Full name Marcio Rodrigues Years Team Weight 73 kg 1992–1994 Portuguesa Height 1.86 m | Role Football player Place of birth Sao Paulo, Brazil Name Marcio Rodrigues Career start 1995 | |
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Date of birth (1978-12-20) December 20, 1978 (age 36) Current teams Esporte Clube Novo Hamburgo, America Futebol Clube (Midfielder) Similar People Alessandro Beti Rosa, Nilmar, Taison, Danilo Fernandes, Bolivar | ||
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Márcio Rodrigues, better known as Magrão (born December 20, 1978), is a Brazilian football defensive midfielder who plays for América-MG. He was born in São Paulo.
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Magrão is better known as a Palmeiras' player, scoring 29 goals in 232 matches for the club.
Nickname
His nickname Magrão means skinny, and is due to the fact that when he was a kid there was not much food available in his home.
Early life
Born in São João Clímaco neighborhood, São Paulo, his family was very poor, living in Heliópolis favela, in São Paulo. His father earned a minimum wage per month, and his mother worked as a cleaning woman. He suffered of bronchopneumonia and hepatitis.
Early career
He tried to join the youth squad of Palmeiras, but was not approved. In 1992 and in 1993 he was a player of the Portuguesa youth squad. However, he was abandoned by the club, after an injury, before becoming a professional player. He then joined the youth squad of São Caetano, where he became a professional player.