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
The or simply J2 is the second division of the and the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The top tier is represented by the J1 League. It (along with the rest of the J.League) is currently sponsored by Meiji Yas ...
players in goals scored in the 2002 and 2003 season.
Career
Marcus Vinícius began playing football with
São José Esporte Clube
São José Esporte Clube, more commonly referred to as São José, is a List of football clubs in Brazil, Brazilian football club based in São José dos Campos, São Paulo (state), São Paulo. The team compete in Campeonato Paulista Série A3 ...
. He played for several Brazilian and Japanese clubs before finishing his career with São José in 2009.
While playing for
Rio Branco Esporte Clube
Rio Branco Esporte Clube, more commonly referred to as Rio Branco de Americana or simply Rio Branco, is a Brazilian football club based in Americana, São Paulo. The team compete in Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão, the fourth tier of the ...
, Marcus Vinícius was the leading goal-scorer of the 2000 Campeonato Paulista with nine goals before suffering a knee injury.
After he retired from playing, Marcus Vinícius became a manager. He led São José during the 2015
Campeonato Paulista Série A3
Campeonato Paulista Série A3 (also referred to as Paulistão A3 for short) is the third level of the São Paulo state professional football championship, one of the Brazilian state championships.
The tournament has been known as Série A3 since ...
.
Club statistics
References
External links
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Yokohama F-Marinos Official Website
1974 births
Living people
Brazilian men's footballers
São José Esporte Clube players
Esporte Clube Guarani players
Rio Branco Esporte Clube players
América Futebol Clube (SP) players
Guarani FC players
Esporte Clube Bahia players
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Japan
J1 League players
J2 League players
Japan Football League (1992–1998) players
Japan Football League players
Honda FC players
Albirex Niigata players
Kawasaki Frontale players
Tokyo Verdy players
Yokohama F. Marinos players
Men's association football midfielders
Men's association football forwards
São José Esporte Clube managers
Footballers from São Paulo
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