Marcos César Dias de Castro (born 27 August 1958), known as Marcos Paquetá, is a former

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

ian footballer who played as a

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and a current manager.

Career

Born in

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

but raised in the

Paquetá Island Paquetá Island ( pt, Ilha de Paquetá) is an island in Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro. The name of the island is a Tupi word meaning "many pacas". The island is an auto-free zone, so travel is limited to bicycles and horse-drawn carriages. Paque ...

, he started his career at hometown side

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's youth setup. In 1978 he moved to

Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira (; ; c. 1460s – 24 December 1524), was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea. His initial voyage to India by way of Cape of Good Hope (1497–1499) was the first to link E ...

, and spent his first season with the under-20 squad before being promoted to the first team. He eventually retired in 1981, aged just 23. Paquetá started his managerial career in 1987, while in charge of first club America. In the following year he moved abroad for the first time, taking over

UAE Pro-League The UAE Pro League ( ar, دوري المحترفين الإماراتي), known for sponsorship reasons as the ADNOC Pro League, is the top professional football league in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The first team to win the title was Al O ...

side Al-Shabbab. He left the club in 1989, and was subsequently appointed manager of

Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; English: ''Flamengo Rowing Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football t ...

's youth setup. In 1995, Paquetá was an interim manager of the first team for one match, after the arrival of Edinho. He remained as a youth team manager until 1998, and moved to

Fluminense Fluminense Football Club (), known as Fluminense, is a Brazilian sports club best known for its professional football team that competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first tier of Brazilian football and the Campeonato Carioca, ...

the following year, also in charge of the youth categories. In 2001 Paquetá returned to ''Fla'', and was again interim in 2003 after the dismissal of

Nelsinho Baptista Nélson "Nelsinho" Baptista Júnior (born July 22, 1950) is a Brazilian retired Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, right back, and manager who currently works as the Manager (association fo ...

. Later in that year, he led the Brazil under-17 side to the title of the

FIFA U-17 World Cup The FIFA U-17 World Cup, founded as the FIFA U-16 World Championship, later changed to U-17 in 1991 and to its current name in 2007, is the world championship of association football for male players under the age of 17 organized by ''Fédération ...

, and repeated the feat with the under-20s only months later. Paquetá returned to Flamengo for the 2004

Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior The Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior (or ''São Paulo Youth Football Cup'', in English), also known as Copa São Paulo de Juniores (''São Paulo Youth Cup'') and Copinha (''Little Cup''), is a cup competition played by Brazilian under-20 associ ...

, and was subsequently in charge of

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. On 17 December 2005, after impressing as manager of Al-Hilal, he was named manager of Saudi Arabia national team, being in charge of the side during the

2006 FIFA World Cup The 2006 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Germany 2006, was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which had won the right to host the ...

. In 2007, after a short spell back at Al-Hilal, Paquetá signed with

Qatar Stars League The Qatar Stars League ( ar, دوري نجوم قطر), or the QSL, also called QNB Stars League for sponsorship reasons, is the top level football league in Qatar football league system. Contested by 12 teams, it operates on a system of promotio ...

side

Al-Gharafa Al-Gharafa Sports Club ( ar, نادي الغرافة الرياضي) is a Qatari multisports club based in the Al Gharrafa district of Al Rayyan. It is best known for its football team, although it also has teams for other sports. It was estab ...

, leading them to the league title twice and the

Sheikh Jassem Cup The Sheikh Jassim Cup ( ar, كأس الشيخ جاسم) is an annual men's super cup competition in Qatari football held between the winner of the Qatar Stars League and the Emir of Qatar Cup. History The inaugural Sheikh Jassim Cup was held in ...

. He was head coach of

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for a season, and in July 2010, he signed a two-year contract to become manager of the Libya national team. In June 2012, Paquetá signed a contract to take over Al Shabab for a second time in his career. He left the club in 2014, and returned for a second spell as manager of Al-Gharafa on 7 June of that year, signing a two-year deal. In December 2015, Paquetá signed a contract with Egyptian club

Zamalek SC Zamalek Sporting Club ( ar, نادي الزمالك للألعاب الرياضية), commonly referred to as Zamalek, is an Egyptian sports club based in Giza. It is one of the most successful football clubs in Africa and the Middle East, an ...

, but was sacked the following 3 January. In October 2017, he took over Iraqi side

Al-Shorta Al-Shorta Sports Club ( ar, نادي الشرطة الرياضي, lit=''Police Sports Club'') is an Iraqi sports club based in Al-Rusafa, Baghdad. It has teams in 17 different sports, more than any other Iraqi club, and the best known sectio ...

. On 31 May 2018, Paquetá was appointed manager of

Indian Super League The Indian Super League (ISL) is an Indian professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Indian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Organised by the All India Football Federat ...

side

FC Pune City Football Club Pune City was an Indian professional football club based in Pune, Maharashtra, which last participated in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football league system, under licence from AIFF. The club was founded in ...

, but terminated his contract less than a month later. On 26 June, he was presented as manager of

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. Paquetá was sacked from ''Bota'' on 1 August 2018, after losing four of his five games in charge. On 23 September 2021, Paquetá was appointed manager of

CR Belouizdad Chabab Riadhi de Belouizdad S.s.p.a (Classical Arabic: الشّباب الرّياضيّ لبلوزداد, English Translation: Sporting Club of Belouizdad), known as ''Chabab Belouizdad'' or ''CR Belouizdad'' or simply ''CRB'' for short, is a ...

.On 26 June 2022, he left

. On 28 July 2022, Paquetá was appointed manager of

Hassania Agadir Hassania Union Sport d'Agadir ( ar, الحسنية الاتحاد الرياضي لأكادير, translit=al-ḥasaniyya al-ittiḥād ar-riyāḍiyy li-ʾagādīr, zgh, ⵍⵃⴰⵙⴰⵏⵢⵢⴰ ⵜⴰⵎⵓⵏⵜ ⵏ ⵜⵓⵏⵏⵓⵏⵜ � ...

Managerial statistics

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Paqueta, Marcos 1958 births Living people Association football midfielders Brazilian footballers CR Vasco da Gama players CR Flamengo managers Fluminense FC managers Brazilian football managers 2006 FIFA World Cup managers Al Hilal SFC managers Al-Gharafa SC managers Al-Rayyan SC managers zamalek SC managers Expatriate football managers in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate football managers in Qatar Saudi Arabia national football team managers 2012 Africa Cup of Nations managers Avaí FC managers Libya national football team managers America Football Club (RJ) managers Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas managers Al-Shorta SC managers America Football Club (RJ) players UAE Pro League managers Brazilian expatriates in the United Arab Emirates Al-Muharraq SC managers Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) FC Pune City managers