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{{Short description|Brazilian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Vampeta
| image = Vampeta, dezembro de 2012 (8248012898).jpg
| upright = 
| caption = Vampeta in 2012
| full_name = Marcos André Batista dos Santos
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1974|3|13}}
| birth_place = [[Nazaré, Bahia]], Brazil
| height = 1.82 m
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = [[Grêmio Esportivo Osasco|Grêmio Osasco]] (manager)
| youthyears1 = 1990–1993
| youthclubs1 = [[Esporte Clube Vitória|Vitória]]
| years1 = 1993–1994
| clubs1 = [[Esporte Clube Vitória|Vitória]]
| caps1 = 8
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1994–1997
| clubs2 = [[PSV Eindhoven]]
| caps2 = 34
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 1995
| clubs3 = → [[VVV-Venlo]] (loan)
| caps3 = 7
| goals3 = 3
| years4 = 1995–1996
| clubs4 = → [[Fluminense FC|Fluminense]] (loan)
| caps4 = 23
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 1998–2000
| clubs5 = [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]]
| caps5 = 53
| goals5 = 4
| years6 = 2000
| clubs6 = [[Inter Milan]]
| caps6 = 8
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2001
| clubs7 = [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]]
| caps7 = 7
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2001
| clubs8 = [[Clube de Regatas do Flamengo|Flamengo]]
| caps8 = 16
| goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2002–2003
| clubs9 = [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]]
| caps9 = 29
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2004
| clubs10 = [[Esporte Clube Vitória|Vitória]]
| caps10 = 6
| goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2004–2005
| clubs11 = [[Kuwait SC]]
| caps11 = 0
| goals11 = 0
| years12 = 2005
| clubs12 = [[Brasiliense Futebol Clube|Brasiliense]]
| caps12 = 37
| goals12 = 0
| years13 = 2006
| clubs13 = [[Goiás Esporte Clube|Goiás]]
| caps13 = 1
| goals13 = 0
| years14 = 2007
| clubs14 = [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]]
| caps14 = 19
| goals14 = 0
| years15 = 2008
| clubs15 = [[Clube Atlético Juventus|Juventus da Mooca]]
| caps15 = 
| goals15 = 
| totalcaps = 241
| totalgoals = 12
| nationalyears1 = 1998–2002
| nationalteam1 = [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]
| nationalcaps1 = 39
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| manageryears1 = 2010
| manageryears2 = 2011
| managerclubs1 = [[Nacional Atlético Clube (SP)|Nacional (SP)]]
| managerclubs2 = [[Grêmio Esportivo Osasco|Grêmio Osasco]]
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|Football]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|Brazil}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 Korea/Japan]]|}}
}}

'''Marcos André Batista dos Santos''', best known as '''Vampeta''' ({{IPA|pt|vɐ̃ˈpetɐ}}; born 13 March 1974) is a Brazilian football [[pundit]] and retired [[association football|footballer]]. A former [[midfielder]], he represented [[Brazil national football team|Brazil national team]] from 1998 until 2002, winning the [[1999 Copa América|1999]] [[Copa América]] and the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]] [[FIFA World Cup]].

Vampeta, his nickname, is a fusion of the words "vampiro" (Portuguese for [[vampire]]) and "capeta" (Portuguese slang for [[devil]]), because his childhood friends thought he was ugly and toothless.<ref name="nickname">{{cite web | title =Mosqueteiro peladão | url=http://epoca.globo.com/edic/19981228/socied3.htm | access-date =21 February 2009 | date = 28 December 1998 | work=[[Época (Brazilian magazine)|Época]]|language=pt}}</ref>

==Playing career==
===Club===
Vampeta started his career in Salvador, with team Vitória, and later went to Europe with Dutch team [[PSV Eindhoven]], who signed him alongside [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]] in the summer of 1994. After a difficult first season, PSV released him on loan to [[Fluminense]], before he returned to the Netherlands as regular of the team that won the first Dutch title in 5 years in 1997.

