Marcos Paquetá

Marcos Paquetá

Personal information
Full name	Marcos César Dias de Castro
Date of birth	(1958-08-27) 27 August 1958
Place of birth	Paqueta Island, Brazil
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Zamalek (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1973–1978	América (RJ)
1978–1980	Vasco da Gama
Managerial career
1987	América (RJ)
1988–1989	Al-Shabab
1990–1998	Flamengo
1999–2000	Fluminense
2001–2003	Flamengo
2003–2004	Brazil U-17
2003–2004	Brazil U-20
2004	Avaí
2004–2005	Al-Hilal
2005–2007	Saudi Arabia
2007	Al-Hilal
2007–2009	Al-Gharafa
2009–2010	Al Rayyan
2010–2012	Libya
2012–2014	Al-Shabab
2014–2015	Al-Gharafa
2015–	Zamalek
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcos César Dias de Castro (born 27 August 1958), better known as Marcos Paquetá, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a central midfielder. He is nicknamed Marcos Paquetá because he was born in Paquetá Island.

Career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he played for América (RJ) (from 1973 to 1978) and Vasco da Gama (from 1978 to 1980).

Coaching career

As a coach, he managed América (RJ) in 1987, Al-Shabbab of the United Arab Emirates in 1988 and in 1989, and has also managed Flamengo from 1990 to 1998 and from 2001 to 2003, Fluminense from 1999 to 2000, Avaí in 2004 and Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia in 2004 and in 2005. Following his success with Al-Hilal, Paquetá was handed the job of coaching the Saudi national team in the 2006 World Cup. In 2007 he signed with Qatar Stars League side Al-Gharafa, leading them to the league title twice and the Sheikh Jassem Cup.

In 2003, as the Brazilian coach, he won both the U-17 World Championship and the U-20 World Championship. He was head coach of Al-Rayyan for a season, and in July 2010, he signed a two-year contract to become manager of the Libya national football team.

In June 2012, Paquetá signed a contract to take over UAE Pro-League outfit Al Shabab.

On 7 June 2014, Paquetá returned for a second spell as manager of Al-Gharafa, signing a two-year deal.

In December 2015, Paquetá signed a contract with Egyptian club Zamalek SC.