Mariléia dos Santos

Michael Jackson
Personal information
Full name Mariléia dos Santos
Date of birth (1963-11-19) 19 November 1963
Place of birth Valença, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1]
Playing position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 Torino
National team‡
Brazil

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:52, 30 September 2009 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:52, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

Mariléia dos Santos (born 19 November 1963, in Valença, Rio de Janeiro), commonly known as Michael Jackson, is a former Brazilian footballer who played as a striker for the Brazil women's national football team.

Early life

Mariléia dos Santos had 10 siblings, and all liked football, making her chose the sport.[2] The nickname Michael Jackson was an homage to the recording artist, given by her teammates.[3] Speaking in May 1999, United States player Julie Foudy did not see much resemblance: "She didn't really look like Michael Jackson, but she did wear one glove."[4]

Career

Michael Jackson begun her career at EC Radar,[2] and in 1988 she and her club represented Brazil at the FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament in Guangdong and finished in third place.[5]

After her appearance with Brazil in the 1995 World Cup, Michael Jackson accepted a contract offer from Italian Serie A club Torino.[6] She was the first Brazilian footballer to play overseas.[7]

Michael Jackson played for the Brazilian women's national team in the first two editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup, in 1991 and 1995, as well as the Olympic debut of women's football at the 1996 Olympics.

Retirement

Michael Jackson retired from playing aged 46, with a reported 1574 goals to her credit.[8] In 2011, she took a job at a newly created woman's football division of the Brazilian Ministry of Sports, helping develop more tournaments for the mostly neglected female version.[8][9]

She was named equal third in the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) South America's best Women's Footballer of the Century list.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Michael Jackson". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
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  3. ↑
  4. ↑ Longman, Jere (23 May 1999). "Soccer; Brazil's Women Gaining Respect". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  5. ↑ Fernandes, Andréa Karl. "A história do futebol feminino" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Sindicato dos Treinsdores de Futebol Profissional do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "Calcio donne: con la brasiliana il Torino punta allo scudetto Marileia, l'Univer sogna Oggi sfida con il Riva". Archivio News (in Italian). 30 September 1995. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  7. ↑
  8. 1 2 "Atleta Mariléia dos Santos, Michael Jackson dos gramados, conta sua história". Politica da Paraiba (in Portuguese). 8 March 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  9. ↑
  10. ↑ "South America's best Women's Footballer of the Century". IFFHS. Archived from the original on 22 Feb 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.


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