Vampeta

Vampeta

Vampeta in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Marcos André Batista dos Santos
Date of birth	(1974-03-13) 13 March 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth	Nazaré, Bahia, Brazil
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	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	8	(1)
2001	Paris Saint-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)
International career
1998–2002	Brazil	39	(2)
Managerial career
2010	Nacional (SP)
2011	Grêmio Osasco
Medal record Men's Football Representing  Brazil FIFA World Cup Winner 2002 Korea & Japan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcos André Batista dos Santos, best known as Vampeta (Portuguese pronunciation: [vɐ̃ˈpetɐ]; born 13 March 1974) is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer. A former midfielder, he represented Brazil national team 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), because his childhood friends thought he was ugly and toothless.^[1]