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Mehmet Aurélio
Mehmet Aurelio
Personal information
Full name Marco Aurélio Brito dos Prazeres
Date of birth December 15, 1977 (1977-12-15) (age 30)
Place of birth    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club Fenerbahçe
Number 15
Youth clubs
1993–1995 Bangu
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1995–2001
2001
2001–2003
2003—		 Flamengo
Olaria
Trabzonspor
Fenerbahçe		 1230(21)
01700(1)
0640(15)
1560(13)   
National team2
2006— Turkey 02000(1)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of September 12, 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 29 May 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Marco Aurélio, full name: Marco Aurélio Brito dos Prazeres, also known as Mehmet Aurélio (born December 15, 1977 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Afro-Brazilian-Turkish footballer who currently plays for Fenerbahçe.

He played for Flamengo (21 goals in 123 matches) and Olaria (1 goal in 17 matches) in Brazil before moving to Turkey.[1] Then, he joined Turkish side Trabzonspor from Brazilian club Olaria where he played for three years (64 caps, 15 goals).

After his contract expired, he signed for Fenerbahçe. During his spell in Turkish clubs, he acquired Turkish citizenship [2] in 2006 and consequently adopted the name Mehmet.[3]

Mehmet Aurélio was called up to the Turkish national squad for the first time by the coach Fatih Terim for a friendly match against Luxembourg on August 16, 2006. Thereby, he became the first naturalized player to be capped for Turkey.[4]

On April 26, 2007, after losing a Turkish Cup semi final match against rival team Besiktas J.K., Marco (Mehmet) Aurélio attacked Ricardinho in the parking lot after Ricardinho had allegedly swore at Aurélio. Aurélio was subsequently banned for two matches, missing the league match against Besiktas J.K. [5] [6]

He became Fenerbahçe's vice-captain after the team captain Ümit Özat's transfer to 1. FC Köln and vice-captain Tuncay Sanli's transfer to Middlesbrough F.C. and Rustu Recber's transfer to Besiktas after Alex becoming Fenerbahçe's captain. [7]

He scored his first international goal against Hungary on 12 September 2007 on his twelfth appearance for the national team.[8]

Contents

  • 1 Honours
    • 1.1 Turkey Goals
  • 2 References
  • 3 External links

Honours

  • 2003 Turkish FA Cup Winners with Trabzonspor
  • 2004 Turkish Super League National Champions with Fenerbahçe
  • 2005 Turkish Super League National Champions with Fenerbahçe
  • 2007 Turkish Super League National Champions with Fenerbahçe
  • 2007 Turkish Super Cup Winners with Fenerbahçe

Turkey Goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 12 September 2007 İstanbul, Turkey Flag of Hungary Hungary 2-0 3-0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying

References

  1. ^ wikipedia.pt profile
  2. ^ transfermarkt.de profile
  3. ^ Aurelio’s Turk status confirmed
  4. ^ Mehmet Aurelio:"Layik Olacagim"
  5. ^ Fenerbahçe chairman banned for one year. Turkish Daily News (2007-05-02). Retrieved on 2007-05-02.
  6. ^ Penalties rain down on the Fenerbahçe Yellow Canaries. Today's Zaman Istanbul (2007-05-02). Retrieved on 2007-05-02.
  7. ^ and Captains decleaned"
  8. ^ Turkey 3 - Hungary 0
Persondata
NAME Aurelio, Marco
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Turkish footballer
DATE OF BIRTH December 15, 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

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