Mauricinho Explained

Mauricinho
Fullname:Maurício Poggi Villela
Birth Date:29 December 1963
Birth Place:Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
Position:Striker
Years1:1981–1983
Years2:1984–1988
Years3:1989
Years4:1989
Years5:1990–1991
Years6:1991
Years7:1992
Years8:1993
Years9:1994
Years10:1994
Years11:1995
Years12:1996
Years13:1997–1999
Years14:2000
Clubs3:Palmeiras
Clubs5:Louletano
Clubs6:Vasco
Clubs7:Bragantino
Clubs8:Remo
Clubs9:Ponte Preta
Clubs10:Botafogo
Clubs11:Kyoto Purple Sanga
Clubs12:Botafogo
Clubs13:Vasco
Clubs14:Comercial (Ribeirão Preto)
Caps4:4
Caps5:16
Goals4:0
Goals5:4
Nationalyears1:1983
Nationalteam1:Brazil U-20

Maurício Poggi Villela, commonly known as Mauricinho (born 29 December 1963) is a former football striker who played professionally in Brazil, Japan, Portugal and Spain.

Career

Born in Ribeirão Preto, Mauricinho began playing football with local side Comercial Futebol Clube.[1] He appeared in more than 100 Campeonato Brasileiro matches while playing for CR Vasco da Gama, Clube Atlético Bragantino, Clube do Remo and Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas.[2]

In September 1989, Mauricinho signed with RCD Espanyol, where he would only make four Segunda División appearances before the club released him in December 1989.[3]

Mauricinho played for the Brazil team which won the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship in Mexico. He was named in the team of the tournament. Later that year, Mauricinho made an appearance for Brazil at the 1983 Pan American Games.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Terceiro Tempo. Rogério Micheletti. Que fim levou: Mauricinho, Ex-ponta do Comercial, Vasco e Palmeiras. Portuguese.
  2. Web site: Globo Esporte. Mauricinho (Maurício Poggi Villela). https://web.archive.org/web/20100205142325/http://futpedia.globo.com/jogadores/mauricinho. Portuguese. 5 February 2010.
  3. Web site: Mundo Deportivo. Carpetazo al Tema Maurizinho. Spanish. 20. 29 December 1989.
  4. Web site: Seleção Brasileira. Marcelo Leme de Arruda. RSSSF. 20 July 2000.