Career
Born in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Marquinho started his career playing as an attacking midfielder with Ponte Preta in Brazil. He also played with Internacional Porto Alegre, Sport Boys (Peru), Sporting Cristal (Peru), Casino Salzburg (Austria), Alianza Lima (Peru), Puebla F.C. (Mexico) and Tampico Madero (Mexico) Colorado Rapids (United States of America), Çanakkale Dardanelspor (Turkey). Marquinho scored three goals in 11 appearances for Colorado Rapids before being released in June 1998.
