Marco Antônio (footballer, born 1978)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Antônio and the second or paternal family name is de Freitas. "Filho" is a generational suffix meaning "son", which is used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.

Marco Antônio

Personal information
Full name	Marco Antônio de Freitas Filho
Date of birth	(1978-10-23) October 23, 1978
Place of birth	Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Winger, Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–1998	São Paulo
1999–2000	Náutico
2001	União Barbarense
2002	Ceará
2003	Fortaleza
2004	Atlético Mineiro	5	(0)
2005	Corinthians-AL
2005–2006	Jeonbuk Hyundai	1	(0)
2006–2007	Santa Cruz
2007	Iraklis Thessaloniki
2007–2008	ABC
2008	Comercial-SP
2008	Anapolina
2009	Brasil de Pelotas
2009–2010	Rio Branco-AC
2010–2011	Venezia	10	(1)
2011	Unione 98
2011	Botafogo-SP
International career
1995	Brazil U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 August 2007

Marco Antônio de Freitas Filho (born October 23, 1978, in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo), known as Marco Antônio, is a Brazilian former footballer, who played as a wing forward or as a forward. Played for Jeonbuk Hyundai in South Korea, Santa Cruz FC, Atlético Mineiro, Fortaleza, Ceará, União Barbarense, Náutico, São Paulo FC, FBC Unione Venezia in Italy (5th division) and Botafogo de Ribeirão Preto.

Honors

• Campeonato Cearense in 2002 with Ceará Sporting Club
• Campeonato Cearense in 2003 with Fortaleza Esporte Clube
• Campeonato Pernambucano in 2005 with Santa Cruz FC

External links

• Marco Antônio – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
• Marco Antônio at Sambafoot (archived)