Personal information | |||
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Full name | Maciel Luiz Franco | ||
Date of birth | March 15, 1972 | ||
Place of birth | Bandeira do Sul, Minas Gerais, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1993–1996 | União São João | ||
1997–2003 | Chunnam Dragons | 133 | (9) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 10, 2012 |
Maciel Luiz Franco (born 15 March 1972 in Bandeira do Sul), also known as Maciel, is a Brazilian former professional football player. He is considered one of the best foreign players in the K-League.
Maciel spent seven years playing for South Korean K-League club Chunnam Dragons, from 1997 to 2003. He was awarded K-League Best Eleven for four straight seasons and won the K-League Best Defender of the Year in the 1998 season. He wanted to gain Korean citizenship before the 2002 FIFA World Cup, but abandoned his attempt eventually.
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Korea Republic | League | FA Cup | K-League Cup | Total | ||||||
1997 | Chunnam Dragons | K-League | 13 | 3 | - | - | 13 | 3 | ||
1998 | 17 | 1 | - | 10 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |||
1999 | 27 | 2 | - | 9 | 0 | 36 | 2 | |||
2000 | 25 | 0 | - | 11 | 1 | 36 | 1 | |||
2001 | 22 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
2002 | 19 | 2 | - | 8 | 0 | 27 | 2 | |||
2003 | 10 | 1 | - | - | 10 | 1 | ||||
Country | Korea Republic | 133 | 9 | - | 45 | 1 | 178 | 10 | ||
Total | 133 | 9 | - | 45 | 1 | 178 | 10 |
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