Mossoró (footballer)

José Márcio da Costa with nicknames Mossoró ( born July 4, 1983 in Mossoró, Brazil ) is a Brazilian footballer. He is currently with the Saudi Al -Ahli Sports Club first division Jeddah under contract.

Career

Youth

Márcio da Costa Mossoró was born on 4 July 1983 as José Márcio in the Brazilian city Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, where his nickname comes Mossoró. In 1999, he began his footballing career in the Under-17 team of the Brazilian Association Ferroviário AC.

Association

His debut in professional football was Mossoró 2001 in the main squad of the club Ferroviário AC. In 2002 he moved to Santa Catarina Clube, where it did not stop him for long. That same year, his change was announced at Paulista FC, ​​where he played from 2003 also. 2005 Mossoró won with his club in the Copa do Brasil, where he made ​​several clubs attention. The second half of the season 2005, he signed a contract with SC Internacional.

July 2007, the midfielder from SC Internacional Portugal was awarded to Marítimo Funchal. After an excellent 2007/08 season in the Portuguese Club, where it was used in all league games and scored seven goals, he was taken in July 2008 from SC Braga for four years under contract. In the UEFA Europa League 2010/11 he took part in all matches up to the finals of SC Braga. After the Europa League in the season's end, he extended his contract until 2014 at SC Braga.

For the 2013/14 season Mossoró signed a two year contract with the Saudi Arabian first division club Al -Ahli Sports Club Jeddah.

Achievements

• Paulista FC Copa do Brasil: 2005

• Copa Libertadores: 2006
• FIFA Club World Cup: 2006

• Primeira Liga: runner-up 2009/10
• UEFA Europa League 2010 /11: Final collection
• Taça da Liga: 2013

Private

The brother of Márcio Mossoró, Francisco Marcos Antonio da Costa was also a professional footballer.