José Márcio da Costa (born 4 July 1983), known as Márcio Mossoró, is a Brazilian former professional

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who played as a

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. His

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stemmed for his birthplace.Craque de Mossoró (Star from Mossoró)
Record, 22 April 2008 (in Portuguese) He spent most of his professional career in Portugal, representing mainly

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where he appeared in 175 official matches over five seasons. In 2014 he signed with İstanbul Başakşehir from Turkey, where he also endured a lengthy spell.

Club career

Born in

Mossoró Mossoró () is the second most populous city in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, and also the largest municipality of that state. It is equidistant (four hours' drive) from Natal (approximately 277 km or 172 miles), the state capi ...

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, Mossoró began his professional career at

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in 1999, before moving to Santa Catarina Clube and then

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.Ele jogou na 5ª divisão e foi campeão da Libertadores com o Inter. Hoje, arrebenta na Champions League (He played in the 5th division and was champion of Libertadores with Inter. Today, he makes it happen in the Champions League)

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, 1 August 2017 (in Portuguese) Shortly after, he broke into the first team, and helped to qualification for

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of the Campeonato Paulista, being defeated by

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. In 2005, Mossoró played a key role for the side as they won the

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. He was then transferred to

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for the second half of the season, making his Série A debut in the process. Mossoró was loaned to

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of Portugal in July 2007. His performances, which included braces in Primeira Liga wins against Associação Naval 1º de Maio (3–0) and

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(4–1) were impressive enough to earn him a permanent

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1 million deal with the latter club, which signed the player to a four-year contract at the end of the campaign. During his first two years, Mossoró was a very important first-team member when available, helping the Minho side to finish a best-ever runner-up in 2009–10. Following a 31 October 2009 scuffle at the end of the 2–0 home win against

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– with his team then in the lead – he was suspended for three games and also suffered a serious injury in the final stretch, with Braga eventually being surpassed in the table by that opponent.Mossoró: «Saio de coração partido» (Mossoró: "I leave with a broken heart")
Record, 29 June 2013 (in Portuguese) Mossoró left the

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in June 2013, aged 30. Subsequently, he represented

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and

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, with the last two clubs hailing from the Turkish

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; in that nation, he also appeared for

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, achieving promotion in his only season.

Honours

Paulista *

: 2005 Internacional * Copa Libertadores: 2006 * Recopa Sudamericana: 2007 Braga * Taça da Liga:

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runner-up:

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Europa League final: Porto 1–0 Braga

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, 18 May 2011

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mossoro, Marcio 1983 births Living people People from Mossoró Brazilian men's footballers Footballers from Rio Grande do Norte Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Ferroviário Atlético Clube (CE) players Paulista Futebol Clube players Sport Club Internacional players América Futebol Clube (RN) players Primeira Liga players C.S. Marítimo players S.C. Braga players Saudi Pro League players Al-Ahli Saudi FC players Süper Lig players TFF First League players İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. players Göztepe S.K. footballers Altay S.K. footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Brazilian football managers