| Maciel | |
| Fullname: | Maciel Luiz Franco |
| Birth Date: | 15 March 1972 |
| Birth Place: | Bandeira do Sul, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Position: | Centre back |
| Years1: | 1993 - 1996 |
| Years2: | 1997 - 2003 |
| Caps2: | 133 |
| Goals2: | 9 |
| Pcupdate: | January 10, 2012 |
Maciel Luiz Franco (born 15 March 1972 in Bandeira do Sul), also known as Maciel, is a Brazilian former professional football player. He is considered one of the best foreign players in the K-League.
Maciel spent seven years playing for South Korean K-League club Chunnam Dragons, from 1997 to 2003. He was awarded K-League Best Eleven for four straight seasons and won the K-League Best Defender of the Year in the 1998 season. He wanted to gain Korean citizenship before the 2002 FIFA World Cup, but abandoned his attempt eventually.
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Korea Republic | League | FA Cup | K-League Cup | Total | |||||||
| 1997 | Chunnam Dragons | K-League | 13 | 3 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 13 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 17 | 1 | colspan="2" | - | 10 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |||
| 1999 | 27 | 2 | colspan="2" | - | 9 | 0 | 36 | 2 | |||
| 2000 | 25 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 11 | 1 | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2001 | 22 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 7 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2002 | 19 | 2 | colspan="2" | - | 8 | 0 | 27 | 2 | |||
| 2003 | 10 | 1 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 10 | 1 | |||
| Country | Korea Republic | 133 | 9 | colspan="2" | - | 45 | 1 | 178 | 10 | ||
| Total | 133 | 9 | colspan="2" | - | 45 | 1 | 178 | 10 | |||