1990–1993 Vitoria Date joined 2000 Role Football player | Name Marcos Santos Height 1.82 m Playing position Position Midfielder | |
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Full name Marcos Andre Batista dos Santos Date of birth (1974-03-13) 13 March 1974 (age 41) Current team Gremio Osasco (manager) Number 3 (Paris Saint-Germain F.C. / Midfielder) | ||
Place of birth Nazare, Bahia, Brazil | ||
Marcos André Batista dos Santos, best known as Vampeta ([vɐ̃ˈpetɐ]; born 13 March 1974, in Nazaré) is a former Brazilian professional football player and current coach of Grêmio Osasco. A former midfielder, he represented Brazil from 1998 until 2002, winning the 1999 Copa América and the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
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Vampeta, his nickname, is a fusion of the words "vampiro" (Portuguese for vampire) and "capeta" (Portuguese slang for devil).
Club
Vampeta started his career in Salvador, with team Vitória, and later went to Europe with Dutch team PSV Eindhoven, who signed him alongside Ronaldo in the summer of 1994. After a difficult first season, PSV released him on loan to Fluminense, before he returned to the Netherlands as regular of the team that won the first Dutch title in 5 years in 1997.
His good performance in Eindhoven led him back to Brazil were at Corinthians he grew out to become a member of the Brazilian national team. Vampeta then joined Internazionale in summer 2000, being reunited with Ronaldo. He scored in the 2000 Supercoppa Italiana but failed to hold down a first-team place however, he stated that he wanted to leave and went to Rio de Janeiro in December for a vacation. In January 2001, Vampeta went to PSG for €12.196 million as part exchange for Stéphane Dalmat, which Inter retained 50% registration rights on Vampeta .
He was involved in the Adriano (€13.189 million to Inter) and Reinaldo (to PSG) transfer in August 2001, who both played in Flamengo, in exchange for Vampeta who was joint-owned by Inter and PSG. Another half of Vampeta was sold for €9.757 million,
In 2007, he returned to Corinthians, signed a contract until the end of season.
After being released by Corinthians, he signed a contract until mid-2008 with CA Juventus for 2008 Campeonato Paulista.
International
Vampeta made his international debut for Brazil in a friendly match against FR Yugoslavia on 23 September 1998. He then became a regular player for Brazil, being called up for the Copa América 1999, 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup. He was also on Brazil's World Cup winning team in 2002, although he only made one substitute appearance during the competition. In total he made 39 appearances for Brazil between 1998 and 2002, scoring 2 goals.
Coaching career
In February 2010, the former Brazil national football team player was named as the new head coach of Nacional Atlético Clube (SP).