Tozé Marreco

António José Marreco de Gouveia (born 25 July 1987), known as Tozé Marreco, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a striker.

Tozé Marreco
Personal information
Full name António José Marreco de Gouveia
Date of birth (1987-07-25) 25 July 1987
Place of birth Miranda do Corvo, Portugal
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Youth career
1997–1999 Lousanense
1999–2001 União Coimbra
2001–2002 Mirandense
2002–2006 Académica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Pampilhosa 8 (1)
2007 Mirandense
2007–2008 FC Zwolle 38 (17)
2008 Alavés 0 (0)
2009 Lokomotiv Mezdra 9 (0)
2009–2011 Servette 26 (9)
2010–2011 → Aves (loan) 28 (6)
2011–2012 União Madeira 28 (6)
2012–2013 Naval 16 (7)
2013 Beira-Mar 2 (0)
2013–2014 Tondela 22 (7)
2014 Olhanense 7 (0)
2014–2015 Tondela 44 (23)
2015–2016 Mouscron 7 (1)
2016 → Chaves (loan) 12 (1)
2016–2018 Académica 37 (10)
2017 → Famalicão (loan) 9 (2)
2018–2019 Lusitânia 8 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 March 2019

Club career

Youth

Born in Miranda do Corvo, Coimbra District, Marreco began his youth career in local CD Lousanense, subsequently moving to another club in the region, C.F. União de Coimbra.

At União, he played in several offensive positions including in midfield, but was ultimately dispensed with at the end of the 2001–02 season, going on to finish his football formation with regional giants Académica de Coimbra, where he was a prolific goal scorer.

Professionals

In January 2007, after starting professionally with F.C. Pampilhosa, Marreco signed for Clube Atlético Mirandense also in the third division. On 12 August, a phone call from his agent Jorge Baidek offered an invitation from Dutch second level side FC Zwolle, and he penned a contract later in the month.[1] He had a very successful season, being the second-best Portuguese scorer abroad only trailing Cristiano Ronaldo, while also helping his team to the promotion playoffs (finally without success) and the quarter-finals of the domestic cup, where they lost to eventual winner Feyenoord.

In the summer of 2008, Marreco joined Deportivo Alavés in the Spanish second tier,[2] but could not amass one single official appearance with the Basques. On 22 January 2009 he moved to Bulgaria's PFC Lokomotiv Mezdra on a three-year deal,[3] making his debut two days later in a 6–0 friendly routing of FC Botev Krivodol where he scored twice.

On 30 June 2009, Marreco signed a two-year contract with Servette FC in the Swiss second division. In the following year he returned to his country, being loaned to C.D. Aves in a season-long move;[4] in his debut as starter, on 28 October 2010, he scored a hat-trick in a 3–2 home win against Portimonense S.C. for the campaign's Portuguese League Cup.[5]

Marreco continued competing mainly in level two in the following years, with C.F. União,[6] Associação Naval 1º de Maio[7] and C.D. Tondela (two spells). In between, he also collected nine Primeira Liga appearances for S.C. Beira-Mar[8] and S.C. Olhanense[9] combined, failing to find the net.

In 2014–15, during his second stint with Tondela, Marreco was crowned the competition joint-top scorer at 23 goals,[10][11][12][13] helping the Viseu-based club reach the top flight for the first time in its history.[14] On 31 August 2015, he signed with Belgian Pro League side Royal Mouscron-Péruwelz,[15] but was loaned back to his country's second tier with G.D. Chaves in February.[16]

In July 2016, Marreco returned to Académica after 11 years away, joining a club that had just been relegated from the top division.[17] Having been loaned halfway through his first season to fellow league team F.C. Famalicão,[18] he terminated his contract by mutual consent in June 2018.[19]

In December 2018, Marreco dropped down a level and signed for Lusitânia FC.[20]

Honours

Club

Tondela

Individual

References
  1. "FC Zwolle trekt Marreco De Gouveia aan" [FC Zwolle get Marreco De Gouveia] (in Dutch). FC Zwolle. August 2012. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  2. "El Alavés cierra las incorporaciones de Pedraza y Marreco" [Alavés complete Pedraza and Marreco additions] (in Spanish). Marca. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  3. "Oud-Zwollenaar Tozé duikt op in Bulgarije" [Former Zwolle man Tozé surfaces in Bulgaria] (in Dutch). Voetbal Zone. 23 January 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  4. "Servette empresta T. Marreco ao Desportivo das Aves" [Servette loan T. Marreco to Desportivo das Aves] (in Portuguese). Portugueses no Estrangeiro. 21 July 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  5. Tozé Marreco destrói defesa Portimonense (Tozé Marreco destroys Portimonense defense) Archived 31 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine; O Jogo, 28 October 2010 (in Portuguese)
  6. "Guarda-redes Matt Jones e avançado Tozé Marreco assegurados no União" [Goalkeeper Matt Jones and forward Tozé Marreco confirmed at União] (in Portuguese). DNotícias. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  7. "Tozé Marreco rescinde" [Tozé Marreco cuts ties] (in Portuguese). Record. 7 December 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  8. "Poder de fogo cresce com Abalo e Marreco" [Firepower grows with Abalo and Marreco] (in Portuguese). Record. 31 January 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  9. "Tozé Marreco contratado" [Tozé Marreco hired] (in Portuguese). Record. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  10. "Tondela-U.Madeira, 3–1: Tozé Marreco resolveu" [Tondela-U.Madeira, 3–1: Tozé Marreco the decider] (in Portuguese). Record. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  11. "Tozé Marreco imparável" [Tozé Marreco unstoppable] (in Portuguese). Record. 4 November 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  12. "Tozé Marreco eleito o melhor jogador do mês de janeiro" [Tozé Marreco chosen player of the month in January] (in Portuguese). Record. 12 February 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  13. "Selecção nacional é objectivo de Tozé Marreco" [Tozé Marreco eyes national team] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  14. "Freamunde-Tondela, 1–1: Golo nos descontos carimbou subida" [Freamunde-Tondela, 1–1: Injury time goal sealed promotion] (in Portuguese). Record. 24 May 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  15. "Bélgica: Tozé Marreco assina com o Mouscron" [Belgium: Tozé Marreco signs with Mouscron] (in Portuguese). Record. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  16. "Tozé Marreco é reforço no Desp. Chaves" [Tozé Marreco is an addition at Desp. Chaves] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  17. "Tozé Marreco reforça Académica na luta pela subida" [Tozé Marreco reinforces Académica in the fight for promotion] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  18. "Tozé Marreco reforça Famalicão por empréstimo da Académica" [Tozé Marreco strengthens Famalicão on loan from Académica] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  19. "Tozé Marreco rescinde com a Académica" [Tozé Marreco cuts ties with Académica] (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  20. "Lusitânia de Lourosa: Tozé Marreco é o novo reforço" [Lusitânia de Lourosa: Tozé Marreco is the new addition] (in Portuguese). Jornal N. 24 December 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  21. "Tozé Marreco eleito melhor jogador" [Tozé Marreco voted best player] (in Portuguese). Record. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
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