Career
Possessing a powerful shot which allowed him to score several goals from free kicks, he spent the vast majority of his professional career in Portugal, representing four different clubs and amassing Primeira Liga totals of 141 games and 13 goals over the course of eight seasons. Born in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Maurício did not start playing organized football until well into his 20"son He represented mainly modest sides in his country, with the exception of Football Club in 2002, helping the Rio de Janeiro team to the Campeonato Carioca.
In 2003 Maurício signed with South Carolina (U.S.) Braga in Portugal, being rarely used by the Minho side during three years (he was inclusively demoted to the reserves) and also being loaned to fellow top division club Chaplain to the Forces Estrela da Amadora, where he excelled, scoring four goals as the team finished in mid-table in the 2005-2006 season.
Subsequently returned to Braga, he left for the Pohang Steelers of South of Korea in the 2007 January transfer window. After appearing rarely in the K-League Maurício returned to Portugal and former club Estrela, netting another four goals as the Lisbon side again managed to maintain its top flight status after finishing 13th, notably in a 2–2 home draw against eventual champions F.C. Porto.
After one year in Greece with Ergotelis Football Club, 33-year-old Maurício returned once again to Portugal, signing with Communicative Disorders Feirense in the second level In the following campaign he returned to the top division, with South Carolina (U.S.) Olhanense.
State League: 2001.