His good performance in Eindhoven led him back to Brazil were at [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]] he grew out to become a member of the Brazil national team. Vampeta then joined [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]] in summer 2000, being reunited with Ronaldo. He scored in the [[2000 Supercoppa Italiana]] but failed to hold down a first-team place however, he stated that he wanted to leave and went to [[Rio de Janeiro]] in December for a vacation. In January 2001, Vampeta went to PSG for €12.2 million<ref name=Inter2002bilancio>FC Internazionale Milano SpA Report and Accounts on 30 June 2002 {{in lang|it}}, [http://www.registroimprese.it CCIAA]</ref> as part exchange for [[Stéphane Dalmat]], which Inter retained 50% registration rights on Vampeta .<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?L=en&N=313|title= THE EXCHANGE VAMPETA-DALMAT HAS BEEN MADE OFFICIAL |date=26 January 2001|access-date=29 July 2009|publisher=Internazionale}}</ref>

He was involved in the [[Adriano Leite Ribeiro|Adriano]] (€13.2 million to Inter<ref name=Inter2002bilancio/>) and [[Reinaldo da Cruz Oliveira|Reinaldo]] (to PSG) transfer in August 2001, who both played in [[Clube de Regatas do Flamengo|Flamengo]], in exchange for Vampeta who was joint-owned by Inter and PSG.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?L=en&N=933|title=ADRIANO TO INTER: COMPLEX DEALING BUT REACHABLE |date=3 August 2001|access-date=29 July 2009|publisher=Internazionale}}</ref> Another half of Vampeta was sold for €9.8 million,<ref name=Inter2002bilancio/>

In 2007, he returned to [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]], signed a contract until the end of season.

After being released by Corinthians, he signed a contract until mid-2008 with [[Clube Atlético Juventus|CA Juventus]] for [[2008 Campeonato Paulista]].

===International===
Vampeta made his international debut for [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] in a friendly match against [[Serbia and Montenegro national football team|FR Yugoslavia]] on 23 September 1998. He then became a regular player for Brazil, being called up for the [[1999 Copa América]], [[1999 FIFA Confederations Cup]] and [[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup]]. He was also on Brazil's [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] winning team in [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]], although he only made one substitute appearance during the competition. In total he made 39 appearances for Brazil between 1998 and 2002, scoring 2 goals.

==Coaching career==
In February 2010, Vampeta was named as the new head coach of [[Nacional Atlético Clube (SP)|Nacional Atlético Clube]].<ref>[http://www.estadao.com.br/noticias/esportes,indicado-pelo-corinthians-vampeta-vira-tecnico-no-nacional,514609,0.htm Indicado pelo Corinthians, Vampeta vira técnico no Nacional]</ref>

==Career statistics==
===International goals===
:''Score and result list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Vampeta goal''.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ International goal scored by Vampeta
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || {{dts|format=dmy|2000|07|26}} || [[São Paulo]], Brazil || {{fb|ARG}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|3–1 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification|2002 FIFA World Cup Qual.]]
|-
|}

==Honours==
'''PSV Eindhoven'''
*[[Johan Cruijff-schaal]]: 1996, 1997
*[[Eredivisie]]: 1997

'''Corinthians'''
*[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A]], 1998, 1999
*[[Campeonato Paulista]]: 1999, 2003
*[[FIFA Club World Championship]]: 2000
*[[Torneio Rio-São Paulo]]: 2002
*[[Copa do Brasil]]: 2002

'''Goiás'''
*[[Campeonato Goiano|Goiás State League]]: 2006

'''Brazil'''
*[[FIFA World Cup]]: [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]
*[[Copa América]]: [[1999 Copa América|1999]]

'''Individual'''
*[[Bola de Prata (Brazil)|Bola de Prata (''Placar'')]]: 1998, 1999
*South American Team of The Year: 1999<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/sam-toy.html |title=South American Team of the Year |date=16 January 2009 |access-date=10 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121064015/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/sam-toy.html |archive-date=21 January 2015}}</ref>

==References==
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090404122955/http://www.brazil-on-sale.com/items/magazines/g-magazine/g-magazine-16-15162753u016-detail.htm Vampeta on G Magazine 16]}}
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090507132608/http://www.brazil-on-sale.com/items/magazines/g-magazine/g-magazine-27-15162753n027-detail.htm Vampeta on G Magazine 27]}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.vampeta.com.br/ Vampeta Brazilian website] {{in lang|pt}}
* [http://archivio.inter.it/cgi-bin/giocatori-scheda?codice=G0703&L=en ''archivio.inter.it''] {{in lang|it}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060703032955/http://2002.fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/02/en/t/t/pl/3240/index.html ''fifaworldcup.com''] {{in lang|en}}
* {{LFP Ligue 1|marcos-andre-batista-santos}}
* [https://www.cbf.com.br/busca?query=vampeta Brazilian FA Database] {{in lang|pt}}
* {{Sambafoot|35_vampeta}}
* [http://placar.abril.com.br/corinthians/fichas/images/vampeta.jpg Placar] {{in lang|pt}}

{{1999 South American Team of the Year}}
{{1998 Bola de Prata}}
{{1999 Bola de Prata}}
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