João Marcos (footballer, born 1953)

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João Marcos
Personal information
Full name João Marcos Coelho da Silva[1]
Date of birth (1953-06-01)1 June 1953
Place of birth Botucatu, Brazil
Date of death 2 April 2020(2020-04-02) (aged 66)
Place of death Botucatu, Brazil
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1974 Guarani FC
1975 São Bento
1976–1978 Noroeste
1979 América (SP)
1980–1983
Palmeiras
1984–1985
Grêmio
International career
1984 Brazil 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

João Marcos Coelho da Silva (1 June 1953 – 2 April 2020) was a Brazilian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Born in

Grêmio.[1]

He earned 1 cap for the Brazil national team in 1984.[1]

Later life and death

He died in a hospital in Botucatu on 2 April 2020, aged 66, from esophageal disease.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "João Marcos". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Ex-goleiro do Palmeiras nos anos 1980 morre aos 66 anos". Gazeta Esportiva. Retrieved 4 April 2020.