Marcos André Batista dos Santos, best known as Vampeta (; born 13 March 1974) is a Brazilian football

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and retired

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. A former

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, he represented Brazil national team from 1998 until 2002, winning the 1999

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and the

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. Vampeta, his nickname, is a fusion of the words "vampiro" (Portuguese for vampire) and "capeta" (Portuguese slang for devil).

Playing career

Club

Vampeta started his career in Salvador, with team Vitória, and later went to Europe with Dutch team

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, who signed him alongside

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in the summer of 1994. After a difficult first season, PSV released him on loan to

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, before he returned to the Netherlands as regular of the team that won the first Dutch title in 5 years in 1997. His good performance in Eindhoven led him back to Brazil were at

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he grew out to become a member of the Brazilian national team. Vampeta then joined

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in summer 2000, being reunited with Ronaldo. He scored in the 2000 Supercoppa Italiana but failed to hold down a first-team place however, he stated that he wanted to leave and went to

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in December for a vacation. In January 2001, Vampeta went to PSG for €12.2 millionFC Internazionale Milano SpA Report and Accounts on 30 June 2002
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(€13.2 million to Inter) and Reinaldo (to PSG) transfer in August 2001, who both played in

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, in exchange for Vampeta who was joint-owned by Inter and PSG. Another half of Vampeta was sold for €9.8 million, In 2007, he returned to

, signed a contract until the end of season. After being released by Corinthians, he signed a contract until mid-2008 with

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for

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International

Vampeta made his international debut for

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in a friendly match against

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on 23 September 1998. He then became a regular player for Brazil, being called up for the 1999 Copa América,

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and 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup. He was also on Brazil's

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winning team in

, although he only made one substitute appearance during the competition. In total he made 39 appearances for Brazil between 1998 and 2002, scoring 2 goals.

Coaching career

In February 2010, Vampeta was named as the new head coach of Nacional Atlético Clube.Indicado pelo Corinthians, Vampeta vira técnico no Nacional
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Career statistics

International goals

:''Score and result list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Vampeta goal''.

Honours

Club

PSV Eindhoven *

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: 1996, 1997 *

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: 1997 Corinthians *

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, 1998, 1999 *

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: 1999, 2003 *

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winner: 2000 * Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 2002 *

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: 2002 Goiás * Goiás State League: 2006

International

Brazil *

: 1999

Individual

* Bola de Prata (''Placar''): 1998, 1999

References

Vampeta on G Magazine 16

External links

Vampeta Brazilian website

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Brazilian FA Database
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Placar
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