Marcos Gomes de Araujo

Marquinhos

Personal information
Full name	Marcos Gomes de Araujo
Date of birth	March 23, 1976 (1976-03-23) (age 35)
Place of birth	Rio Brilhante, Brazil
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Atlético Mineiro
Number	18
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1996–1997	Ourense	18	(2)
1997–1999	Operário	12	(10)
1999–2001	Coritiba	62	(27)
2001–2004	Tokyo Verdy 1969	29	(10)
2003	→ Yokohama F. Marinos (loan)	24	(8)
2004	→ JEF United Ichihara (loan)	14	(12)
2005–2006	Shimizu S-Pulse	43	(20)
2007–2010	Kashima Antlers	119	(59)
2011	Vegalta Sendai	1	(0)
2011–	Atlético Mineiro	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 9, 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Marcos Gomes de Araujo, better known as Marquinhos (born March 23, 1976), is a Brazilian striker who currently plays for Clube Atlético Mineiro. He has spent his career playing mostly in the J. League.

Biography

Marquinhos is a skillful player who will shoot and score from anywhere. He started his professional career in Spain with Segunda División side CD Ourense.^[1] Then he played with several Brazilian and Japanese teams. He became the J. League Top Scorer top scorer in the 2008 season with 21 goals to his name as Kashima Antlers won the title for the second year in a row.

Marquinhos was awarded J. League Most Valuable Player on 22 December 2008, becoming the second Antlers player to win the highest J. League award after former Brazilian star Jorginho.^[2]

On 22 January 2011, Marquinhos left the Kashima to join Vegalta Sendai on a permanent deal but walked out on the club on 9 April 2011, suffering emotional instability from the deadly earthquake and tsunami on March 11.^[3] He played for Sendai in only one league match.

Club team career statistics

As of April 9, 2011 ^[4]

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
2001	Tokyo Verdy 1969	J. League Division 1	14	8	1	1	0	0	-		15	9
2002			15	2	0	0	5	1	-		20	3
2003	Yokohama F. Marinos		24	8	0	0	7	4	-		31	12
2004	JEF United Ichihara		14	12	0	0	4	1	-		18	13
2005	Shimizu S-Pulse		14	9	2	2	0	0	-		16	11
2006			29	11	1	2	5	3	-		35	16
2007	Kashima Antlers		31	14	5	0	10	4	-		46	18
2008			30	21	2	2	2	1	5	5	39	29
2009			31	13	3	1	2	0	7	4	43	18
2010			27	11	1	1	2	1	6	2	36	15
2011	Vegalta Sendai		1	0	-		-		-		1	0
Career total			230	109	15	9	37	15	18	11	300	144

Awards and honours

Club

Yokohama F. Marinos

• J. League Division 1: 1

2003

Kashima Antlers

• J. League Division 1: 3

2007, 2008, 2009

• Emperor's Cup: 1

2007

• Japanese Super Cup: 2

2009, 2010

Individual

• J. League Most Valuable Player: 1

2008

• J. League Top Scorer: 1

2008

• J. League Best Eleven: 1

2008

References

1. ^ Marquinhos, Marcos Gomes de Araujo DBFutbol
2. ^ Marquinhos scoops top J-League honour ESPNsoccernet, 22 December 2008.
3. ^ "Marquinhos quits J.League after quake". Fifa.com. http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1415002.html. Retrieved 2011-04-09. 
4. ^ "Stats Centre: Marcos Gomes de Araujo Facts". Guardian.co.uk. http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?Lang=0&CTID=63&CPID=147&pStr=Player&PLID=51723&TEID=3535. Retrieved 2009-08-05. 

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Name	Araujo, Marcos Gomes De
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Date of birth	1976-03-23
Place of birth	Rio Brilhante, Brazil
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