Márcio Vieira Explained

Márcio Vieira
Full Name:Márcio Vieira de Vasconcelos[1]
Birth Date:10 October 1984[2]
Birth Place:Andorra la Vella, Andorra
Height:1.80 m
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Marco 09
Youthyears1:2000–2002
Youthclubs1:Marco
Years1:2002–2006
Caps1:16
Goals1:1
Years2:2002–2003
Clubs2:Alpendorada (loan)
Years3:2004–2005
Clubs3:Alpendorada (loan)
Years4:2006–2007
Caps4:14
Goals4:0
Years5:2007–2008
Caps5:31
Goals5:1
Years6:2008–2023
Caps6:394
Goals6:55
Years7:2023–
Clubs7:Marco 09
Caps7:3
Goals7:0
Nationalyears1:2005–
Nationalcaps1:128
Nationalgoals1:2
Club-Update:20:53, 8 June 2024 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:20:53, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

Márcio Vieira de Vasconcelos (born 10 October 1984), known as Vieira, is an Andorran footballer who plays as a midfielder for Portuguese club AD Marco 09.

Club career

Born in Andorra la Vella to Portuguese parents who hailed from Marco de Canaveses, Porto District,[3] Vieira's biggest achievement as a professional was appearing for F.C. Marco in two Portuguese second division seasons even though he only played a total of 15 matches, all in 2005–06.[3] He spent the remainder of his career in Spanish amateur football, his first club being SE Eivissa-Ibiza.[4] [5]

Vieira signed for Atlético Monzón in summer 2008, remaining in Aragon for 15 years.[6] [7] The 38-year-old returned to Portugal on 27 July 2023, joining amateurs AD Marco 09 who had risen from the ashes of his first club.[8]

International career

Vieira won his first cap for the Andorra national team on 12 October 2005, starting and being replaced early into the second half of a 0–3 home loss against Armenia for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[9] [3] He played his 100th international on 17 November 2020, in the 5–0 defeat to Latvia for the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League.[10]

International goal

Scores and results list Andorra's goal tally first.

No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 14 June 2022 Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova align=center 1–1 align=center 1–2 2022–23 UEFA Nations League[11]
2. 16 June 2023 1–2 1–2 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying[12]

Personal life

Vieira worked as a coordinator of grassroots football during his playing career.[7]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Márcio Vieira. Mais Futebol. pt. 17 June 2023. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210225134609/https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/jogador/marcio-vieira/143344. 25 February 2021.
  2. Web site: Márcio Vieira. UEFA. 17 June 2023. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201027213130/https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/teams/players/103667--marcio-vieira/. 27 October 2020.
  3. Web site: MARCO: Andorra convoca jogador com ascendência marcuense para defrontar Portugal. MARCO: Andorra call player of marcuense descent to play Portugal. Tâmega Sousa. Miguel. Ângelo. pt. 7 October 2016. 22 March 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210527063335/https://www.tamegasousa.pt/marco-andorra-convoca-jogador-com-descendencia-marcuense-para-defrontar-portugal/. 27 May 2021.
  4. News: Marcio Vieira igual juega contra el Barbastro que contra la Portugal de Ronaldo. Marcio Vieira takes on Barbastro as he does Ronaldo's Portugal. Heraldo de Aragón. es. 10 October 2016. 22 March 2018.
  5. News: El Real Zaragoza, el Atlético de Monzón y el Fraga reciben dinero de la UEFA. Real Zaragoza, Atlético de Monzón and Fraga take money from UEFA. Heraldo de Aragón. Emilio. Ralla. es. 23 February 2017. 26 March 2021. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190327135938/https://www.heraldo.es/noticias/aficion/2017/02/23/real-zaragoza-atletico-monzon-fraga-reciben-dinero-la-uefa.html. 27 March 2019.
  6. Web site: Márcio Vieira internacionalização por Andorra. Márcio Vieira reached 100th cap for Andorra. Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. pt. 19 November 2020. 28 March 2023. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230418072843/https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/futebol-internacional/marcio-vieira-chegou100a-internacionalizacao-por-andorra_d1276568. 18 April 2023.
  7. News: Marcio Vieira, de Tercera División a codearse con la élite mundial. Marcio Vieira, from Tercera División to going head to head against the world's elite. Heraldo de Aragón. Emilio. Ralla. es. 25 March 2021. 28 March 2023. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230328210432/https://www.heraldo.es/noticias/deportes/futbol/2021/03/25/marcio-vieira-de-tercera-division-a-codearse-con-la-elite-mundial-1480334.html. 28 March 2023.
  8. Web site: Internacional andorrano Márcio Vieira é reforço do Marco-09. Andorran international Márcio Vieira is addition to Marco-09. Tâmega Sousa. Luís. Nogueira. pt. 27 July 2023. 4 August 2023. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230804131623/https://www.tamegasousa.pt/internacional-andorrano-marcio-vieira-e-reforco-do-marco-09/. 4 August 2023.
  9. Web site: Pasó sin pena ni gloria. As unassuming as can be. ESPN Deportes. es. 12 October 2005. 22 March 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180909035611/http://espndeportes-assets.espn.go.com/futbol/cronica?id=178874. 9 September 2018.
  10. Web site: Márcio Vieira chegou 100.ª internacionalização por Andorra. Márcio Vieira reached 100th cap for Andorra. Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. pt. 19 November 2020. 26 March 2021. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201126155014/https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/futebol-internacional/marcio-vieira-chegou100a-internacionalizacao-por-andorra_d1276568. 26 November 2020.
  11. Web site: Andorra es queda sense premi a Moldàvia en el quart partit de la Nations League. Close but no cigar for Andorra in Moldova in fourth Nations League match. Andorran Football Federation. Iván. Moure. ca. 14 June 2022. 24 June 2022.
  12. Web site: Drittes Spiel, dritter Sieg für die Schweiz in der EM-Qualifikation. Third match, third win for Switzerland in EC Qualifiers. Swissinfo. de. 16 June 2023. 17 June 2023. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230617165918/https://www.swissinfo.ch/ger/alle-news-in-kuerze/drittes-spiel--dritter-sieg-fuer-die-schweiz-in-der-em-qualifikation/48597876. 17 June 2023.