Marcio dos Santos

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is dos Santos and the second or paternal family name is Canhas.

Marcio dos Santos

Personal information
Full name	Marcio dos Santos Canhas
Date of birth	(1973-12-10)10 December 1973
Place of birth	Brazil
Date of death	27 October 2002(2002-10-27) (aged 28)
Place of death	Huancayo, Peru
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998	Deportivo Pereira
1999	Alianza Lima
2000	Deportivo Pasto
2001	Deportivo Wanka
2002	Rangers (Talca)
2002	Deportivo Wanka
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcio dos Santos Canhas (10 December 1973 – 27 October 2002) was a Brazilian footballer who is last known to have played as a forward for Deportivo Wanka.

Career

In 1998, dos Santos signed for Colombian side Deportivo Pereira. In 1999, he signed for Alianza Lima in Peru. In 2000, he signed for Colombian club Deportivo Pasto. In 2001, dos Santos signed for Deportivo Wanka in Peru. In 2002, he signed for Chilean team Rangers (Talca). After that, he returned to Deportivo Wanka in Peru. On 27 October 2002, dos Santos died due to a cardiac arrest after scoring during a 3-1 win over Alianza Lima.