Marcus Vinícius
Personal information
Full name Marcus Vinícius de Morais
Date of birth (1974-02-25) February 25, 1974
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997 Guarani-VA
1997–1999 Honda 60 (56)
2000 Rio Branco-SP
2000 Guarani 15 (2)
2001 Rio Branco-SP 19 (5)
2001 Bahia 19 (5)
2002 América
2002–2003 Albirex Niigata 77 (51)
2004–2006 Kawasaki Frontale 76 (30)
2006 Tokyo Verdy 25 (5)
2007 Yokohama F. Marinos 2 (0)
2007–2008 Vitória
Managerial career
2015 São José-SP
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 July 2007

Marcus Vinicius de Morais (born February 25, 1974) known by his given name, Marcus, is a Brazilian football player in Japan. He led all J2 League players in goals scored in the 2002 and 2003 season.

Career

Marcus Vinícius began playing football with São José Esporte Clube. He played for several Brazilian and Japanese clubs before finishing his career with São José in 2009.[1]

While playing for Rio Branco Esporte Clube, Marcus Vinícius was the leading goal-scorer of the 2000 Campeonato Paulista with nine goals before suffering a knee injury.[2]

After he retired from playing, Marcus Vinícius became a manager. He led São José during the 2015 Campeonato Paulista Série A3.[1]

Club statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1997HondaFootball League121000101310
1998262433-2927
1999Football League222235-2527
2002Albirex NiigataJ2 League361931-3920
2003413200-4132
2004Kawasaki FrontaleJ2 League371831-4019
2005J1 League27931213211
20061230084207
2006Tokyo VerdyJ2 League25510-265
2007Yokohama F. MarinosJ1 League20001030
Total 2401421611125268158

References

  1. 1 2 "Ex-São José, Marcus Vinicius faz curso na CBF para voltar a assumir um time". globoesporte.globo.com (in Portuguese). 18 February 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  2. "Ewerthon substitui artilheiro" (in Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 7 May 2000. Retrieved 5 October 2020.


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