Márcio Roberto dos Santos (born 15 September 1969), commonly known as Márcio Santos, is a former

association footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

, who played as a defender.

Club career

Santos was born in São Paulo, and played for several clubs throughout his career, such as Internacional, Fiorentina, Ajax and São Paulo as a

centre-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

. He won the 1991 Campeonato Gaúcho with Internacional, the

1995–96 Eredivisie The 1995–96 Eredivisieseason was contested by 18 teams. AFC Ajax, Ajax won the championship. From this season onwards a match win was rewarded with 3 points instead of 2. League standings Results Relegation play-offs In the promotion/rele ...

with Ajax, and

Paulista Championship The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Run by the FPF, the league is contested between 16 clubs and ty ...

with São Paulo.

International career

At international level, he was a member of the Brazil national football team that won the

1994 FIFA World Cup The 1994 FIFA World Cup was the 15th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national soccer teams. It was hosted by the United States and took place from June 17 to July 17, 1994, at nine venues across the country. The United States ...

, in which he scored one goal in the group stages, against Cameroon. He missed his penalty in the shootout in the final against Italy, but Brazil went on to win regardless. He was named to the team of the tournament for his performances. He played 43 games for Brazil between 1990 and 1997, scoring five goals. He also took part at two

Copa América The Copa América ( en, America Cup) or CONMEBOL Copa América, known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship (''Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol'' in Spanish and ''Campeonato Sul-Americano de Futebol'' in Portuguese), is the t ...

tournaments, reaching the final in

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, and winning the tournament in

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Honours

Club

;Internacional * Campeonato Gaúcho: 1991 ;Ajax * Eredivisie: 1995–96 ;São Paulo *

: 1998

International

;Brazil *

; Runner-up

* FIFA World Cup:

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Umbro Cup The Umbro Cup was a friendly international football competition, which took place in June 1995 in England. The trophy was sponsored by the sports brand Umbro, the manufacturers of England's kit. Host nation England, Sweden, Japan and world ch ...

: 1995 *

Tournoi de France The ''Tournoi de France'' ( French, 'Tournament of France') was a friendly international football tournament organised by the French Football Federation (FFF) that was held in France. There have been two tournaments: the first in February 1988 a ...

: Runner-up

Individual

* Bola de Prata: 1991 *'' Placar'' Team of the Year: 1991 * 1994 FIFA World Cup Team of the Tournament * FIFA XI (Reserve): 2001FIFA XI's Matches - Full Info
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References

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