Marco Aurélio de Oliveira (born 22 July 1972), commonly known as Marcão, is a Brazilian
footballmanager and former player who played as a
defensive midfielder. He is the current assistant manager of
Fluminense.[1]
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.
Immediately after retiring Marcão took up coaching, being named manager 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 manager 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 manager.[13]
In March 2016, Marcão was named interim manager 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 manager, 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 manager 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 manager.[21]
On 21 August 2021, Marcão was again named manager 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]
^""Lembra dele no Vasco?" - Marcão" ["Remember him at Vasco?" - Marcão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SuperVasco. 2 April 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
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ab"Marcão troca Fluminense pelo Catar" [Marcão changes Fluminense for Qatar] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta do Povo. 2 August 2005. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
^"Abel Braga é o novo técnico do Fluminense" [Abel Braga is the new manager of Fluminense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Fluminense FC. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.