- Marcone Amaral Costa
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Marcone 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) Playing position Centre-back Club information Current club Al-Jaish Number 3 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- Al-Jaish 6 (0) National team 2008– Qatar 15 (1) 2010 Qatar Olympic 4 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Marcone Amaral Costa Jr.[1] known as Marcone (born 5 April 1978) is a naturalized Qatari footballer who plays for Al-Jaish. His name also misspelled as Marconi.
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Biography
Brazil
Born in Poções, Bahia, Marcone started his career at state capital Salvador. He made his Série A debut in 1997 season, 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,[2] 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.[3]
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.[4] He played 4 games in 2004 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B,[5] all as substitutes.
Qatar
In July 2004 he left for Qatari side Al-Shamal.[5] 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 Al-Jaish.[6]
International career
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
- 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 Emirates3-1 Lost Friendly Honours
- Regional
- Campeonato do Nordeste: 1997, 1999
- State
- Copa Espírito Santo: 2003
- Campeonato Baiano: 1997, 2000
References
- ^ His surname is Amaral Costa, a composite of paternal surname and maternal surname. The last one (i.e. Costa), is usually the paternal one in Portuguese name but vice versa may happened, in although rare. However, it is common that the first one (i.e. Amaral) is the paternal surname in Spanish name. When lack of information, he may refer as Marcone or Mr.Costa; Júnior is a suffix as Marcone II is rarely used in Portuguese language.
- ^ Laudisa, Carlo; Contessa, Michele (20 June 1998). "Parma, finalmente Sartor" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/1998/giugno/20/Parma_finalmente_Sartor_ga_0_9806207090.shtml. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ Tosi, Andrea; Contessa, Michele (20 August 1998). "Bologna, Ingesson comincia a scaldarsi " qui mi sento al top della mia parabola "" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/1998/agosto/20/Bologna_Ingesson_comincia_scaldarsi_qui_ga_0_9808208131.shtml. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ "Marília contrata zagueiro Marcone" (in Portuguese). Terra Brasil. 2 April 2004. http://esportes.terra.com.br/noticias/0,,OI287831-EI2020,00-Marilia+contrata+zagueiro+Marcone.html. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ a b Viudes, Rodrigo (2 July 2004). "Marcone vai jogar no Golfo Pérsico" (in Portuguese). Marília AC. http://www.mariliaac.com.br/site/pg.asp?pagina=detalhe_artigo&codigo=1258. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ Al Jaish launch pre season camping
External links
- Player profile - QSL.com.qa
- Futpedia (Portuguese)
- CBF (Portuguese)
- CBF - Site Oficial da Seleção Brasileira de Futbol (Portuguese)
- Marcone – FIFA competition record
- Marcone at National-Football-Teams.com
Categories:- Qatari footballers
- Qatar international footballers
- Brazilian footballers
- Esporte Clube Vitória players
- AC Bellinzona players
- Vila Nova Futebol Clube players
- União Agrícola Barbarense Futebol Clube players
- Marília Atlético Clube players
- Al-Shamal Sports Club players
- Al-Gharafa Doha players
- Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
- Naturalised citizens of Qatar
- Association football central defenders
- People from Bahia
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Al-Jaish (Qatar) players
- Qatar Stars League players
- Qatari people of Brazilian descent
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