Marcus Vinícius (footballer, born 1974)

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Marcus Vinicius de Morais (born February 25, 1974) known by his given name, Marcus, is a Brazilian football player in Japan. He led all J2 League players in goals scored in the 2002 and 2003 season.

Marcus Vinícius
Personal information
Full name Marcus Vinícius de Morais
Date of birth (1974-02-25) February 25, 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997 Guarani-VA
1997–1999 Honda 60 (56)
2000 Rio Branco-SP
2000 Guarani 15 (2)
2001 Rio Branco-SP 19 (5)
2001 Bahia 19 (5)
2002 América
2002–2003 Albirex Niigata 77 (51)
2004–2006 Kawasaki Frontale 76 (30)
2006 Tokyo Verdy 25 (5)
2007 Yokohama F. Marinos 2 (0)
2007–2008 Vitória
Managerial career
2015 São José-SP
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 July 2007

Career

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Marcus Vinícius began playing football with São José Esporte Clube. He played for several Brazilian and Japanese clubs before finishing his career with São José in 2009.[1]

While playing for Rio Branco Esporte Clube, Marcus Vinícius was the leading goal-scorer of the 2000 Campeonato Paulista with nine goals before suffering a knee injury.[2]

After he retired from playing, Marcus Vinícius became a manager. He led São José during the 2015 Campeonato Paulista Série A3.[1]

Club statistics

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Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1997 Honda Football League 12 10 0 0 1 0 13 10
1998 26 24 3 3 - 29 27
1999 Football League 22 22 3 5 - 25 27
2002 Albirex Niigata J2 League 36 19 3 1 - 39 20
2003 41 32 0 0 - 41 32
2004 Kawasaki Frontale J2 League 37 18 3 1 - 40 19
2005 J1 League 27 9 3 1 2 1 32 11
2006 12 3 0 0 8 4 20 7
2006 Tokyo Verdy J2 League 25 5 1 0 - 26 5
2007 Yokohama F. Marinos J1 League 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
Total 240 142 16 11 12 5 268 158

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ex-São José, Marcus Vinicius faz curso na CBF para voltar a assumir um time". globoesporte.globo.com (in Portuguese). 18 February 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Ewerthon substitui artilheiro" (in Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 7 May 2000. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
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