Márcio (footballer, born February 1981)

Márcio
Personal information
Full name	Márcio de Oliveira Barros
Date of birth	February 7, 1981
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death	21 April 2012 (aged 31)
Place of death	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2005	Taubaté
2006	Botafogo
2007	América (SP)
2007	Juventus
2007	América (MG)
2008	Jiangsu Sainty
2008–2009	Santa Cruz
2009	Náutico
2010	At.Sorocaba
2010	Anhui Jiufang
2011	Santa Cruz
2011–	Atlético Sorocaba
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 February 2010

Márcio de Oliveira Barros (February 7, 1981, in Rio de Janeiro – April 21, 2012, in São Paulo) was a Brazilian footballer who played for Atlético Sorocaba and Taubaté.

Career

Marcinho began playing professional football with Botafogo Futebol Clube. Marcinho joined Jiangsu Sainty in 2008.^[1] He helped the club promote to the top flight, but he was released at the end of the season and returned to Brazil.

On 24 February 2010, Anhui Jiufang, who would play in China League One, confirmed that Márcio had signed a contract with the club.^[2]

Marcio died on April 21, 2012, in São Paulo.^{[citation needed]}