| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Márcio Amoroso dos Santos | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1974-07-05)5 July 1974 (age 51) | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Brasília, Brazil | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 1988–1992 | Guarani | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1992–1996 | Guarani | 39 | (28) | |||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | →Verdy Kawasaki (loan) | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1996 | →Flamengo (loan) | 16 | (6) | |||||||||||
| 1996–1999 | Udinese | 86 | (39) | |||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Parma | 39 | (11) | |||||||||||
| 2001–2004 | Borussia Dortmund | 59 | (28) | |||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Málaga | 29 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 2005 | São Paulo | 22 | (12) | |||||||||||
| 2006 | Milan | 4 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Corinthians | 12 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2007 | Grêmio | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2008 | Aris Thessaloniki | 9 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Guarani | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2016 | Boca Raton | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
| Total | 324 | (133) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1995–2003 | Brazil | 19 | (9) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Márcio Amoroso dos Santos (born 5 July 1974) is a Brazilianfootball pundit and former professional player who mainly played as aforward. He played for several teams in his home country as well as in Japan, Italy, Germany, Spain and Greece while also representingBrazil at international level, winning the1999 Copa América. A talentedstriker with greatdribbling skills and goalscoring ability, Amoroso was also capable of creating chances for teammates.[2][3]
Amoroso started his career at homeland clubGuarani FC at 1992. In July 1992, he was loaned to a Japanese outfitVerdy Kawasaki (J.League Division 1), winning two J-League titles,[4] and returned to Guarani FC two years later, finishing the1994 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A as theseason's top scorer.[3] In 1996, he transferred toFlamengo, but he came to prominence playing in the ItalianSerie A for unfashionableUdinese in the late-1990s. There he starred alongsideOliver Bierhoff in a side which played an adventurous 3–4–3 formation, finishing his first season with the club in third place inSerie A.[5][6] When the league's top scorer Oliver Bierhoff left the club forA.C. Milan in 1998, many thought Udinese Calcio would struggle to repeat their success, but that verynext season Amoroso himself became the focus of the team, and was thetop scorer in Serie A with 22 goals.[6] The following season, he transferred to the defending UEFA Cup and Coppa Italia championsParma for an astounding €30 million.[5] Although the team started the season strongly, winning the1999 Supercoppa Italiana,[6] Parma never quite fulfilled their potential to win the league title, and Amoroso was not able to match the form he managed with Udinese due to recurring injury problems;[7][8] the club did manage to reach the2001 Coppa Italia final, however.[9]
After two seasons, Amoroso was soon on the move again, this time toBorussia Dortmund in Germany, for 50 millionDeutsche Mark (€25 million),[nb 1] a German record at that time.[11] Amoroso won theBundesliga title during the2001–02 season, and was also the league's top scorer.[5] He helped the club to the2002 UEFA Cup final, where his goal (a penalty) could not prevent the team from losing 3–2 toFeyenoord.[12] During his next two seasons with the club, his appearances were more limited however, due to recurring injury problems.[5] Amoroso played forMálaga during the2004–05 season, although he was mainly used as a substitute, scoring only 5 goals in 29 appearances, as Málaga finished the season in 10th place in the league.[5]
Amoroso moved toSão Paulo in the summer of2005 and immediately helped them to theCopa Libertadores, the most prestigious club prize in South America.[13] InJanuary 2006, after having won theFIFA Club World Championship, finishing thetournament as top scorer,[14] he returned to Italy, signing an 18-month contract for A.C. Milan as a replacement forChristian Vieri, who had transferred toMonaco.[15]
After an unsuccessful spell, Amoroso agreed to cancel his contract with A.C. Milan on 1 September 2006, and immediately signed a new contract withCorinthians. Amoroso quickly received theno. 10 jersey from Corinthians as a replacement forCarlos Tevez (who left SC Corinthians Paulista and moved toWest Ham United).[16] But there he could not show the football that he was capable of, having his contract resigned in April 2007, signing in forGrêmio. Since August, Amoroso did not play for Grêmio, having his contract resigned due to lack of form.[17] In January 2008, he signed a one-and-a-half-year contract withAris Thessaloniki. However, he spent only six months in Thessaloniki. On 29 December 2008, Amoroso returned to Guarani for the 2009 season.[18] He retired at the end of the season, at the age of 34, due to injury struggles, despite not making an appearance for the club that year.[7]
Amoroso scored 9 goals in 19 appearances forBrazil between 1995 and 2003.[19] He made his debut in a 5–0 win overChile, and was later a member of the squad that won the1999 Copa América.[3]
Aris Thessaloniki was Amoroso's 12th club in six countries.[20] He won 20 trophies and personal awards, including theCopa América with Brazil and both the FIFA Club World Championship and Copa Libertadores with São Paulo. He has also played for Verdy Kawasaki, Flamengo, Udinese, Parma, Borussia Dortmund, Málaga, Milan, Corinthians, Grêmio and Guarani which was his last club.[5]
Amoroso was the top scorer in three national championships, and broke the Bundesliga transfer record when he moved to Borussia Dortmund from Parma in the middle of 2001.
