Maurício (footballer, born 1971)

Maurício
Personal information
Full name Maurício Cardoso da Silva
Date of birth (1971-08-25) 25 August 1971
Place of birth Limeira, Brazil
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Forward
Youth career
–1991 São Paulo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1994 São Paulo 25 (3)
1991Rio Branco-SP (loan)
1993Santo André (loan)
1993Náutico (loan)
1995 XV de Jaú
1995–1996 União São João
1998 Inter de Limeira
1999 XV de Jaú
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Maurício Cardoso da Silva (born 25 August 1971), known simply as Maurício and sometimes as Mauricinho, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Discovered in São Paulo's youth ranks, Maurício even participated in training sessions with under-16 national teams. He was part of the squad from 1991 to 1994, with some loan spells during that period, but played in the state championship-winning campaigns of 1991 and 1992.[1][2] In total he played 25 matches for São Paulo, scoring 3 goals.[3]

Personal life

Maurício has a twin brother named Marcelo who did not become a player. He is currently a pastor at the Renewed Baptist Church in Limeira.[4]

Honours

São Paulo

References

  1. ^ "Campeão Paulista de 1991". São Paulo FC (in Portuguese). 15 December 2024. Archived from the original on 16 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Campeão Paulista de 1992". São Paulo FC (in Portuguese). 20 December 2024. Archived from the original on 17 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Todos os Jogadores" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Maurício, limeirense campeão mundial em 1992". limeiraesporte.com (in Portuguese). 2 August 2025. Archived from the original on 3 August 2025.