Marcos Andre Batista dos Santos, best known as Vampeta is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer.
10 Facts About Vampeta
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Vampeta, his nickname, is a fusion of the words "vampiro" and "capeta".
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Vampeta started his career in Salvador, with team Vitoria, and later went to Europe with Dutch team PSV Eindhoven, who signed him alongside Ronaldo in the summer of 1994.
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Vampeta then joined Internazionale in summer 2000, being reunited with Ronaldo.
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Vampeta scored in the 2000 Supercoppa Italiana but failed to hold down a first-team place however, he stated that he wanted to leave and went to Rio de Janeiro in December for a vacation.
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Vampeta was involved in the Adriano and Reinaldo transfer in August 2001, who both played in Flamengo, in exchange for Vampeta who was joint-owned by Inter and PSG.
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Vampeta made his international debut for Brazil in a friendly match against FR Yugoslavia on 23 September 1998.
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Vampeta then became a regular player for Brazil, being called up for the 1999 Copa America, 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup.
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Vampeta was on Brazil's World Cup winning team in 2002, although he only made one substitute appearance during the competition.
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In February 2010, Vampeta was named as the new head coach of Nacional Atletico Clube.