Marcus di Giuseppe

Marcus di Giuseppe
For the Romanian village of Bica, see Mănăstireni.
Marcus di Giuseppe
Personal information
Full name Marcus di Giuseppe
Date of birth 12 March 1972 (1972-03-12) (age 39)
Place of birth Registro, Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1995-1996 Sporting Cristal
1996 Austria Salzburg 11 (0)
1997-1998 Paniliakos 15 (3)
1998-1999 Sport Boys
1999 Sunderland 0 (0)
1999 Walsall 1 (0)
2000 Universitario de Deportes
2001 Danubio
2001-2002 Deportivo Wanka
2003-2004 Estudiantes de Medicina
2004-2005 Coronel Bolognesi
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Marcus Di Giuseppe, also known as Bica, (born 12 March 1972 in Registro) is a former Brazilian footballer.

Club career

Di Giuseppe played for a number of clubs in Peru, including Sporting Cristal, Sport Boys and Universitario de Deportes.[1] He also had a spell with Paniliakos in the Greek Super League during the 1997–98 season.[2] He spent a few months playing in England for English Premier League side Sunderland A.F.C.[3] and then First Division side Walsall at the end of 1999. His play was characterised by his swift and fluid running and incredible ball control skills. His powerful heading and his shooting from distance gave him the nickname "enerpoçinho" amongst his peers, fans and teammates. He's now a successful football player's agent from Overlap Soccer & Marketing company (www.overlapsoccer.com.br).[4]

References

  1. ^ "Ficha Técnica de Bica". Futbol Peruano. http://www.peru.com/futbol/futbolistas/bica.asp. Retrieved 2009-02-16. 
  2. ^ "Foreign Players in Greece since 1959/60". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/players/foreign-players-in-grk6080.html. Retrieved 2009-02-16. 
  3. ^ "Walsall 0 Sunderland 5 (Agg: 8-2)". Sporting Life. 1999-09-21. http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/sunderland/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/99/09/21/SOCCER_Walsall_Nightlead.html&TEAMHD=sunderland&DIV=prem&TEAM=SUNDERLAND&RH=Sunderland&PREV_SEASON=1998. Retrieved 2009-02-16. 
  4. ^ Marcus di Giuseppe career stats at Soccerbase


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