Marcone Amaral Costa

Marcone
Personal information
Full name	Marcone Amaral Costa Júnior
Date of birth	5 April 1978 (age 43)
Place of birth	Poções, Brazil
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
1994–1996	Vitória
Senior career*
National team
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Marcone Amaral Costa Jr. known as Marcone (born 5 April 1978) is a naturalized Qatari footballer. His name has also been misspelled as Marconi.

Biography[]

Brazil[]

Born in Poções, Bahia, Marcone started his career at state capital Salvador. He made his Série A debut in 1997 season, played 10 games. After played for the team at 1998 Copa do Brasil and 1998 Campeonato Baiano, he was signed by Italian club A.C. Venezia along with Bilica and Tácio,^[1] however at that time Italian Football Federation imposed a quota on how many non-EU player that a team to keep and field them, thus Marcone was loaned to Swiss side Bellinzona.^[2]

He then returned to Vitória and played in 1999 Copa do Brasil and . He left the club before the start of 1999 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. He returned to the team for Copa João Havelange. After played for the team at 2001 Copa do Brasil and , he was transferred to Vila Nova of 2001 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.

In 2003, he left for Estrela do Norte. After played for União Barbarense at 2004 Copa do Brasil and 2004 Campeonato Paulista, he left for Marília.^[3] He played 4 games in 2004 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B,^[4] all as substitutes.

Qatar[]

In July 2004 he left for Qatari side Al-Shamal.^[4] He then left for Al-Gharafa. He only played twice in 2010 AFC Champions League, on group stage match 6 and the succeeding round of 16 match.

In July 2011, it was announced on the QFA website that Marcone had left Al-Gharafa to join the recently promoted El Jaish.^[5]

Club career statistics[]

Statistics accurate as of 21 August 2011^[6]

Club	Season	League	League		Cup¹		League Cup²		Continental³		Total
Club	Season	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Al-Shamal	2004–05	QSL	24	0
	2005–06		13	1
	2006–07		26	0
	2007–08		23	0
	Total		86	1
Al-Gharafa	2008–09	QSL	14	1
	2009–10		0	0
	2010–11		10	2
	Total		24	3
Al-Jaish	2011–12	QSL
Al-Jaish	Total
Career total			110	4

¹Includes Emir of Qatar Cup.

²Includes Sheikh Jassem Cup.

³Includes AFC Champions League.

International career[]

Marcone played for Qatar after lived for the county for more than 2 years (FIFA requirement). He played 9 games in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.

He was the captain of Qatar team at 2010 Asian Games as one of the three overage players.

International goals[]

Scores and results list Qatar's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	25 August 2011	Al Ain City, United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates	3–1	Lost	Friendly

Honours[]

Regional

Campeonato do Nordeste: 1997, 1999

State

Copa Espírito Santo: 2003
Campeonato Baiano: 1997, 2000

References[]

^ Laudisa, Carlo; Contessa, Michele (20 June 1998). "Parma, finalmente Sartor". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 16 December 2010.
^ Tosi, Andrea; Contessa, Michele (20 August 1998). "Bologna, Ingesson comincia a scaldarsi " qui mi sento al top della mia parabola "". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 16 December 2010.
^ "Marília contrata zagueiro Marcone". Terra Brasil (in Portuguese). 2 April 2004. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Viudes, Rodrigo (2 July 2004). "Marcone vai jogar no Golfo Pérsico". Marília AC (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 December 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Al Jaish launch pre season camping Archived 2 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^ QSL.com.qa – Marcone Amaral Costa Archived 3 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine

External links[]

Player profile – QSL.com.qa
Futpedia (in Portuguese)
CBF (in Portuguese)
CBF – Site Oficial da Seleção Brasileira de Futbol (in Portuguese)
Marcone – FIFA competition record (archived)
Marcone at National-Football-Teams.com

[1] Laudisa, Carlo; Contessa, Michele (20 June 1998). "Parma, finalmente Sartor". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 16 December 2010.

[2] Tosi, Andrea; Contessa, Michele (20 August 1998). "Bologna, Ingesson comincia a scaldarsi " qui mi sento al top della mia parabola "". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 16 December 2010.

[3] "Marília contrata zagueiro Marcone". Terra Brasil (in Portuguese). 2 April 2004. Retrieved 16 December 2010.

[Qatar-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b Viudes, Rodrigo (2 July 2004). "Marcone vai jogar no Golfo Pérsico". Marília AC (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 December 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}

[5] Al Jaish launch pre season camping Archived 2 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine

[6] QSL.com.qa – Marcone Amaral Costa Archived 3 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine

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