About Márcio Amoroso
Márcio Amoroso dos Santos is a Brazilian football pundit and former professional player who mainly played as a forward. He played for several teams in his home country as well as in Japan, Italy, Germany, Spain and Greece while also representing Brazil at international level, winning the 1999 Copa América. A talented striker with great dribbling skills and goalscoring ability, Amoroso was also capable of creating chances for teammates. After two seasons, Amoroso was soon on the move again, this time to Borussia Dortmund in Germany, for 50 million Deutsche Mark (€25 million), a German record at that time. Amoroso won the Bundesliga title during the 2001–02 season, and was also the league's top scorer. There he starred alongside Oliver Bierhoff in a side which played an adventurous 3–4–3 formation, finishing his first season with the club in third place in Serie A. He made his debut in a 5–0 win over Chile, and was later a member of the squad that won the 1999 Copa América.
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