Marcílio Luís Evangelista dos Santos (born 12 December 1964) is a Brazilian former

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in

Santo André, São Paulo Santo André (, ''Saint Andrew'') is a Brazilian municipality located in the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. It is part of a group of municipalities known as the ABC Region. According to the most recent census in 2022, the population is esti ...

, Santos started his senior career with

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. He went on to play mostly in Portugal, amassing

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totals of 137 matches and 25 goals at the service of

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and G.D. Chaves, during five seasons. Santos made his debut in the competition on 27 September 1987, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 home draw against

FC Porto Futebol Clube do Porto, Order of Prince Henry, MHIH, Order of Merit (Portugal), OM (), commonly known as FC Porto or simply Porto, is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Porto. It is best known for the professional association footbal ...

Personal life

Santos' son, Luís Gustavo, was also a professional footballer.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Santos, Marcilio 1964 births Living people Footballers from Santo André, São Paulo Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Brasília Futebol Clube players CR Vasco da Gama players Sociedade Esportiva do Gama players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players S.C. Braga players G.D. Chaves players U.D. Leiria players Associação Naval 1º de Maio players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian football managers 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen