Marco Antônio Paes dos Santos (born 20 August 1963) is a former
Brazil
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ian
football
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player.
Marco Antônio Paes dos Santos 28/ago/1963
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Playing career
He was a defender for Sport Club do Recife
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winning the Campeonato Brasileiro 1987, and author of the goal in the victory over Guarani by 1 x 0 in Ilha do Retiro, making him one of the biggest idols of the club's history.
He joined Japanese J1 League
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club Shimizu S-Pulse
is a professional Japanese football club. Located in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, S-Pulse currently competes in the J2 League (J2). The club was formed in 1991 as a founding member of the J.League (''"Original Ten"''), which began ...
in 1992. He played all matches in 1992 J.League Cup
The J. League Cup 1992, officially the '92 J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup, was the 18th edition of Japan soccer league cup tournament and the first edition under the current J. League Cup format. The championship started on September 5 and finished ...
and S-Pulse won the 2nd place. He played many matches in 1993 season too. S-Pulse won the 3rd place in 1993 J.League
The J.League 1993 season was the inaugural season of the J.League Division 1. The league fixtures began on 15 May 1993, and ended on 15 December 1993. The first ever Suntory Championship took place in the following year, 9 January and 16 January ...
and the 2nd place in 1993 J.League Cup
The 1993 J. League Cup, officially the '93 J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup, was the 19th edition of Japan soccer league cup tournament and the second edition under the current J. League Cup format. The championship started on September 10 and finish ...
for 2 years in a row. He left the club end of 1993 season.
Japan statistics
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1963 births
Living people
Brazilian men's footballers
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Japan
J1 League players
Shimizu S-Pulse players
Men's association football defenders
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