Marcos Roberto Silveira Reis

Marcos Roberto Silveira Reis (born 4 August 1973), known as Marcos, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He spent his entire 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]

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Silveira and the second or paternal family name is Reis.

Marcos
Marcos in 2010
Personal information
Full name Marcos Roberto Silveira Reis
Date of birth (1973-08-04) 4 August 1973
Place of birth Oriente, Brazil
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1990–1992 Lençoense
1992 Palmeiras
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–2012 Palmeiras 255 (0)
National team
1992–1993 Brazil U20 4 (0)
1999–2005 Brazil 29 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career
Marcos playing for Palmeiras in 2010

He played for Brazilian professional club Palmeiras since 1992 and was the first goalkeeper since 1999 after an injury of Velloso, the first-choice goalkeeper at the time. With outstanding performances in the 1999 Copa Libertadores he helped the team conquer the title, after beating Palmeiras' arch rivals Corinthians in the penalty shoot-outs in the quarter-final. Since then he was nicknamed São Marcos. In 2000 once again he faced Corinthians in the Libertadores, this time at the semi-final level, and again eliminated the rivals in the penalty shoot-out.

In 2002 after a fantastic World Cup participation with Brazil's team he received a proposal from the English team Arsenal[4] and actually went to London to sign but then disappeared leaving Arsenal and fellow Brazilian player, Edu, wondering where he had gone, therefore the deal never happened. When he eventually surfaced he stated that he would rather play the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (second division) with Palmeiras than play in any European team just for the money.

In 2008, he helped Palmeiras win the 2008 Campeonato Paulista. Marcos played his 400th match for Palmeiras on 21 September 2008 in a Campeonato Brasileiro Série A match between his club and Vasco.[5]

He was given a special shirt for playing his 400th match. The number 400 was printed on the back, with his name and the writings "O melhor goleiro do Brasil" (The best goalkeeper in Brazil). On the front, all the titles that he has won along with Palmeiras and Brazil's national team are printed.[6]

On 4 January 2012, at the age of 38, Marcos announced his retirement from football, due to his advanced age and the many injuries that marked his career.[7]

Marcos is one of the greatest idols of Palmeiras' fans, alongside Ademir da Guia and Djalma Santos.

International career

Marcos debuted for Brazil in a match against Spain on 13 November 1999. Previously, he was included in Brazil's squad for the 1999 Copa América and the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup as a second-choice goalkeeper. He remained as Brazil's backup goalkeeper as Dida and Rogério Ceni were preferred ahead of him. He became Brazil's starting goalkeeper in the 2001 Copa América and retained that position after the tournament, relegating Dida to the bench.

He was subsequently included in Brazil's squad for 2002 FIFA World Cup as the first-choice goalkeeper, replacing Taffarel. He started every game in the tournament and played every minute of Brazil's matches in the tournament. He had four clean sheets, conceded only four goals in seven matches, and was elected the third-best goalkeeper in the tournament, as Brazil won the World Cup for the record fifth time.

However, after a series of injuries that affected his career, Marcos lost his place in the team after the World Cup. He made only four more international appearances after the World Cup, and was left out of Brazil's squad for the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2004 Copa América. In 2005, he was called again and included in the squad for the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup. He made one appearance in the tournament, starting in a 2–2 draw against Japan during the group stage, which turned out to be his last appearance for Brazil.

On 6 October 2005, Marcos announced his retirement from international football, but continued to play for Palmeiras, the only team he has played for in his career.

However he would later went back on his decision to retire from the national team, and announced himself as still available for callups. He was placed on standby lists for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and the 2007 Copa América, but did not manage to get a place in the final list of neither competitions. Marcos got specially upset with missing the World Cup in Germany, as he was still recovering from an injury.

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Série A Brazilian Cup Paulista League South America International Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Palmeiras
1992 00001000--10
1993 00000000--00
1994 00000000--00
1995 00000000--00
1996 1201040----170
1997 500060----110
1998 105050----110
1999 1507022014010590
2000 2000050140--390
2001 1404090120--390
2002 19020200----410
Season Série B Brazilian Cup Paulista League South America International Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2003 32020120----460
Season Série A Brazilian Cup Paulista League South America International Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2004 505090----190
2005 220--11080--410
2006 40--5050--140
2007 1020110----140
2008 3704013060--600
2009 360--70120--550
2010 1305017010--360
2011 19030302000270
Career total 2550400160074010533[8]0

International
Source:[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Brazil 199910
2001110
2002130
200310
200410
200520
Total290

Honours

Palmeiras

Brazil U20

Brazil

Individual

  • Copa Libertadores Most Valuable Player: 1999
  • Copa Libertadores Best Goalkeeper: 1999
  • Copa Libertadores Final Most Valuable Player: 1999
  • Copa Libertadores Best Newcomer: 1999
  • Campeonato Paulista Best Goalkeeper: 1999, 2003, 2008
  • Copa Mercosur Best Goalkeeper: 1999
  • Torneio Rio – São Paulo Best Goalkeeper: 2000
  • Best Latin American Goalkeeper: 1999, 2002
  • IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper fourth place: 2002
  • Campeonato Brasileiro Série B Most Valuable Player: 2003
  • Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Goalkeeper of the Year: 2008, 2009

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2011.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.
  4. "Arsenal solve keeper crisis". BBC. 31 January 2003. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  5. "Na festa de Marcos, Palmeiras bate Vasco e fica a um ponto do topo" (in Portuguese). Universo Online. 21 September 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
  6. "Marcos vai encarar o Galo com a camisa comemorativa de 400 jogos no Verdão" (in Portuguese). Rede Globo. 3 October 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2008.
  7. Diego Ribeiro. "Fim de uma era: maior ídolo recente do Verdão, Marcos encerra a carreira". globoesporte.com.
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. "Marcos: um paredão no gol do Brasil" (in Portuguese). cbf.com.br. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
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