Marcos Pacheco Affini (born 18 June 1984), known as Marcão, is a Brazilian futsal player who play as a goalkeeper for CF Belenenses on loan from Sporting CP.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcos Pacheco Affini | ||
| Date of birth | 18 June 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Belenenses | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2006 | Ferraz | ||
| 2007–2010 | Belenenses | ||
| 2011 | Al Rayyan | ||
| 2011–2014 | Benfica | ||
| 2014–2015 | Kairat Almaty | ||
| 2015– | Sporting CP | 87 | (6) |
| 2018– | → Belenenses (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 7 August 2018 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Born in São Paulo, Marcão started his career in the amateur team, EC Ferraz, in the city of Ferraz de Vasconcelos. On 8 August 2007, he moved to Portugal to join C.F. Os Belenenses, arriving at the same time as Diego Sol.[1]
At the Belém-side, he, and others like Pedro Cary, Paulinho and Marcelinho, helped the club reach two playoffs finals against Benfica, losing both, plus two Portuguese Cup finals, winning one, and losing another.[2][3]
In January 2011, Marcão moved to the Qatar Futsal League, to play for Al Rayyan, staying just eight months, but winning the league title with the Qatari club. On 2 August 2011, he returned to Portugal and joined Benfica.[4][5] In the three years he spent with them, Marcão won one league title, his second Portuguese Cup, plus two supercups.[6][7]
In June 2014, Marcão joined AFC Kairat in the Kazakhstani Futsal Championship.[8] At Kairat, he acted mainly as a back-up for Leo Higuita, his replacement at Belenenses, in a side that conquered the 2014–15 UEFA Futsal Cup against Barcelona in Lisbon.[9][10]
A year after leaving to Kazakhstan, Marcão returned for a third stint in Portugal, joining Sporting CP on 21 July.[11] In three years spent with Sporting, bitter rivals of SL Benfica, Marcão won three league titles, two Portuguese cups, two league cup titles and two regional cups (Taça de Honra).[12][13] In the summer of 2018, Marcão returned to CF Belenenses on loan from Sporting CP.
Honours edit
- CF Os Belenenses
- Taça de Portugal de Futsal: 2009–10
- Al Rayyan
- Qatar Futsal League: 2010–11
- SL Benfica
- Liga Portuguesa de Futsal: 2011–12
- Taça de Portugal de Futsal: 2011–12
- SuperTaça de Futsal de Portugal: 2011,2012
- AFC Kairat
- Sporting CP
- Liga Portuguesa de Futsal: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
- Taça de Portugal de Futsal: 2015–16, 2017–18
- Taça da Liga de Futsal: 2015–16, 2016–17
- Taça de Honra da AF Lisboa: 2015–16, 2016–17
Personal life edit
He is the older brother of Lucas Sasha, a footballer who plays for Ludogorets Razgrad.[14]
References edit
- ^ "Reforços Brasileiros para o Futsal" [Brazilian reinforcements to the Futsal team]. Blogue CF Belenenses (in Portuguese). 8 August 2007. Archived from the original on 24 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ^ "Futsal: Belenenses vence Taça de Portugal" [Belenenses wins Portuguese Cup]. Jornal de Noticias (in Portuguese). 8 May 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ^ "Futsal: Marcão, o guarda-redes goleador do Belenenses" [Marcão, the goalscorer goalkeeper of Beleneneses]. Jornal de Noticias (in Portuguese). 9 November 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ^ "Marcão é reforço no Benfica" [Marcão signs with Benfica]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 August 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ "Guarda-redes Marcão reforça o Benfica" [Goalkeeper Marcão joins Benfica]. Público (in Portuguese). 2 August 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ^ "Marcão: "Vivi no Benfica três anos maravilhosos. É difícil sair"" [Marcão: "At Benfica, I lived three wonderful years. It's hard to leave".]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). 13 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ^ "Marcão deixa o Benfica" [Marcão leaves Benfica]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 June 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ "Kazajistán: Kairat Almaty incorpora a Igor, Marcao, Divanei y Douglas" [Kazakhstan: Kairat Almaty signs Igor, Marcão, Divanei and Douglas]. LFNS (in Spanish). June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ^ "Léo Higuita e Marcão vencem UEFA Futsal Cup com o Kairat" [Léo Higuita and Marcão win UEFA Futsal Cup with Kairat]. Mundo dos Guarda-redes (in Portuguese). 27 April 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ^ "Kairat prove worth with second triumph". UEFA.com. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ^ "Marcão reforça Sporting" [Marcão signs with Sporting]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ [1] zerozero.pt
- ^ [2] Lisbon Regional Cup 2016/17
- ^ "Lucas Sasha pode chegar a Alvalade a custo zero" [Lucas Sasha could arrive at Alvalade on a free transfer]. Sapo. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.