Moacir Costa da Silva (born 14 February 1986 in

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), simply known as Moacir, is a Brazilian

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who plays for Vila Nova. Mainly a

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, he can also play as a

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Club career

Moacir joined

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after being released by

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's youth team. He turned professional with the team in 2006. In 2008 he played in Série C and

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with the club. He was spotted by Sport and resigned with the club in June 2008. Moacir retrained as a

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whilst at Sport, and featured for them in the 2008 Copa do Brasil final and in the

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. Moacir signed for

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in 2010 in an arrangement which saw the transfer of all his rights to the club. He negotiated release from his contract in May 2011 and resigned for Sport Recife. Released by Sport in 2013, Moacir signed for Paraná. Then in 2014 for

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. He missed a large part of the season after a heart condition was discovered whilst on trial at

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. In 2015, recovered, he was loaned to Boa Esporte. In April 2015 he signed for

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. He was released in May 2016 after seeing little game time with the club. A month later he signed for Luverdense. In 2017 Moacir signed for

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for the first half of the season, and then for a second spell at Luverdense to play in Série B in April. In 2018 he moved to Ferroviária and then moved to Vila Nova to play Série B in the second half of the season. For 2019 Moacir signed for

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Honours

;Sport * Campeonato Pernambucano: 2009 ;Fortaleza *

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;Luverdense *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moacir 1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Recife Brazilian footballers Association football midfielders Association football fullbacks Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Central Sport Club players Sport Club do Recife players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Paraná Clube players Coritiba Foot Ball Club players Boa Esporte Clube players Fortaleza Esporte Clube players Luverdense Esporte Clube players Grêmio Novorizontino players Associação Ferroviária de Esportes players Vila Nova Futebol Clube players Atlético Clube Goianiense players