Marcão (footballer, born 1954)

Marcão
Personal information
Full name Marco Benedito Marcelo
Date of birth (1954-05-10)10 May 1954
Place of birth Americana, Brazil
Date of death 14 June 2019(2019-06-14) (aged 65)
Place of death Araraquara, Brazil
Height 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1973 Ponte Preta
1973 Figueirense
1974 Esportiva-MG
1975–1977 América-MG
1977 CRB
1978–1979 XV de Jaú
1980 Noroeste
1981 Vitória
1981–1982 Inter de Limeira
1982–1983 Ferroviária
1983–1984 São Paulo 40 (11)
1984 America-RJ
1985 Araçatuba
1986–1988 Ferroviária
1989 Esportiva-MG
1991 União Suzano
1992 Ferroviária
1992 São Caetano
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2024

Marco Benedito Marcelo (10 May 1954 – 14 June 2019), better known as Marcão, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

A striker who attracted attention due to his height, he began his career with Ponte Preta in 1972. He played for several Brazilian football teams, most notably América Mineiro, when he became de top scorer of 1976 Campeonato Mineiro,[2] and Ferroviária, a team for which he scored 59 goals during his various spells.[3] He played for São Paulo in 1983 and 1984, scoring 11 goals in 40 appearances.[4] He played at the end of his career for teams in the lower divisions of São Paulo, such as União Suzano and AD São Caetano.[1]

Honours

Individual
  • 1976 Campeonato Mineiro top scorer: 13 goals

Death

Marcão died on 14 June 2019, in Araraquara, victim of a heart attack.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Que fim levou? Marcão (Ex-centroavante da Ferroviária e do São Paulo)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Minas Gerais State Championship - List of Topscorers". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Morre Marcão, ex-atacante e sétimo maior artilheiro da história da Ferroviária". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 14 June 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Todos os Jogadores" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  • Marcão at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)

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