Marcos Aurélio (footballer, born 1977)

Marcos Aurélio Fernandes da Silva (born 23 September 1977), known as Marcos Aurélio, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder or centre-back.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Fernandes and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

Marcos Aurélio
Personal information
Full name Marcos Aurélio Fernandes da Silva
Date of birth (1977-09-23) 23 September 1977
Place of birth Franca, Brazil
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998 Mirassol
1998 Avispa Fukuoka 3 (0)
1998 Botafogo (SP)
1999 Portuguesa Santista
2000 Náutico
2001 XV Novembro de Jaú
2002 Kawasaki Frontale 2 (0)
2002 Joinville
2002 Palmeiras
2003–2005 São Caetano
2005 → Cruzeiro (loan)
2005 Fluminense
2006 Tianjin Teda[1] 16 (2)
2007–2009 Portuguesa 35 (4)
2008–2009 → São Caetano (loan) 17 (3)
2009 → Vitória (loan) 6 (0)
2010 Brasiliense 2 (0)
2010–2011 Bragantino 22 (2)
2011 Itumbiara 6 (0)
2012 Audax (SP) 0 (0)
2012 Botafogo (SP) 0 (0)
2012 Marília 2 (0)
2013 São José (SP) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Biography

Marcos Aurélio was signed by Cruzeiro in 2005 for a reported R$50,000.[2] He failed to play regularly for Cruzeiro due to injury. His contract was terminated in August 2005. In the same month he was signed by Fluminense in four-month deal.[3] In 2006, he left for Chinese Super League and unsuccessfully converted to a forward.

In January 2007 he returned to Brazil and signed a one-year contract with Portuguesa. In January 2008 he renewed his contract to last until December 2010. In August he returned to São Caetano in one-year loan. He was released in April 2009 and transferred to Vitória for the rest of 2009 season. In January 2010 Brasiliense signed him definitely in 1+1⁄2-year contract. He was released again in August and joined Bragantino for the rest of 2010 season. In January 2011 he was offered a new one-year extension. In June he left for Itumbiara, again for the rest of 2011 season. He was released in September.

In 2012 at first he played for Audax-SP, then in February 2012 for Botafogo (SP) until end of the São Paulo state league.

In 2013, he left for São José Esporte Clube and scored twice.[4]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Avispa Fukuoka[5] 1998 J1 League 30000030
Kawasaki Frontale[6] 2002 J2 League 2000–20
Total 50000050

References
  1. Sina database(in Chinese)
  2. "Cruzeiro contrata volante Marcos Aurélio" (in Portuguese). Terra (Brasil). 29 January 2005. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  3. "BID Acumulativo Série A /2005" (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF). 8 November 2005. Archived from the original on 29 May 2006. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "アビスパ福岡外国人選手名鑑".
  6. "川崎フロンターレ歴代外国人選手名鑑".
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