Marião

Mário Gomes Amado (3 August 1952 – 24 August 2011), better known as Marião, was a Brazilian professional footballer and manager, who played as a centre-back.

Career
A central defender, he played for major Brazilian football clubs during the late 1970s, with emphasis on SC Internacional and São Paulo FC, where he was champion of the 1980 Campeonato Paulista. He also won state titles with Sport in the early 80s. As a coach, he worked on teams in the city of São José dos Campos, being runner-up in Série A3 in 2006 with São José, and the first coach of Primeira Camisa, a project club by the player Roque Júnior.

Honours

 * Operário-MS
 * Campeonato Mato-Grossense: 1974


 * São Paulo
 * Campeonato Paulista: 1980


 * Sport
 * Campeonato Pernambucano: 1981, 1982

Death
Marião died on 24 August 2011, aged 59, victim of a cardiac arrest.