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Macedo (footballer)

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Santos and the second or paternal family name is Macedo.
Macedo
Personal information
Full name Natanael dos Santos Macedo
Date of birth (1969-12-16) 16 December 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Americana, Brazil
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Forward
Youth career
1988–1990 Rio Branco
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990 Rio Branco
1990–1993 São Paulo
1993–1994 Cádiz
1994–1995 Santos
1995 Cruzeiro
1996 Vasco da Gama
1997 Santos
1998 Coritiba
1999 Grêmio
2000–2002 Ponte Preta
2003 Fortaleza
2004 Ponte Preta
2005 Taubaté
2005–2006 Atlético Sorocaba
2006 Comercial (RP)
2007 Itabaiana
2008 Operário (MS)
2009 União Mogi
International career
1991–1992 Brazil 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 April 2022

Natanael dos Santos Macedo, known as Macedo (16 December 1969) is a Brazilian former professional footballer.[1][2]

Career

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At the age of 12, Macedo started in the youth levels of Rio Branco Esporte Clube. He turned professional in 1990. That year, he shared the topscorer of the second level of São Paulo league with 14 goals. In January 1991, he had the pass bought by São Paulo, in a negotiation that totaled 550.000 dollars.[3]

Macedo arrived in São Paulo FC at the age of 20, in 1990. He stood out in the club, having even been champion of the Copa Libertadores and the Intercontinental Cup. In the second game of the 1992 Copa Libertadores Final, against Newell's Old Boys, he entered the second half and suffered a penalty which was converted by Raí. The 1-0 result took the decision to penalties kicks, and São Paulo won the title.

One day, he arrived at São Paulo training with hair extensions, Rastafarian style. The manager Telê Santana didn't like the look at all and made the player undo the hairstyle.[4][5]

When he left São Paulo in 1993, he went to play for Cádiz, but his time at the Spanish club was short-lived.

With stints in other traditional clubs, such as Santos FC, Cruzeiro EC, Vasco, Grêmio, Coritiba and Fortaleza EC, Macedo also played prominently in Ponte Preta, between 2000 and 2002 and in 2004. In the final part of his career, he defended EC Taubaté, Atlético Sorocaba, Comercial de Ribeirão Preto, Itabaiana and Operário, leaving the fields in 2009, at União Mogi, then in the Campeonato Paulista Série A3.

For the Brazil national team, he played 2 games between 1991 and 1992, not scoring any goals. His son, Lucas, also become a footballer and played for São Bento in 2025.[6]

Honours

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São Paulo

Santos

Grêmio

References

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  1. ^ "Globoesporte.com > Futebol - NOTÍCIAS - ACHEI!: Macedo segue as lições de Telê Santana no Operário-MS". globoesporte.globo.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Que fim levou? - Macedo". terceirotempo.bol.uol.com.br. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Acesso lançou Macedo para o cenário nacional". O Liberal (in Portuguese). 1 December 2019. Archived from the original on 27 November 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  4. ^ Desiderio, Igor Giantomaso (20 July 2018). "Papo sem Chuteiras: Macedo". Blog De Bate e Pronto (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Ex-São Paulo se deu mal ao imitar holandês e teve 'cabelo de uma noite só'". UOL Esporte (in Portuguese). 26 April 2024. Archived from the original on 27 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Lembra dele? Filho de campeão mundial pelo São Paulo é contratado pelo São Bento". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 21 January 2025. Archived from the original on 21 January 2025.
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