Marcão (footballer, born 1972)
Brazilian footballer
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Marco Aurélio de Oliveira (born 22 July 1972), commonly known as Marcão, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is the current interim head coach of Fluminense.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Marco Aurélio de Oliveira | ||
| Date of birth | 22 July 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Petrópolis, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fluminense (interim) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mordomia | |||
| Bangu | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1998 | Bangu | 204 | (15) |
| 1996–1997 | → Criciúma (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 1997 | → Vasco da Gama (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1998 | → Bragantino (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 1999–2005 | Fluminense | 125 | (2) |
| 2005 | Al-Ittihad Doha | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Fluminense | 62 | (7) |
| 2007 | Cabofriense | 1 | (0) |
| 2007 | Juventude | 22 | (4) |
| 2008 | Joinville | ||
| 2008 | Cabofriense | ||
| 2008 | CFZ do Rio | ||
| 2009–2011 | Bangu | 43 | (1) |
| Total | 494 | (29) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Bangu | ||
| 2012 | Bonsucesso | ||
| 2012 | Ríver | ||
| 2014–2016 | Fluminense (assistant) | ||
| 2016 | Fluminense (interim) | ||
| 2019 | Fluminense (assistant) | ||
| 2019 | Fluminense | ||
| 2020 | Fluminense (assistant) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Fluminense | ||
| 2021 | Fluminense (assistant) | ||
| 2021 | Fluminense | ||
| 2022– | Fluminense (assistant) | ||
| 2022 | Fluminense (interim) | ||
| 2023 | Brazil (assistant) | ||
| 2024 | Fluminense (interim) | ||
| 2025 | Fluminense (interim) | ||
| 2026– | Fluminense (interim) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Marcão was born in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, and finished his formation with Bangu. He made his first team debut on 5 March 1989, starting in a 0–0 Campeonato Carioca home draw against Americano.
After establishing himself as a starter for the club and subsequently serving loan stints at Criciúma, Vasco da Gama[2] and Bragantino, Marcão joined Fluminense in 1999.[3] At the latter club he was an immediate first-choice, appearing in 333 matches and scoring 12 goals during his first spell.[4]
In August 2005, Marcão moved abroad and joined Al-Ittihad Doha in Qatar.[4] In September, however, he returned to Flu after failing to adapt to the new country, and appeared regularly until the end of 2006, when he was released.
Marcão subsequently represented Cabofriense (two stints),[5] Juventude,[6] Joinville[7] and CFZ do Rio[8] before returning to Bangu in 2009. He retired with the latter club in March 2011, aged 38.[9]
Coaching career
Immediately after retiring Marcão took up coaching, being named head coach of his last club Bangu.[9] He was sacked on 30 January 2012, and was appointed at the helm of Bonsucesso on 14 February.[10]
On 26 April 2012, Marcão was announced as the new head coach of Ríver,[11] but was sacked with a month in charge.[12] On 12 December of the following year, he returned to Fluminense as an assistant coach.[13]
In March 2016, Marcão was named interim head coach of Flu after the dismissal of Eduardo Baptista.[14] He returned to his previous role after the arrival of Levir Culpi, but was again interim after the latter was sacked in November.[15]
Marcão was dismissed from Fluminense on 7 January 2017,[16] and returned to Bangu on 12 July 2018, as a football coordinator.[17] The following 24 June, he returned to his role as an assistant coach, again at Fluminense.[18]
Marcão was interim at Flu for two spells after the departures of Fernando Diniz and Oswaldo de Oliveira. On 4 October 2019, he was definitely appointed head coach until the end of the year.[19]
Marcão returned to the assistant role for the 2020 season, but took over the first team on 7 December of that year after Odair Hellmann left the club.[20] He returned to his assistant role on 26 February 2021, after the appointment of Roger Machado as head coach.[21]
On 21 August 2021, Marcão was again named head coach until the end of the season, after Roger was sacked.[22] He returned to his previous assistant role on 15 December, after Abel Braga was hired by the club.[23]
On 24 June 2024, Marcão was again an interim at Flu, after the dismissal of Fernando Diniz.[24] Back to his assistant role after the arrival of Mano Menezes, he again became an interim on 30 March 2025.[25]
Marcão returned to an assistant role after Renato Gaúcho became the head coach, before again becoming an interim on 13 August 2026, after Luis Zubeldía was dismissed.[26]
Managerial statistics
- As of 8 September 2026.
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
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| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Bangu |  |
24 March 2011 | 30 January 2012 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 31.82 | |
| Bonsucesso | |
14 February 2012 | 24 April 2012 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 11.11 | |
| Ríver | |
26 April 2012 | 25 May 2012 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 50.00 | |
| Fluminense (interim) | |
27 February 2016 | 6 March 2016 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 | [27] |
| Fluminense (interim) | |
9 November 2016 | 12 December 2016 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0.00 | [28] |
| Fluminense | |
27 September 2019 | 11 December 2019 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 38.89 | [29] |
| Fluminense | |
7 December 2020 | 26 February 2021 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 50.00 | [30] |
| Fluminense (interim) | |
21 August 2021 | 15 December 2021 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 44.00 | |
| Fluminense (interim) | |
28 April 2022 | 1 May 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 | |
| Fluminense (interim) | |
24 June 2024 | 1 July 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 | |
| Fluminense[a] | |
12 January 2025 | 18 January 2025 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 | |
| Fluminense (interim) | |
30 March 2025 | 1 April 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 | |
| Fluminense (interim) | |
14 August 2026 | present | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 66.67 | |
| Total | 113 | 43 | 32 | 38 | 144 | 128 | +16 | 38.05 | — | |||
- Notes
- Interim head coach as a reserve team was used in the first rounds of the Campeonato Carioca
Honours
Player
Fluminense
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série C: 1999
- Campeonato Carioca: 2002, 2005
- Taça Rio: 2005