Márcio Rodrigues (born December 20, 1978), better known as Magrão, is a Brazilian former professional footballer.
Magrão is better known as a Palmeiras' player, scoring 29 goals in 232 matches for the club.[1]
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]
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]
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]
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