Amoroso is of Italian descent through his mother.[21] He is the nephew of the footballerJosé Amoroso Filho.[22]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Guarani | 1992 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1994 | 26 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 19 | ||||||
| 1995 | 13 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 9 | ||||||
| Total | 39 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 28 | ||||||
| Verdy Kawasaki (loan) | 1992 | J1 League | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Flamengo (loan) | 1996 | Série A | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 6 | ||||
| Udinese | 1996–97 | Serie A | 28 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 12 | |||
| 1997–98 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 4[a] | 0 | — | 33 | 6 | ||||
| 1998–99 | 33 | 22 | 6 | 2 | — | 2[a] | 0 | — | 41 | 24 | ||||
| Total | 86 | 39 | 11 | 3 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 103 | 42 | ||||
| Parma | 1999–2000 | Serie A | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | — | 17 | 4 | ||
| 2000–01 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 4 | — | 5[a] | 3 | — | 34 | 14 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 11 | 6 | 4 | — | 6 | 3 | — | 51 | 18 | ||||
| Borussia Dortmund | 2001–02 | Bundesliga | 31 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13[b] | 8 | — | 46 | 26 | |
| 2002–03 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9[c] | 3 | — | 35 | 9 | |||
| 2003–04 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2[c] | 2 | — | 9 | 8 | |||
| Total | 59 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 13 | — | 90 | 43 | |||
| Málaga | 2004–05 | La Liga | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 5 | |||
| São Paulo | 2005 | Série A | 22 | 12 | — | — | 5[d] | 2 | 2[e] | 2 | 29 | 16 | ||
| Milan | 2005–06 | Serie A | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | ||
| Corinthians | 2006 | Série A | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||||
| Grêmio | 2007 | Série A | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Aris | 2007–08 | Super League Greece | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| Guarani | 2009 | Série B | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2010 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Boca Raton | 2016 | USASA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 324 | 133 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 392 | 162 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 10 | 7 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 9 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 November 1988 | Castelão,Fortaleza, Brazil |  Russia | 2–0 | 5–1 | Friendly | [24] |
| 2 | 5–1 | ||||||
| 3 | 31 March 1999 | National Stadium,Tokyo, Japan |  Japan | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [25] |
| 4 | 5 June 1999 | Arena Fonte Nova,Salvador, Brazil |  Netherlands | 1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly | [26] |
| 5 | 8 June 1999 | Estádio Serra Dourada,Goiânia, Brazil | Netherlands | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly | [27] |
| 6 | 30 June 1999 | Estadio Antonio Aranda,Ciudad del Este, Paraguay |  Venezuela | 3–0 | 7–0 | 1999 Copa America | [28] |
| 7 | 6–0 | ||||||
| 8 | 3 July 1999 | Estadio Antonio Aranda, Ciudad del Este, Paraguay |  Mexico | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1999 Copa America | [29] |
| 9 | 14 July 1999 | Estadio Antonio Aranda, Ciudad del Este, Paraguay | Mexico | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1999 Copa America | [30] |
Verdy Kawasaki[4]
Flamengo[4]
Parma[4]
Borussia Dortmund[4]
São Paulo[4]
Boca Raton FC[4]
Brazil[4]
Individual
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