Marião Explained

Marião
Fullname:Mário Gomes Amado
Birth Date:3 August 1952
Birth Place:Paraibuna, Brazil
Death Place:São José dos Campos, Brazil
Position:Centre-back
Years1:1972
Years2:1973
Years3:1973–1974
Years4:1974–1976
Years5:1977
Years6:1977
Years7:1978
Years8:1978–1980
Caps8:50
Goals8:2
Years9:1980–1982
Years10:1982
Years11:1982
Years12:1983–1984
Years13:1984–1985
Years14:1985
Years15:1986
Years16:1986
Manageryears1:2006–2007
Managerclubs1:São José-SP
Manageryears2:2008
Managerclubs2:Primeira Camisa
Manageryears3:2009
Managerclubs3:Joseense
Pcupdate:29 January 2024

Mário Gomes Amado (3 August 1952 – 24 August 2011), better known as Marião, was a Brazilian professional footballer and manager, who played as a centre-back.

Career

A central defender, he played for major Brazilian football clubs during the late 1970s, with emphasis on SC Internacional and São Paulo FC, where he was champion of the 1980 Campeonato Paulista.[1] He also won state titles with Sport in the early 80s. As a coach, he worked on teams in the city of São José dos Campos, being runner-up in Série A3 in 2006 with São José, and the first coach of Primeira Camisa, a project club by the player Roque Júnior.[2]

Honours

Operário-MS

1974

São Paulo

1980

Sport

1981, 1982

Death

Marião died on 24 August 2011, aged 59, victim of a cardiac arrest.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Todos os Jogadores . SPFCpédia . 29 January 2024 . pt.
  2. Web site: Que fim levou? Marião. Terceiro Tempo . 29 January 2024 . pt.
  3. Web site: Nota de falecimento - Marião, zagueiro campeão paulista, faleceu na noite de ontem (24/08) . São Paulo FC . 25 August 2011 . 29 January 2024 . pt.