Sérgio Silva de Souza Júnior

Sérgio Silva de Souza Júnior (born 24 September 1979), better known as Maricá, is a Brazilian former professional footballer, who played as a right back.

Club career

Maricá started his career at Vasco da Gama, standing out mainly in the 1997 Campeonato Brasileiro campaign. He played for several years at Vasco, accumulating titles, until January 2001, when he was loaned to Santa Cruz. He was unable to repeat his previous achievements, moving from club to club over the years. On 10 August 2001 he was loaned to the Greek side, AEK Athens He did not manage to fit within the roster and on 28 December his loan was terminated. Aftewards, he had brief loans to Internacional, América-SP and Avaí.

In 28 January 2004 he left Vasco and returned to Greece joining Aris, where he played for two seasons. He then had short spells in various clubs, such as Brasiliense, Bahia, Goytacaz, Metropolitano, Mesquita, Ypiranga de Erechim, Cabense, União Rondonópolis, Independência-AC, Angra dos Reis and Nacional Borbense, where he ended his career in 2015.

International career Maricá played with Brazil U17 at the 1995 World Cup. Honours

Vasco da Gama Campeonato Brasileiro: 1997, 2000 Copa Libertadores: 1998 Campeonato Carioca: 1998 Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 1999 Copa Mercosur: 2000