Marcelo José Pletsch

Infobox Football biography
playername = Marcelo Pletsch


fullname = Marcelo José Pletsch
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1976|5|13
cityofbirth = Toledo, Paraná
countryofbirth = Brazil
height = height|m=1.86
nickname =
position = Defender
currentclub = AC Omonia
clubnumber = 6
youthyears =
youthclubs = U.D. Oliveirense
years = 1999 1999-2005 2002-2003 2005-2006 2006-2008 2008-present
clubs = U.D. Oliveirense Gladbach Gladbach II 1. FC Kaiserslautern Panionios AC Omonia
caps(goals) = 0 (0) 142 (3) 8 (0) 22 (1) 44 (6) 16 (1)
pcupdate = 24 May 2008

Marcelo José Pletsch (born May 13 1976 in Toledo, Paraná Brazil) is a Brazilian footballer that is part of AC Omonia team.He is a defender.Pletsch has a German citizenship due to the fact that he played football there for 7 years with Gladbach and 1. FC Kaiserslautern where he formed a central defensive partnership duo with again teammate Timo Wenzel. In 2006 he signed for Panionios.He was a huge hit there leading the team in the UEFA Cup group stage and in a respectable position in the Greek League.In the 2007-2008 season his form deteriorated but he was still a starting regular.In January 2008 he was signed by AC Omonia with the hope that he would finally solve the teams defensive problem.