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

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and the

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. Vampeta, his nickname, is a fusion of the words "vampiro" (Portuguese for

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) and "capeta" (Portuguese slang for

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), because his childhood friends thought he was ugly and toothless.

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 Brazil national team. Vampeta then joined

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in summer 2000, being reunited with Ronaldo. He scored in the

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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

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(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 CA Juventus 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

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and

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. 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.

Career statistics

International goals

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

Honours

PSV Eindhoven * Johan Cruijff-schaal: 1996, 1997 *

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: 1997 Corinthians *

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, 1998, 1999 *

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: 1999, 2003 *

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: 2000 * Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 2002 *

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: 2002 Goiás * Goiás State League: 2006 Brazil *

Individual * Bola de Prata (''Placar''): 1998, 1999 *South American Team of The Year: 1999

References

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External links

Vampeta Brazilian website

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Brazilian FA Database
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Placar
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