Marcus Molinari
Marcus Vinicius Molinari Reis (30 December 1997 – 24 January 2021) was a Brazilian footballer.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcus Vinicius Molinari Reis | ||
| Date of birth | 30 December 1997 | ||
| Date of death | 24 January 2021 (aged 23) | ||
| Place of death | Porto Nacional, Tocantins, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Atlético Mineiro | |||
| Villa Nova-MG | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Araxá | 2 | (1) |
| 2018 | Santos | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | Tupi | 4 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Ipatinga | 5 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Tupynambás (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Palmas (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 21 | (5) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life
Molinari was born to former footballer Marinho, who played for a number of clubs in Brazil.[2] Marinho later confessed that he did not want his son to become a footballer, and instead wanted him to focus on his studies, but Molinari told him that it was his dream to play football.[3]
Club career
Molinari began his career playing futsal in the academy of Atlético Mineiro, one of the clubs his father played for, before joining the academy of Villa Nova-MG.[4] Following his departure from Villa Nova, he joined Araxá, where he finished as the season's top scorer at under-20 level.[5] These performances caught the eye of Série A side Santos, and he joined the club's under-23 side for the 2018 season.[6]
He struggled with injury during his time at Santos, and failed to make an impact, before departing the club at the end of the season and joining Tupi.[6] He stated that the move to Tupi was a step up to professional level, and he was adjusting to maturing off the field in terms of diet and rest.[2] Ahead of the 2020 season, he joined Ipatinga, but after a handful of appearances in the Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II - the second division of football in the Minas Gerais state - he was loaned to Tupynambás in the Série D.[6]
He was sent on loan again in 2021, this time to Palmas, but would not feature for the club.[6]
Death
Following his loan more to Palmas, he was set to feature in a Copa Verde away game against Vila Nova, and boarded a plane on 24 January 2021, alongside new teammates Lucas Praxedes, Guilherme Noé and Ranule, as well as team president Lucas Meira, in order to fly to the match. All four players had recently been diagnosed with COVID-19, with the isolation period ending on the day they would make the flight.[7] However, the plane failed to take off at the end of the Tocantinense Aviation Association runway and crashed, killing all onboard.[8]
Molinari was buried in São José da Lapa, Minas Gerais, on 27 January 2021.[7]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Araxá | 2017 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Santos | 2018 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tupi | 2019 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Ipatinga | 2020 | – | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Tupynambás (loan) | 2020 | Série D | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Palmas (loan) | 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 10 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | ||
- Notes
- Appearances in the Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II
- Appearances in the Campeonato Mineiro
- Appearances in the Copa do Brasil
References
- Marcus Molinari at Soccerway
- "Gol no DNA: filho de Marinho, ex-Atlético, Marcus Molinari segue passos do pai no Tupi" [Goal in the DNA: son of Marinho, ex-Atlético, Marcus Molinari follows in his father's footsteps in Tupi]. minas1.com.br (in Portuguese). 21 March 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ""Não queria que ele jogasse futebol", diz Marinho após morte do filho em acidente do Palmas" ["I didn't want him to play football", says Marinho after his son's death in an accident at Palmas]. ge.globo.com (in Portuguese). 25 January 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- "Filho de Marinho, ex-atacante do Atlético, morre em acidente aéreo" [Son of Marinho, former Atlético striker, dies in plane crash]. mg.superesportes.com.br (in Portuguese). 24 January 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- Silva, Bruna Isabella (25 January 2021). "Marcus Molinari, artilheiro de 2017 pelo Gansinho em Araxá, morreu em acidente" [Marcus Molinari, top scorer in 2017 for Gansinho in Araxá, died in an accident]. portalimbiara.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- "Vítima de tragédia aérea do Palmas teve passagem pelo Santos em 2018" [Victim of Palmas air tragedy passed through Santos in 2018]. lance.com.br (in Portuguese). 25 January 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- "Corpo de Marcus Molinari, vítima de acidente aéreo, é enterrado em Minas Gerais" [Body of Marcus Molinari, victim of plane crash, is buried in Minas Gerais]. ge.globo.com (in Portuguese). 27 January 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- "Ex-artilheiro do Ganso, Marcus Molinari, morre em acidente aéreo envolvendo seis pessoas" [Former Ganso top scorer Marcus Molinari dies in plane crash involving six people]. diariodearaxa.com.br (in Portuguese). 24 January 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2023.