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Maciel (footballer, born 1972)

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Maciel
Personal information
Full name Maciel Luiz Franco
Date of birth (1972-03-15) March 15, 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Bandeira do Sul, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1996 União São João
1997–2003 Chunnam Dragons 133 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 10, 2012

Maciel Luiz Franco (born 15 March 1972 in Bandeira do Sul), also known as Maciel, is a Brazilian former professional football player. He is considered one of the best foreign players in the K-League.

Career

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Chunnam Dragons

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Maciel spent seven years playing for South Korean K-League club Chunnam Dragons, from 1997 to 2003. He was awarded K-League Best Eleven for four straight seasons and won the K-League Best Defender of the Year in the 1998 season. He wanted to gain Korean citizenship before the 2002 FIFA World Cup, but abandoned his attempt eventually.

Club career statistics

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Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Korea Republic League FA Cup K-League Cup Total
1997 Chunnam Dragons K-League 13 3 - - 13 3
1998 17 1 - 10 0 27 1
1999 27 2 - 9 0 36 2
2000 25 0 - 11 1 36 1
2001 22 0 - 7 0 29 0
2002 19 2 - 8 0 27 2
2003 10 1 - - 10 1
Country Korea Republic 133 9 - 45 1 178 10
Total 133 9 - 45 1 178 10

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