Marcos António (footballer, born 1983) explained

Marcos Antônio
Fullname:Marcos Antônio Elias Santos
Birth Date:25 May 1983
Birth Place:Alagoinhas, Brazil
Height:1.87 m
Position:Centre-back
Youthyears1:2001
Youthclubs1:Corinthians Alagoano
Years1:2002–2003
Clubs1:Porto B
Caps1:16
Goals1:1
Years2:2003
Clubs2:Académica de Coimbra (loan)
Caps2:12
Goals2:0
Years3:2003–2006
Clubs3:Gil Vicente
Caps3:62
Goals3:4
Years4:2006–2007
Clubs4:U.D. Leiria (loan)
Caps4:29
Goals4:1
Years5:2007–2009
Clubs5:Auxerre
Caps5:10
Goals5:0
Years6:2008–2009
Clubs6:PAOK (loan)
Caps6:16
Goals6:1
Years7:2010
Clubs7:Belenenses
Caps7:14
Goals7:0
Years8:2010–2012
Clubs8:Rapid București
Caps8:62
Goals8:3
Years9:2012–2013
Clubs9:1. FC Nürnberg
Caps9:1
Goals9:0
Years11:2014–2018
Clubs11:Johor Darul Ta'zim
Caps11:103
Goals11:12
Totalcaps:326
Totalgoals:22

Marcos Antônio Elias Santos (born 25 May 1983), known as Marcos Antônio, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Career

Marcos António was born in Alagoinhas, Brazil.

On 21 August 2002, FC Porto signed him but loaned him to Académica in January 2003. He then played for Gil Vicente for three seasons, and then for U.D. Leiria, before joining AJ Auxerre in summer 2007.

PAOK

He signed a one-year contract on loan, but PAOK FC had an option to buy him out after its expiration.[1] Marcos Antonio scored the first goal for PAOK in the 2008–09 Greek Superleague in his first appearance. He finished the season at PAOK and then returned to Auxerre.

In April 2009, Marcos António was diagnosed with throat cancer.[2] He had first complained about a sore throat two months earlier, but did not discover the cause until his wife insisted that he visit an otolaryngologist.[3]

Belenenses

In January 2010, he left Auxerre and returned to Portugal, where he signed for C.F. Os Belenenses.[4]

Rapid București

Marcos António scored two goals in a 5–0 win against FC Petrolul Ploieşti in the Romanian Cup. He scored another goal in a 2–0 win against Sportul Studențesc in the Liga I.

1. FC Nürnberg

In June 2012, he signed a contract with 1. FC Nürnberg until 2014.[5] He made his debut for Der Club in the DFB-Pokal against TSV Havelse.[6] On 29 September 2012, he made his Bundesliga debut against VfB Stuttgart, but made two bad errors early in the game, and was substituted after 16 minutes.[7] [8] It would be the only Bundesliga appearance of his career.

Johor Darul Ta'zim

In April 2014, he signed a contract with Johor Darul Ta'zim to replace Baihakki Khaizan in their defense. He played for his new club in a home game against title rival, Pahang FA, in the FA Cup semi-final first leg, keeping the visitor's forward, Dickson Nwakaeme, at bay. He almost got his first goal for his new club, but his header on the far post was not on target.He finally scored his first goal in the Malaysia Super League to help JDT beat Pahang 2–0 in the 36th minute.

Honours

Club

Johor Darul Ta'zim

2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

2015, 2016, 2018

2016

2015

2017

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PAOK Strike Muslimović Deal . Goal.com . 22 July 2012 . 14 July 2008.
  2. Web site: La triste histoire de Marcos Antonio. https://web.archive.org/web/20140525232224/http://www2.lequipe.fr/redirect-v6/homes/Football/breves2009/20090922_100644_la-triste-histoire-de-marcos-antonio.html. dead. 25 May 2014. L'Equipe. 9 July 2013. French. 22 September 2009.
  3. Web site: Marcos António venceu o cancro e assina agora pelo Belenenses . futebolportugal.clix.pt . Portuguese . 22 July 2012 . 22 January 2010 . 12 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191212120744/http://futebolportugal.clix.pt/2010/01/marcos-antonio-venceu-o-cancro-e-assina-agora-pelo-belenenses/ . dead .
  4. Web site: FUTEBOL: Marcos António é o segundo reforço . Os Belenenses . Portuguese . 22 July 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100530124007/http://www.osbelenenses.com/portal/belenenses/_specific/public/allbrowsers/asp/projuindex.asp?stage=2&id=7855 . 30 May 2010 .
  5. Web site: Neuzugang Marcos Antonio hat Kämpferherz: Seinen größten Sieg feierte er gegen den Krebs. Bild.de. Axel Springer AG. 9 July 2013. Martin. Funk. Nikos. Toskitsis. German. 17 June 2012. 5 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120705012511/http://www.bild.de/sport/fussball/fc-nuernberg/seinen-groessten-sieg-feierte-er-gegen-den-krebs-24704568.bild.html. dead.
  6. Web site: Havelse siegt verdient – Nürnberg blamiert sich. kicker online. Olympia-Verlag GmbH. 9 July 2013. German. 19 August 2012.
  7. Web site: Desolate Leistung gegen Stuttgart: Nürnberg-Verteidiger in der 16. Minute ausgewechselt. Spiegel Online. 9 July 2013. German. 29 September 2012.
  8. Web site: 16 Minutes of Shame - Marcos Antonio's Debut Disaster. YouTube.