Marcos (footballer, born 1973)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Silveira and the second or paternal family name is dos Reis.

Marcos
Marcos in 2010
Personal information
Full name Marcos Roberto Silveira dos Reis
Date of birth (1973-08-04) 4 August 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Oriente, São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1990–1992 Lençoense
1992 Palmeiras
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–2012 Palmeiras 533 (0)
International career
1992–1993 Brazil U20 4 (0)
1999–2005 Brazil 29 (0)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Brazil
FIFA World Cup
Winner 2002 Korea & Japan
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner 2005 Germany
Runner-up 1999 Mexico
Copa América
Winner 1999 Paraguay
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcos Roberto Silveira dos Reis (born 4 August 1973), known as Marcos, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He spent his entire professional career at Palmeiras, of the Série A, from 1992 until his retirement in January 2012, and became one of the club's greatest idols, being nicknamed São Marcos ("Saint Mark" in Portuguese). He was the starting goalkeeper of the champion Brazilian squad of the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He is regarded by pundits as one of the greatest Brazilian goalkeepers of all time.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Brazil's greatest goalkeepers". Sky Sports. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ^ Christopher Atkins (10 January 2013). "Ranking Brazil's 10 Best Goalkeepers of All Time". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 21 January 2019.