EmersonSheik EMERSON

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Retired
BRAZIL BRAZILQATAR QATAR
Full nameMarcio Emerson Passos de Albuquerque
BornDec 6, 1978
Nova Iguaçu, BRAZIL
Age45 years old
Size1.71 m
Weight69 kg
PositionCentre forward
Arrival(s)
Al-SaddAl-Sadd2007 / M€ 5
Departure(s)
Al-SaddAl-Sadd2007 / M€ 7
Numbers25
Honours
Copa Libertadores (2012)
Coupe du Monde des clubs (2012)
Selections
Qatar A
Career
São PauloSão Paulo
SapporoSapporo
Kawasaki FrontaleKawasaki Frontale
UrawaUrawa
Al-SaddAl-Sadd
RennesRennes
Al-SaddAl-Sadd
FlamengoFlamengo
Al-AinAl-Ain
FluminenseFluminense
CorinthiansCorinthians
BotafogoBotafogo
FlamengoFlamengo
Ponte PretaPonte Preta
CorinthiansCorinthians
Marcio Emerson arrived in Rennes in the Summer of 2007, and arrived with the flattering reputation of a prolific goalscorer from his spells in Japan and Qatar. The General Manager Pierre Dréossi presented this recruit as a sporting gamble. Despite the will of the player to succeed in Europe, the size of the risk became self-evident a few months later, when he was unable to break through in a league where defences which were more rigourous and tactically more astute than in the countries where he had played previously (Brazil, Japan and Qatar). The player failed to integrate in the group, and deal with the competition for places. He was never able to demonstrate his pace, his dribbling skills or goalscoring instinct. In 5 months, he only managed 6 appearances, the Brazilian returned to Qatar and Al-Sadd, without a single goal to his name. Stade Rennais were still able to rub their hands together despite the failed gamble, as they were able to re-sell Emerson for more that they had paid for him originally, and made 2 Million Oil Dollars out of the deal.