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Márcio Rodrigues (born December 20, 1978), better known as Magrão, is a Brazilian former professional footballer.
Magrão is better known as a Palmeiras' player, scoring 29 goals in 232 matches for the club.[1]
His nickname Magrão means skinny, and is due to the fact that when he was a kid there was not much food available in his home.[2]
Born in São João Clímaco neighborhood, São Paulo,[3] his family was very poor, living in Heliópolis favela, in São Paulo.[3] His father earned a minimum wage per month, and his mother worked as a cleaning woman.[2] He suffered of bronchopneumonia and hepatitis.[2]
He tried to join the youth squad of Palmeiras, but was not approved.[2] In 1992 and in 1993 he was a player of the Portuguesa youth squad. However, he was abandoned by the club, after an injury, before becoming a professional player.[2] He then joined the youth squad of São Caetano, where he became a professional player.[2]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2000 | Palmeiras | Série A | 21 | 2 | 21 | 2 | ||||
| 2001 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||||||
| 2002 | São Caetano | Série A | 21 | 4 | 21 | 4 | ||||
| 2003 | Palmeiras | Série B | 25 | 4 | 25 | 4 | ||||
| 2004 | Série A | 38 | 3 | 38 | 3 | |||||
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2005 | Yokohama F. Marinos | J1 League | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| 2006 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 6 | ||
| Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2006 | Corinthians Paulista | Série A | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | ||||
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2007 | Internacional | Série A | 19 | 3 | 19 | 3 | ||||
| 2008 | 21 | 1 | 21 | 1 | ||||||
| 2009 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 2 | ||||||
| United Arab Emirates | League | President's Cup | Etisalat Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2009/10 | Al-Wahda | UAE League | ||||||||
| Country | Brazil | 194 | 21 | 194 | 21 | |||||
| Japan | 30 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 41 | 8 | ||
| United Arab Emirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 224 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 235 | 29 | ||
| Brazil national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 |
