Marcos Vinícius dos Santos Gonçalves (born 24 May 1979), known as Marquinhos Santos, is a Brazilian professional football coach who is the head coach of Super League club Arema.
Managerial career Born in Santos, São Paulo, Marquinhos played youth football for Santos FC as a midfielder, but never played professionally. In 1999 he moved to Curitiba, and started working in a small football school in the city called Sociedade Morgenau.
In 2003, Marquinhos joined Atlético Paranaense, being in charge of the youth squads until 2009, when he joined Coritiba's under-20 squad. In 2011 he was appointed manager of the Brazil under-15 national team, and took over the under-17s in the following year, after Emerson Ávila was in charge of the under-20s.
On 6 September 2012, Marquinhos returned to Coritiba, now being appointed first team manager after the dismissal of Marcelo Oliveira. He was dismissed roughly one year later, and was replaced by Péricles Chamusca.
Marquinhos was announced as manager of Bahia on 12 December 2013, but was sacked the following 26 July after nine winless matches. On 24 August, he returned to Coxa, and managed to avoid relegation with the club.
Marquinhos was appointed as manager of Vasco da Gama on 10 December 2014, but decided not to take over to family issues and remained at Coritiba. On 8 June of the following year, he was relieved from his duties at the latter club, after four consecutive defeats.
Marquinhos spent the following three seasons managing clubs in the Série B and in the Série C, such as Fortaleza, Figueirense, Paysandu, Londrina, São Bento and Juventude. On 16 September 2019, he returned to the top tier after being named manager of Chapecoense, seriously threatened with relegation.
Marquinhos returned to Ju for the 2020 season, but was relieved of his duties on 16 March 2020 after a poor start. On 4 February 2021, he returned to Juventude for a third spell.
Marquinhos was dismissed by Juventude on 18 October 2021, after five winless matches, and took over fellow top-tier side América Mineiro just hours later. He left the latter on a mutual agreement on 11 April, with just one league match into the new season.
On 12 June 2022, Marquinhos was announced as manager of Ceará, also in the top tier. He was sacked on 14 August, after 17 matches.
On 1 May 2023, after nearly nine months without a club, Marquinhos returned to Paysandu in the third level, but was sacked on 28 June. On 4 August, he replaced Claudinei Oliveira at the helm of Vila Nova in the second division, but was himself dismissed on 20 September.
On 24 October 2023, Marquinhos was announced as head coach of América de Natal. Despite winning the 2024 Campeonato Potiguar, he left by mutual consent the following 9 September
On 28 September 2024, Marquinhos was named head coach of Náutico. He was dismissed the following 14 April, after a 2–1 loss to Itabaiana.
On 26 June 2025, Marquinhos officially become a coach for Indonesian club Arema.
Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamNat.FromToRecordCoritiba6 September 201225 September 2013Bahia12 December 201326 July 2014Coritiba24 August 20148 June 2015Fortaleza5 March 201619 September 2016Figueirense19 September 201616 February 2017Paysandu24 June 201712 February 2018Londrina8 March 201828 June 2018São Bento28 June 201810 February 2019Juventude11 March 201916 September 2019Chapecoense16 September 20194 December 2019Juventude5 December 201916 March 2020Juventude4 February 202118 October 2021América Mineiro18 October 202111 April 2022Ceará12 June 202214 August 2022Paysandu1 May 202328 June 2023Vila Nova4 August 202320 September 2023América de Natal24 October 20239 September 2024Náutico28 September 202414 April 2025Arema26 June 2025PresentCareer Total
Honours Club Coritiba Campeonato Paranaense: 2013
Bahia Campeonato Baiano: 2014
Fortaleza Campeonato Cearense: 2016
América de Natal Campeonato Potiguar: 2024
International Brazil U15 South American U-15 Championship: 2011
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