Marcos Assunção
Marcos Santos Assunção (Caieiras, state of São Paulo, July 25, 1976) is a former Brazilian international soccer player who became Spanish nationalized in 2006 who played as a midfielder and stood out for his powerful shot and throws. of lack. His most notable period was at Roma, with which he won the scudetto in 2001, and at Real Betis, with which he won the Copa del Rey in 2005. His last club was the Portuguese team in the Brazilian Serie A Championship.
Career
Beginnings
He started in Brazil in 1993 playing for Rio Branco. At the age of 20 he signed for Santos Futebol Clube, where in his first season he played 19 games and scored 2 goals. In 1998 he moved to Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, where he played 21 games and scored 5 goals. After his return to Santos FC and an excellent season, he made the leap to Europe with the Associazione Sportiva Roma, where he played 3 seasons and won the Italian Serie A, playing a total of 55 league games (9 goals), 7 in the Italian Cup and 19 in the UEFA Champions League (1 goal).
Real Betis
In 2002 he became the star signing of Real Betis Balompié, at a cost of €6 million.
He made his debut on September 1, 2002, on the first day, against Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña, where he scored a goal from a pass from Denilson and hit 3 balls against the post in two direct free kicks. Later, like the rest of the team, his performance decreased due to physical fatigue from the UEFA Cup matches.
In the following season (2003/04), the last one with Víctor Fernández on the bench, although his performance improved (he scored 7 goals), his preparation worsened.[citation required ]
The 2004-05 season was excellent for him, he scored 11 goals, he was the best free kick taker in the world. On June 11, 2005 he was proclaimed champion of the Copa del Rey de Fútbol against Club Atlético Osasuna and qualified for the UEFA Champions League. In the second round of this season he improved significantly, scoring 9 goals and emerging as one of the best free-kick takers in the championship (he used the "Folha Seca" or free-kick technique). powerful that drops sharply when reaching the goal).
Just before the start of the 2007/08 season he terminated his contract with Real Betis Balompié due to the lack of confidence of the coach, Héctor Cúper. His contract with the Betic club ended in June 2008 (at the age of 31), but he decided to terminate it and go to Al-Ahli in Dubai.
Arab Emirates
After a season at Al-Ahli in the UAE League, where he played 12 games and scored a goal, he signed, the following year, for Al Shabab, also in Dubai. At the end of the season and after being one of the most outstanding players on the team (3 goals in 21 games) he decided to return to Brazil.
Brazil
Thus, in 2009 he signed for Grêmio Prudente (formerly known as Grêmio Barueri) of Serie B, but a few months later he received an offer and went to Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras of Serie A. There he enjoyed an excellent year of play, scoring 15 goals, 12 of them from free kicks. The following year he won the Brazilian Cup against Coritiba FC.
In 2013, now at 36 years old, he reached an agreement to sign for Santos FC, which included footballers like Neymar and which was the current champion of the Paulista Championship.
In January 2014, Assunção signed for the joined Figueirense FC from the Santa Catarina city of Florianópolis, after his contract with Santos expired. However, in April, after 2 games, he terminated his contract, and in June signed for the Portuguese Sports Association.
Withdrawal
After two seasons with the Portuguesa and after playing professional soccer for 20 years, at the age of 40 he retired from professional soccer.
National team
He debuted with the Brazil national soccer team in 1998 against El Salvador, and scored his only international goal against Russia on November 18 of that same year. Since then he has been international 11 times, but a defeat against Chile (0-3) in qualifying for the 2002 World Cup marked his last call to the "canarinha". which Vanderlei Luxemburgo trained at that time. With the Brazilian team he has been champion of the Copa América and runner-up in the Confederations Cup.
Clubs
| Club | Country | Year | Parties | Goles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Branco EC | Brazil Brazil
| 1993-1995 | 36 | 7 |
| Santos FC | BrazilBrazil
| 1996-1998 | 33 | 3 |
| CR Flamengo | BrazilBrazil
| 1998 | 42 | 7 |
| Santos FC | BrazilBrazil
| 1999 | 78 | 21 |
| AS Roma | Italy Italy
| 1999-2002 | 55 | 9 |
| Real Betis | Spain Spain
| 2002-2007 | 143 | 29 |
| Al-Ahli FC | Arab Emirates Arab Emirates
| 2007-2008 | 12 | 1 |
| Al Shabab FC | Arab Emirates Arab Emirates
| 2008-2009 | 21 | 3 |
| Grêmio Prudente | BrazilBrazil
| 2010 | 19 | 5 |
| SE Palmeiras | BrazilBrazil
| 2010-2012 | 78 | 16 |
| Santos FC | BrazilBrazil
| 2013 | 4 | 0 |
| Figueirense FC | BrazilBrazil
| 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| La Portuguesa | BrazilBrazil
| 2014 | 6 | 0 |
- Updated 31 December 2014.
Palmarés
National Championships
| Title | Club | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio-São Paulo Tournament | Santos | BrazilBrazil
| 1997 |
| Copa Conmebol | Santos | BrazilBrazil
| 1998 |
| Series A | Rome | ItalyItaly
| 2001 |
| Supercopa de Italia | Rome | ItalyItaly
| 2001 |
| Copa del Rey | Real Betis | SpainSpain
| 2005 |
| President Cup of EAU | Al-Ahli | Arab Emirates Arab Emirates
| 2008 |
| Brazil Cup | Palmeiras | BrazilBrazil
| 2012 |