Marcone (footballer, born 1978)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcone Amaral Costa Júnior | ||
| Date of birth | 5 April 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Poções, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1996 | Vitória | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Vitória | 10 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Venezia | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | → Bellinzona (loan) | ||
| 1999 | Vitória | 0 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | ? | ||
| 2000–2001 | Vitória | 8 | (0) |
| 2001 | Vila Nova | ||
| 2002 | Vitória | 0 | (0) |
| 2003 | Estrela do Norte | 0 | (0) |
| 2004 | União Barbarense | 0 | (0) |
| 2004 | Marília | 4 | (0) |
| 2004–2008 | Al-Shamal | 86 | (1) |
| 2008–2011 | Al-Gharafa | 24 | (3) |
| 2011–2013 | El Jaish | 10 | (1) |
| 2012 | → Al Rayyan (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Al-Arabi SC | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Al-Shamal | ||
| International career | |||
| 2010 | Qatar Olympic | 4 | (0) |
| 2008–2013 | Qatar | 38 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marcone Amaral Costa Jr. (born 5 April 1978), known as Marcone, is a former footballer. Born in Brazil, he represented Qatar at international level.
Biography[edit]
Brazil[edit]
Born in Poções, Bahia, Marcone started his career in Salvador. He made his Série A debut in the 1997 season, and played 10 games. After played for the team at 1998 Copa do Brasil and 1998 Campeonato Baiano, he was signed by Italian club A.C. Venezia along with Bilica and Tácio,[1] however at that time Italian Football Federation imposed a quota on how many non-EU player that a team to keep and field them, thus Marcone was loaned to Swiss side Bellinzona.[2]
He then returned to Vitória and played in 1999 Copa do Brasil and 1999 Campeonato Baiano. He left the club before the start of 1999 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. He returned to the team for Copa João Havelange. After played for the team at 2001 Copa do Brasil and 2001 Campeonato Baiano, he was transferred to Vila Nova of 2001 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.
In 2003, he left for Estrela do Norte. After played for União Barbarense at 2004 Copa do Brasil and 2004 Campeonato Paulista, he left for Marília.[3] He played 4 games in 2004 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B,[4] all as substitutes.
Qatar[edit]
In July 2004 he left for Qatari side Al-Shamal.[4] He then left for Al-Gharafa. He only played twice in 2010 AFC Champions League, on group stage match 6 and the succeeding round of 16 match.
In July 2011, it was announced on the QFA website that Marcone had left Al-Gharafa to join the recently promoted El Jaish.[5]
Club career statistics[edit]
Statistics accurate as of 21 August 2011[6]
| Club | Season | League | League | Cup1 | League Cup2 | Continental3 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Al-Shamal | 2004–05 | QSL | 24 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2005–06 | 13 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2006–07 | 26 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2007–08 | 23 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Total | 86 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Al-Gharafa | 2008–09 | QSL | 14 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2009–10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2010–11 | 10 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Total | 24 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Al-Jaish | 2011–12 | QSL | ||||||||||
| Total | ||||||||||||
| Career total | 110 | 4 | ||||||||||
1Includes Emir of Qatar Cup.
2Includes Sheikh Jassem Cup.
3Includes AFC Champions League.
International career[edit]
Marcone played for Qatar after lived for the county for more than 2 years (FIFA requirement). He played 9 games in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.
He was the captain of Qatar team at 2010 Asian Games as one of the three overage players.
International goals[edit]
- Scores and results list Qatar's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 August 2011 | Al Ain City, United Arab Emirates |  United Arab Emirates |
3–1 | Lost | Friendly |
Honours[edit]
- Regional
- Campeonato do Nordeste: 1997, 1999
- State
- Copa Espírito Santo: 2003
- Campeonato Baiano: 1997, 2000
References[edit]
- ^ Laudisa, Carlo; Contessa, Michele (20 June 1998). "Parma, finalmente Sartor". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ Tosi, Andrea; Contessa, Michele (20 August 1998). "Bologna, Ingesson comincia a scaldarsi " qui mi sento al top della mia parabola "". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ "Marília contrata zagueiro Marcone". Terra Brasil (in Portuguese). 2 April 2004. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ a b Viudes, Rodrigo (2 July 2004). "Marcone vai jogar no Golfo Pérsico". Marília AC (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 December 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Al Jaish launch pre season camping Archived 2 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ QSL.com.qa – Marcone Amaral Costa Archived 3 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
External links[edit]
- Player profile – QSL.com.qa
- Futpedia (in Portuguese)
- CBF (in Portuguese)
- CBF – Site Oficial da Seleção Brasileira de Futbol (in Portuguese)
- Marcone – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Marcone at National-Football-Teams.com
- Qatari men's footballers
- Qatar men's international footballers
- Brazilian emigrants to Qatar
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Esporte Clube Vitória players
- AC Bellinzona players
- Vila Nova Futebol Clube players
- Estrela do Norte Futebol Clube players
- União Agrícola Barbarense Futebol Clube players
- Marília Atlético Clube players
- Al-Shamal SC players
- Al-Gharafa SC players
- Al-Rayyan SC players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
- Naturalised citizens of Qatar
- Naturalised association football players
- Men's association football central defenders
- Footballers from Bahia
- 1978 births
- Living people
- El Jaish SC players
- Qatar Stars League players
- Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) players
- Qatari people of Brazilian descent
- Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for Qatar