Marcos Roberto Silveira Reis

Marcos Roberto Silveira Reis (born on August 4, 1973, in Oriente, São Paulo), known simply as Marcos, is a Brazilian former World Cup winning footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for Palmeiras, of the Série A, since he started playing professional football in 1992 until his retirement in January 2012, and has since become one of its greatest idols, being nicknamed "São Marcos" (Saint Mark). He was the main goalkeeper of the champion Brazilian squad of the 2002 FIFA World Cup and is frequently placed among the best Brazilian goalkeepers of all time.

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