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Marcos Roberto Silveira Reis ( bear 4 August 1973 ), known as Marcos, is a brazilian former professional football player who played as a goalkeeper. He spent his stallion professional career at Palmeiras, of the Série A, from 1992 until his retirement in January 2012, and became one of the cabaret ‘s greatest idols, being nicknamed São Marcos ( “ Saint Mark ” in Portuguese ). He was the starting goalkeeper of the ace Brazilian team of the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He is regarded by pundits as one of the greatest brazilian goalkeepers of all prison term. [ 2 ] [ 3 ]

Club career [edit ]

Marcos during his young career at Lençoense He played for brazilian professional club Palmeiras since 1992 and was the beginning goalkeeper since 1999 after an injury of Velloso, the first-choice goalkeeper at the time. With great performances in the 1999 Copa Libertadores he helped the team conquer the claim, after beating Palmeiras ‘ arch rivals Corinthians in the penalty shoot-outs in the quarter-final. Since then he was nicknamed São Marcos. In 2000 once again he faced Corinthians in the Libertadores, this time at the semi-final level, and again eliminated the rivals in the penalty shoot-out. [ citation needed ]

“ I had the offer, travelled to London, but Palmeiras were going through a tough time in their history, after delegating, and I could n’t play some of the matches due to injury. I had the opportunity to join Arsenal, but this was besides a find for me to show the Palmeiras supporters that what I said about loving the baseball club was true. I did n’t want to do what many players do : sign a farseeing compress ( with Arsenal ) – mine was supposed to be five years – and then tell the club I couldn ’ t adjust, ask to be loaned out, and still earn the club ‘s money. I do n’t think it ‘s a courteous thing to do. That ‘s why I spoke openly with Arsene Wenger. ”

—Marcos on why he chose not to join Arsenal in 2002. [ 4 ]
In 2002, after a fantastic World Cup participation with Brazil ‘s team, he received a proposal from the English team Arsenal [ 5 ] and actually went to London to sign but then disappeared, leaving Arsenal midfielder and colleague Brazilian, Edu, wondering where he had gone, consequently the deal never happened. When he finally surfaced, he stated that he would rather play the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B ( second class ) with Palmeiras than play in any European team just for the money. [ 4 ] In 2008, he helped Palmeiras win the 2008 Campeonato Paulista. Marcos played his four-hundredth equal for Palmeiras on 21 September 2008 in a Campeonato Brasileiro Série A equal between his clubhouse and Vasco. [ 6 ] He was given a extra shirt for playing his four-hundredth equal. The number 400 was printed on the rear, with his name and the writings “ O melhor goleiro do Brasil ” ( The best goalkeeper in Brazil ). On the front, all the titles that he has won along with Palmeiras and Brazil ‘s national team are printed. [ 7 ]
Marcos playing for Palmeiras in 2010 On 4 January 2012, at the old age of 38, Marcos announced his retirement from football, ascribable to his promote senesce and the many injuries that marked his career. [ 8 ] Marcos is one of the greatest idols of Palmeiras ‘ fans, aboard Ademir district attorney Guia and Djalma Santos. [ citation needed ]

International career [edit ]

Marcos debuted for Brazil in a match against Spain on 13 November 1999. previously, he was included in Brazil ‘s team for the 1999 Copa América and the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup as a second-choice goalkeeper. He remained as Brazil ‘s backup goalkeeper as Dida and Rogério Ceni were preferred ahead of him. He became Brazil ‘s starting goalkeeper in the 2001 Copa América and retained that position after the tournament, relegating Dida to the judiciary. [ citation needed ]

He was subsequently included in Brazil ‘s team for 2002 FIFA World Cup as the first-choice goalkeeper, replacing Taffarel. He started every game in the tournament and played every infinitesimal of Brazil ‘s matches in the tournament. He had four blank sheets, conceded entirely four goals in seven matches, and was elected the third-best goalkeeper in the tournament, as Brazil won the World Cup for the record one-fifth clock time. [ citation needed ] Simon Kuper and Stefan Szymanski reported in their book Soccernomics that Marcos spent the entire tournament in severe trouble from a anterior break wrist injury that did not by rights bring around, unable to train in full or flush catch the ball in some matches. [ 9 ] According to Marcos ‘ agent, Marcos hid the injury from coach Luiz Felipe Scolari through the tournament. [ 9 ] however, after a series of injuries that affected his career, Marcos lost his locate in the team after the World Cup. He made entirely four more international appearances after the World Cup, and was left out of Brazil ‘s team for the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2004 Copa América. In 2005, he was called again and included in the squad for the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup. He made one appearance in the tournament, starting in a 2–2 draw against Japan during the group stage, which turned out to be his last appearance for Brazil. [ citation needed ] On 6 October 2005, Marcos announced his retirement from international football, but continued to play for Palmeiras, the only team he has played for in his career. [ citation needed ] however he would later go back on his decision to retire from the national team, and announced himself as calm available for callups. He was placed on standby lists for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and the 2007 Copa América, but did not manage to get a position in the concluding list of neither competitions. Marcos got particularly upset with missing the World Cup in Germany, as he was hush recovering from an wound .

style of play [edit ]

While writing for Sports Illustrated in 2009, Tim Vickery described Marcos with the postdate words : “ Tall, acrobatic, command, good under blackmail, ” while besides praising him for his longevity. [ 10 ]

career statistics [edit ]

cabaret [edit ]

International [edit ]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team
Year
Apps
Goals

Brazil

1999
1
0

2001
11
0

2002
13
0

2003
1
0

2004
1
0

2005
2
0

Total
29
0

Honours [edit ]

Palmeiras
Brazil U20
Brazil
Individual

  • Copa Libertadores Most Valuable Player: 1999
  • Copa Libertadores Best Goalkeeper: 1999
  • Copa Libertadores Final Most Valuable Player: 1999
  • Copa Libertadores Best Newcomer: 1999
  • Campeonato Paulista Best Goalkeeper: 1999, 2003, 2008
  • Copa Mercosur Best Goalkeeper: 1999
  • Torneio Rio – São Paulo Best Goalkeeper: 2000
  • Best Latin American Goalkeeper: 1999, 2002
  • IFFHS World’s Best Goalkeeper fourth place: 2002
  • Campeonato Brasileiro Série B Most Valuable Player: 2003
  • Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Goalkeeper of the Year: 2008, 2009

References [edit ]