Macedo (footballer)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Santosand the second or paternal family name is Macedo.

Macedo

Personal information
Full name	Natanael dos Santos Macedo
Date of birth	(1969-12-16) 16 December 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth	Americana, Brazil
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1988–1990	Rio Branco
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990	Rio Branco
1990–1993	São Paulo
1993–1994	Cádiz
1994–1995	Santos
1995	Cruzeiro
1996	Vasco da Gama
1997	Santos
1998	Coritiba
1999	Grêmio
2000–2002	Ponte Preta
2003	Fortaleza
2004	Ponte Preta
2005	Taubaté
2005–2006	Atlético Sorocaba
2006	Comercial (RP)
2007	Itabaiana
2008	Operário (MS)
2009	União Mogi
International career
1991–1992	Brazil	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 April 2022

Natanael dos Santos Macedo, known as Macedo (16 December 1969) is a Brazilian former professional footballer. ^{[1] [2]}

Career

At the age of 12, Macedo started in the youth levels of Rio Branco Esporte Clube. He turned professional in 1990. That year, he shared the topscorer of the second level of São Paulo league with 14 goals. In January 1991, he had the pass bought by São Paulo, in a negotiation that totaled 550.000 dollars. ^[3]

Macedo arrived in São Paulo FC at the age of 20, in 1990. He stood out in the club, having even been champion of the Copa Libertadores and the Intercontinental Cup. In the second game of the 1992 Copa Libertadores Final, against Newell's Old Boys, he entered the second half and suffered a penalty which was converted by Raí. The 1-0 result took the decision to penalties kicks, and São Paulo won the title.

One day, he arrived at São Paulo training with hair extensions, Rastafarian style. The manager Telê Santana didn't like the look at all and made the player undo the hairstyle. ^[4]

When he left São Paulo in 1993, he went to play for Cádiz, but his time at the Spanish club was short-lived.

With stints in other traditional clubs, such as Santos FC, Cruzeiro EC, Vasco, Grêmio, Coritiba and Fortaleza EC, Macedo also played prominently in Ponte Preta, between 2000 and 2002 and in 2004. In the final part of his career, he defended EC Taubaté, Atlético Sorocaba, Comercial de Ribeirão Preto, Itabaiana and Operário, leaving the fields in 2009, at União Mogi, then in the Campeonato Paulista Série A3.

For the Brazil national team, he played 2 games between 1991 and 1992, not scoring any goals.

Honours

São Paulo FC

• Campeonato Paulista
  • Winners (2): 1991, 1992
• Campeonato Brasileiro
  • Winners: 1991
• Copa Libertadores
  • Winners (2): 1992, 1993
• Supercopa Libertadores
  • Winners: 1993
• Intercontinental Cup
  • Winners (2): 1992, 1993

Santos FC

• Torneio Rio-São Paulo
  • Winners: 1997

Grêmio FBPA

• Campeonato Gaúcho
  • Winners: 1999
• Copa Sul
  • Winners: 1999

References

1. "Globoesporte.com > Futebol - NOTÍCIAS - ACHEI!: Macedo segue as lições de Telê Santana no Operário-MS". globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
2. "Que fim levou? - Macedo". terceirotempo.bol.uol.com.br.
3. "Acesso lançou Macedo para o cenário nacional". O Liberal (in Portuguese). 1 December 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
4. Desiderio, Igor Giantomaso (20 July 2018). "Papo sem Chuteiras: Macedo". Blog De Bate e Pronto (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 March 2022.