Márcio Luiz Adurens, known as Marcinho or Márcio Luiz, (born July 31, 1981, in

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) is a footballer.

Club career

Marcinho grew up in Brazil's football hot bed of

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, where he played alongside players such as

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and

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. He helped

to the 1999 Campeão Paulista de Juniores title and scored the winning goal in the final of the 2000 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior. Overseas he has had spells at Portuguese Liga outfit Naval 1º de Maio and Hapoel Nazareth Illit, helping the Israeli club to reach the Israeli Premier League for the first time in its history. In 2007, Marcinho played for Queensland Roar of the Hyundai

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in Australia after impressing in trials during 2007 off-season. He was released by Queensland Roar at the beginning of 2008 after the close of the finals series. In 2009–'10 he will be playing for the Greek second division team of

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Queensland Roar profile

at The Courier Mail {{DEFAULTSORT:Marcinho 1981 births Living people Associação Naval 1º de Maio players A-League Men players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brisbane Roar FC players São Paulo FC players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Santos, São Paulo