Born in Santos, São Paulo, Cláudio Marques playing professional football with Coritiba Foot Ball Club in 1969.
He won the Campeonato Paranaense five consecutive times with Coritiba before joining Sport Club Corinthians Paulista for two seasons.
[2] In 1979, Cláudio Marques moved to Mexico to play for Atlético Potosino.
[3] After he retired from playing, Cláudio Marques became a football coach.
He led Sinop Futebol Clube to two Campeonato Mato-Grossense titles in 1998 and 1999.