Marcus Vinícius (footballer, born 1974)

Marcus Vinícius

Personal information
Full name	Marcus Vinícius de Morais
Date of birth	(1974-02-25) February 25, 1974 (age 51)
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

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]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		League cup [b]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Honda	1997	Football League	12	10	0	0	1	0	13	10
	1998		26	24	3	3	–		29	27
	1999	Football League	22	22	3	5	–		25	27
Albirex Niigata	2002	J2 League	36	19	3	1	–		39	20
	2003		41	32	0	0	–		41	32
Kawasaki Frontale	2004	J2 League	37	18	3	1	–		40	19
	2005	J1 League	27	9	3	1	2	1	32	11
	2006		12	3	0	0	8	4	20	7
Tokyo Verdy	2006	J2 League	25	5	1	0	–		26	5
Yokohama F. Marinos	2007	J1 League	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
Total			240	142	16	11	12	5	268	158

Notes

1. Includes Emperor's Cup.
2. Includes J.League Cup.

References

1. "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.

External links

• Marcus Vinícius at J.League ( archive ) (in Japanese)
• Yokohama F-Marinos Official Website (in English)