Vampeta
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Marcos André Batista dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 13 March 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Nazaré, Bahia, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Grêmio Osasco (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1993 | Vitória | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1994 | Vitória | 8 | (0) |
| 1994–1997 | PSV Eindhoven | 34 | (2) |
| 1995 | → VVV-Venlo (loan) | 7 | (3) |
| 1995–1996 | → Fluminense (loan) | 23 | (2) |
| 1998–2000 | Corinthians | 53 | (4) |
| 2000 | Inter Milan | 1 | (0) |
| 2001 | Paris St. Germain | 7 | (0) |
| 2001 | Flamengo | 16 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Corinthians | 29 | (0) |
| 2004 | Vitória | 6 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Kuwait SC | 0 | (0) |
| 2005 | Brasiliense | 37 | (0) |
| 2006 | Goiás | 1 | (0) |
| 2007 | Corinthians | 19 | (0) |
| 2008 | Juventus da Mooca | ||
| Total | 241 | (12) | |
| National team | |||
| 1998–2002 | Brazil | 39 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2010 | Nacional (SP) | ||
| 2011 | Grêmio Osasco | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Marcos André Batista dos Santos, best known as Vampeta (Portuguese pronunciation: [vɐ̃ˈpetɐ]; born 13 March 1974, in Nazaré) is a former Brazilian professional football player and current coach of Grêmio Osasco. A former midfielder, he represented Brazil from 1998 until 2002, winning the 1999 Copa América and the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Vampeta, his nickname, is a fusion of the words "vampiro" (Portuguese for vampire) and "capeta" (Portuguese slang for devil).
Vampeta started his career in Salvador, with team Vitória, and later went to Europe with Dutch team PSV Eindhoven, who signed him alongside Ronaldo in the summer of 1994. After a difficult first season, PSV released him on loan to Fluminense, before he returned to the Netherlands as regular of the team that won the first Dutch title in 5 years in 1997.
His good performance in Eindhoven led him back to Brazil were at Corinthians he grew out to become a member of the Brazilian national team. Vampeta then joined Internazionale in summer 2000, being reunited with Ronaldo. He scored in the 2000 Supercoppa Italiana but failed to hold down a first-team place however, he stated that he wanted to leave and went to Rio de Janeiro in December for a vacation. In January 2001, Vampeta went to PSG for €12.196 million as part exchange for Stéphane Dalmat, which Inter retained 50% registration rights on Vampeta .
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