Marquinho, Brazil footballer: Profile, Career, News & Videos

Marquinho , commonly known as Marquinho, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Born in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Marquinho started his career playing as an attacking midfielder with Ponte Preta in Brazil. He also played with Internacional Porto Alegre, Sport Boys (Peru), Sporting Cristal (Peru), Casino Salzburg (Austria), Alianza Lima (Peru), Puebla F.C. (Mexico) and Tampico Madero (Mexico) Colorado Rapids (USA), Çanakkale Dardanelspor (Turkey). In 1994, he led Casino Salzburg to the final of the UEFA Cup where they lost to Inter Milan. He also won La República's best foreign player of the year award when he played for Alianza Lima in 1991. Marquinho scored three goals in 11 appearances for Colorado Rapids before being released in June 1998.