Márcio Amoroso

For other people named Amoroso, see Amoroso (disambiguation).

Márcio Amoroso

Personal information
Full name	Márcio Amoroso dos Santos
Date of birth	5 July 1974 (1974-07-05) (age 37)
Place of birth	Brasília, Brazil
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Forward
Youth career
1988–1992	Guarani
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1992–1995	Guarani	39	(28)
1992–1993	→ Verdy Kawasaki (loan)	0	(0)
1995–1996	Flamengo	16	(6)
1996–1999	Udinese	86	(39)
1999–2001	Parma	39	(11)
2001–2004	Borussia Dortmund	59	(28)
2004–2005	Málaga	29	(5)
2005	São Paulo	22	(12)
2006	Milan	4	(1)
2006–2007	Corinthians	15	(3)
2007	Grêmio	6	(0)
2008	Aris Thessaloniki	9	(2)
2009	Guarani	0	(0)
National team
1995–2003	Brazil	19	(9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Márcio Amoroso dos Santos (born 5 July 1974 in Brasília) is a retired Brazilian footballer. He has played his football for several teams in Japan, Italy, Germany, Spain and Greece while representing Brazil at international level.

Club career

Amoroso started his career at homeland club Guarani FC at 1992. In July 1992, he was loaned to a Japanese outfit Verdy Kawasaki (J. League Division 1), and returned to Guarani FC two years later. In 1996, he transferred to Flamengo, but he came to prominence playing in the Italian Serie A for unfashionable Udinese in the late-1990s. There he starred alongside Oliver Bierhoff in a side which played an adventurous 3–4–3 formation. When Oliver Bierhoff left the club for AC Milan, many thought Udinese Calcio would struggle to repeat their success, but that very next season Amoroso himself became the focus of the team, and was the top scorer in Serie A. A big-money move to Parma followed. The AC Parma side never quite fulfilled their potential to win the league title, and Amoroso was soon on the move again, this time to Borussia Dortmund in Germany where he won the Bundesliga title in 2001–02 and was the top scorer in the season. He helped them to the 2002 UEFA Cup Final where his goal (a penalty) could not prevent them from losing 3–2 to Feyenoord. Amoroso played for Malaga during the 2004–05 season.

Amoroso moved to São Paulo in the summer of 2005 and immediately helped them to the Copa Libertadores, the most prestigious club prize in South America. In January 2006, after having won the FIFA Club World Championship and was the top scorers in tournament, he returned to Italy, signing a 18-month contract for AC Milan as a replacement for Christian Vieri, who had transferred to Monaco.

But then Amoroso agreed to cancel the contract with AC Milan on 1 September 2006, and immediately signed a new contract with Corinthians. Amoroso quickly received the no. 10 jersey from Corinthians as a replacement for Carlos Tévez (who left SC Corinthians Paulista and moved to West Ham United). But there he could not show the football that he was capable of, having his contract resigned in April 2007, signing in for Grêmio. Since August, Amoroso did not play for Grêmio, having his contract resigned due to lack of form. In January 2008, he signed a one-and-a-half year contract with Aris Thessaloniki. However, he spent only six months in Thessaloniki. On 29 December 2008, Amoroso returned to Guarani for the 2008–2009 season.^[1]

Individual

Aris Thessaloniki was Amoroso’s 12th club in six different countries. He won 20 trophies and personal awards, including the Copa América with Brazil and both the FIFA Club World Championship and Copa Libertadores with São Paulo. He has also played for Verdy Kawasaki, Flamengo, Udinese, Parma, Borussia Dortmund, Málaga, Milan, Corinthians, Grêmio and Guarani which was his last club.

Amoroso was the top scorers in three different national championships and Bundesliga record transfer when he moved to Borussia Dortmund for 50 million mark (25 million euro) in the summer of 2001. Parma had actually paid 2 million euro more to sign him two years earlier.

Club career statistics

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Club performance			League
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals
Brazil			League
1992	Guarani	Série A	0	0
Japan			League
1992	Verdy Kawasaki	J. League 1	-
1993			0	0
Brazil			League
1994	Guarani	Série A	26	19
1995			13	9
1996	Flamengo	Série A	16	6
Italy			League
1996–97	Udinese	Serie A	28	12
1997–98			25	5
1998–99			33	22
1999–00	Parma	Serie A	16	4
2000–01			23	7
Germany			League
2001–02	Borussia Dortmund	Bundesliga	31	18
2002–03			24	6
2003–04			4	4
Spain			League
2004–05	Málaga	La Liga	29	5
Brazil			League
2005	São Paulo	Série A	22	12
Italy			League
2005–06	Milan	Serie A	4	1
Brazil			League
2006	Corinthians Paulista	Série A	12	2
2007	Grêmio	Série A	6	0
Greece			League
2007–08	Aris Thessaloniki	Super League	9	1
Brazil			League
2009	Guarani	Série B	0	0
Country	Brazil		95	48
	Japan		0	0
	Italy		129	51
	Germany		59	28
	Spain		29	5
	Greece		9	1
Total			321	133

International career statistics

Brazil national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1995	1	0
1996	0	0
1997	0	0
1998	1	2
1999	10	7
2000	3	0
2001	0	0
2002	1	0
2003	3	0
Total	19	9

Honours and awards

Verdy Kawasaki

• J. League Division 1: 1993

Flamengo

• Campeonato Carioca winner: 1996
• Taça Guanabara winner: 1996
• Taça Rio winner: 1996
• Copa de Oro winner: 1996

Udinese

• Serie A Top scorers: 1998–99

Parma

• Supercoppa Italiana winner: 1999
• Coppa Italia runner-up: 2001

Borussia Dortmund

• Bundesliga winner: 2001–02
• Bundesliga top scorers: 2001–02
• 2002 UEFA Cup Final runner-up: 2002

São Paulo

• FIFA Club World Championship: 2005
• FIFA Club World Championship Top scorer: 2005
• Copa Libertadores: 2005

Brazil

• Copa América: 1999
• Bola de Ouro: 1994

References

1. ^ "Guarani acerta retorno do atacante Amoroso" (in Portuguese). Terra. 29 December 2008. http://esportes.terra.com.br/futebol/estaduais/2009/interna/0,,OI3417826-EI12403,00-Guarani+acerta+retorno+do+atacante+Amoroso.html. Retrieved 29 December 2008. 
2. ^ Márcio Amoroso at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

• Profile at Sambafoot.com
• Brazilian Footballer of the Year 1994

Persondata
Name	Amoroso, Marcio
Alternative names
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	5 July 1974
Place of birth	Brasília, Brazil
Date of death
Place of death