Marcos Gomes de Araujo, better known as Marquinhos (born 23 March 1976), is a former

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ian footballer. He has spent his career playing mostly in the J1 League.

Biography

Marquinhos started his professional career in Spain with Segunda División side

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. Then he played with several

ian and Japanese teams. He became the J. League Top Scorer top scorer in the 2008 season with 21 goals to his name as Kashima Antlers won the title for the second year in a row. Marquinhos was awarded J. League Most Valuable Player on 22 December 2008, becoming the second Antlers player to win the highest J.League award after former Brazilian star Jorginho. On 22 January 2011, Marquinhos left Kashima to join

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on a permanent deal but left that club on 9 April 2011, suffering emotional instability from the deadly earthquake and tsunami on 11 March. He played for Sendai in only one league match. On 11 January 2012, Marquinhos returned to the Japanese League to sign with his former club

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Club statistics

Awards and honours

Club

;Yokohama F. Marinos * J1 League: 1 :: 2003 ;Kashima Antlers * J1 League: 3 :: 2007,

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, 2009 * Emperor's Cup: 1 :: 2007 *

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: 2 :: 2009, 2010

Individual

* J.League Most Valuable Player: 1 ::

* J.League Top Scorer: 1 ::

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: 1 ::

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marquinhos 1976 births Living people Footballers from Mato Grosso do Sul CD Ourense footballers Coritiba Foot Ball Club players Clube Atlético Mineiro players Tokyo Verdy players Yokohama F. Marinos players JEF United Chiba players Shimizu S-Pulse players Kashima Antlers players Vegalta Sendai players Vissel Kobe players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players J1 League players Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian men's footballers Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube players Men's association football forwards People from Rio Brilhante, Mato Grosso do Sul