Marco Aurélio (footballer, born 1967)

Marco Aurélio
Personal information
Full name Marco Aurélio Cunha dos Santos
Date of birth (1967-02-18) 18 February 1967
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Central defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1987 America-RJ
1988–1990 Vasco da Gama 25 (0)
1990–1994 União da Madeira 127 (11)
1994–1999 Sporting 134 (3)
1999–2001 Vicenza 53 (1)
2001–2002 Palermo 32 (2)
2002–2003 Cosenza 28 (0)
2003–2004 SPAL 16 (0)
2004–2005 Teramo 39 (2)
2005–2006 SPAL 28 (1)
Total 482 (20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marco Aurélio Cunha dos Santos (born 18 February 1967), known as Marco Aurélio or just M. Aurélio, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a defender. He also holds Portuguese nationality after played over 8 seasons at Portugal.

He is known for his moustache and his performance at Sporting, nicknamed him "O Imperador".