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Marcos

マルコス・ロベルト・シウベイラ・レイス　/　まるこす・ろべると・しうべいら・れいす

Association football player from Brazil

August 4, 1973 (age 52)　・　Oriente, São Paulo, Brazil

São Paulo
association football player

My Take

Marcos is a name that lands differently depending on whether you watched the 2002 World Cup. To me he is one of football's great underdog stories, the goalkeeper many doubted who ended up lifting the trophy for Brazil that summer. Pundits regularly rank him among the greatest Brazilian keepers ever, which is no small thing in a country obsessed with attacking flair rather than the man in gloves. Standing 193 cm, he had the frame to dominate his box, and his loyalty to a single club over his career always read to me as old-fashioned in the best way. A São Paulo product who quietly earned his legend.

Overview

Marcos Roberto Silveira dos Reis (born 4 August 1973), known as Marcos, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was the starting goalkeeper of the 2002 FIFA World Cup-winning Brazilian squad and is regarded by pundits as one of the greatest Brazilian goalkeepers of all time.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Marcos
Name (Japanese): マルコス・ロベルト・シウベイラ・レイス
Reading: まるこす・ろべると・しうべいら・れいす
Born: August 4, 1973 (age 52)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Ox
Origin: Oriente, São Paulo, Brazil
Blood type: Private
Height: 193 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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