Marcos Roberto Pereira Bazílio (born 18 August 1976) is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is the current assistant coach of Santos' under-20 team.
Playing career.
Born in São Paulo, Bazílio began his career in football schools in his hometown and playing for amateur sides in Vila Guarani, Jabaquara, before being spotted by Lima in 1990 and being brought to the youth categories of Santos. He made his first team debut on 11 June 1995, coming on as a substitute in a 4–0 Campeonato Paulista home routing of XV de Piracicaba.
Bazílio returned to the under-20s in the following year, but returned to the first team in 1997. In 1998, he spent the Campeonato Paranaense on loan at Iraty, before returning to "Peixe" and becoming a starter as the club won the 1998 Copa CONMEBOL.
Bazílio lost his starting spot during the 1999 season, and was loaned to Portuguesa Santista in January 2000. Back to Santos after the 2001 Campeonato Paulista, he moved to Bahia also in a temporary deal along with Valdir on 27 July 2001, with Vagner moving in the opposite direction.
In 2002, Bazílio was loaned to Caxias. He played the 2003 Série B for Gama, before signing for Avaí on 27 November of that year.
On 5 January 2007, Bazílio agreed to a deal with Brasil de Pelotas. He represented Uberlândia and Sertãozinho in the remainder of the season, before playing for União São João and Rio Claro in 2008.
Bazílio played for Coruripe and Goytacaz in 2009, before moving to Itapirense for the 2010 campaign. After playing in the 2010 Campeonato Paulista Série A3, he retired.
Coaching career.
On 11 April 2014, Bazílio was named head coach of the under-15 team of Portuguesa Santista. He later took over the under-17s in 2016, before moving to Jabaquara in the same capacity in 2019.
In 2023, Bazílio was named in charge of EC São Bernardo's under-20 team. On 30 April 2024, he was appointed head coach of the main squad for the Copa Paulista. He was later confirmed as head coach of the side for the 2025 Campeonato Paulista Série A3 on 30 October, but only lasted three matches before being demoted back to the under-20s on 27 January 2025.
On 21 April 2025, São Bernardo announced Bazílio's departure from the club to join Santos, as an assistant of Maurício Copertino in the under-20 squad.
Honours.
Player.
Santos