 During his spell at Middlesbrough he scored twice, both goals coming against Hereford in the League Cup second round, once at home in the first leg and once away in the second.However, he played just nine times in the FA Premier League and by Christmas 1996 he had left the club on a free transfer after less than a year.Branco appeared 72 times for Brazil, between April 1985 and February 1995, and scored nine goals.