Márcio Rodrigues

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Magrão
Personal information
Full name	Márcio Rodrigues
Date of birth	December 20, 1978 (1978-12-20) (age 29)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Internacional
Youth clubs
1992-1994	Portuguesa-SP
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1995-1996 1997-1998 1999-2000 2000-2002 2002-2003 2003-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-	São Caetano Santo André São Caetano Palmeiras São Caetano Palmeiras Yokohama F. Marinos Corinthians (Loan) Internacional	43 (2) 23 (5) 65 (7) 30 (7) 15 (2) 18 (3)
National team
2004-2005	Brazil	3 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:00, 11 February 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Márcio Rodrigues, nicknamed Magrão, sometimes spelled Magrao (born December 20, 1978 in São Paulo), is a Brazilian football player. He is a defensive midfielder. 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.

He is better know as a Palmeiras' player, scoring 29 goals in 232 matches for the club.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Early career 3 Honours 4 Personal Honours 5 Contract 6 External links

[edit] Early life

His family was very poor, living in Heliópolis favela, in São Paulo. His father earned a minimum wage per month, and his mother worked as a cleaning woman. He suffered of bronchopneumonia and hepatitis.

[edit] Early career

He tried to join the youth squad of Palmeiras, but was not approved. In 1992 and 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. [1] He then joined the youth squad of São Caetano, where he became a professional player.

[edit] Honours

• São Paulo State League (3rd division): 1998
• São Paulo State League (2nd division): 1999
• Brazilian League (2nd division): 2003

[edit] Personal Honours

• Brazilian Bola de Prata (Placar): 2004

[edit] Contract

• 9th July 2007 to 8th July 2011

[edit] External links

• (Portuguese) CBF
• (English) Sambafoot
• (Portuguese) Palmeiras Todo Dia
• (Portuguese) Career info at Terra Esportes
• (Portuguese) zerozero.pt
• (Portuguese) globoesporte

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