Marcio Valverde

Marcio Valverde

Personal information
Full name	Marcio Andre Valverde
Date of birth	October 23, 1987 (1987-10-23) (age 24)
Place of birth	Lima, Peru
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Right Winger / Right back
Club information
Current club	Sporting Cristal
Number	16
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2008-2009	Alianza Atlético	76	(10)
2010-	Sporting Cristal	31	(1)
National team‡
2004-	Peru	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 31, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of July 31, 2011

Marcio Andre Valverde (born October 23, 1987 in Lima, Peru), is a Peruvian footballer. He currently plays for Sporting Cristal.

Club career

Valverde made his professional debut in the Peruvian First Division on July 30, 2008 with Alianza Atlético against Sport Ancash. He participated in the 2009 Copa Sudamericana, finishing the tournament with 3 goals.

On December 18, 2009 Valverde joined one of the most popular clubs in Peru, Sporting Cristal. He signed a two year contract.^[1]

International career

On October 14, 2009 he made his national team debut for Peru in a World cup qualifier game against Bolivia, which finished in a 1-0 victory for Peru. He came on late in the game for Amilton Prado.^[2]

On November 14, 2009 Valverde played his second game for his national team, which was a friendly match against Honduras in Miami. He started and was substituted in the 46th minute for Aldo Corzo. The game finished 2-1 in favor of Peru.^[3]

References

1. ^ "Marcio Valverde firmó por dos años con Sporting Cristal" (in Spanish). depor.pe. 18 December 2009. http://depor.pe/noticia/383115/marcio-valverde-firmo-dos-anos-cristal. Retrieved 1 August 2011. 
2. ^ "Match Report:Peru - Bolivia". fifa.com. 14 October 2009. http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/southamerica/matches/round=250491/match=300041140/report.html. Retrieved 1 August 2011. 
3. ^ "Chemo se despidió de la selección con un triunfo por 2-1 ante Honduras" (in Spanish). elcomercio.pe. 14 October 2009. http://elcomercio.pe/deportes/370822/noticia-chemo-se-despidio-seleccion-triunfo-1-ante-honduras. Retrieved 1 August 2011. 

External links

• Marcio Valverde at transfermarkt.co.uk (English)
• Marcio Valverde at footballdatabase.eu (English)
• Marcio Valverde at National-Football-Teams.com

Persondata
Name	Valverde, Marcio
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Date of birth	October 23, 1987
Place of birth	Lima, Peru
Date of death
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