31 (1)
2008–2023 Atlético Monzón 394 (55)
2023– Marco 09
International career‡
2005– Andorra 123 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:35, 15 June 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:08, 14 September 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Andorra la Vella to Portuguese parents who hailed from Marco de Canaveses, Porto District,[3] Vieira's biggest achievement as a professional was appearing for F.C. Marco in two Portuguese second division seasons even though he only played a total of 15 matches, all in 2005–06.[3] He spent the remainder of his career in Spanish amateur football, his first club being SE Eivissa-Ibiza.[4][5]

Vieira signed for Atlético Monzón in summer 2008, remaining in Aragon for 15 years.[6][7] The 38-year-old returned to Portugal on 27 July 2023, joining amateurs Associação Desportiva de Marco de Canaveses 09 who had risen from the ashes of his first club.[8]

International career

Vieira won his first cap for the Andorra national team on 12 October 2005, starting and being replaced early into the second half of a 0–3 home loss against Armenia for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[9][3] He played his 100th international on 17 November 2020, in the 5–0 defeat to Latvia for the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League.[10]

International goal
Scores and results list Andorra's goal tally first.
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 June 2022Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova Moldova1–11–22022–23 UEFA Nations League[11]
2.16 June 2023Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra  Switzerland1–21–2UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying[12]

See also

References
  1. "Márcio Vieira" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  2. "Márcio Vieira". UEFA. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  3. Ângelo, Miguel (7 October 2016). "MARCO: Andorra convoca jogador com ascendência marcuense para defrontar Portugal" [MARCO: Andorra call player of marcuense descent to play Portugal] (in Portuguese). Tâmega Sousa. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  4. "Marcio Vieira igual juega contra el Barbastro que contra la Portugal de Ronaldo" [Marcio Vieira takes on Barbastro as he does Ronaldo's Portugal]. Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). 10 October 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  5. Ralla, Emilio (23 February 2017). "El Real Zaragoza, el Atlético de Monzón y el Fraga reciben dinero de la UEFA" [Real Zaragoza, Atlético de Monzón and Fraga take money from UEFA]. Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  6. "Márcio Vieira chegou100.ª [sic] internacionalização por Andorra" [Márcio Vieira reached 100th cap for Andorra] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  7. Ralla, Emilio (25 March 2021). "Marcio Vieira, de Tercera División a codearse con la élite mundial" [Marcio Vieira, from Tercera División to going head to head against the world's elite]. Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  8. Nogueira, Luís (27 July 2023). "Internacional andorrano Márcio Vieira é reforço do Marco-09" [Andorran international Márcio Vieira is addition to Marco-09] (in Portuguese). Tâmega Sousa. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  9. "Pasó sin pena ni gloria" [As unassuming as can be] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 12 October 2005. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  10. "Márcio Vieira chegou 100.ª internacionalização por Andorra" [Márcio Vieira reached 100th cap for Andorra] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  11. Moure, Iván (14 June 2022). "Andorra es queda sense premi a Moldàvia en el quart partit de la Nations League" [Close but no cigar for Andorra in Moldova in fourth Nations League match] (in Catalan). Andorran Football Federation. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  12. "Drittes Spiel, dritter Sieg für die Schweiz in der EM-Qualifikation" [Third match, third win for Switzerland in EC Qualifiers] (in German). Swissinfo. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
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