Marcelinho

:"For other people, See Marcelinho (disambiguation)."Football player infobox
playername = Marcelinho


fullname = Marcelo dos Santos
height = height|m=1.74
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1975|5|17
cityofbirth = Campina Grande
countryofbirth = Brazil
currentclub = Flamengo
clubnumber = 11
position = Attacking Midfielder, Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1994–1995 1995–1997 1997–2000 2000–2001 2000–2001 2001–2006 2006 2007–2008
2008-
clubs = Santos Rio Branco São Paulo Marseille Grêmio Hertha BSC Berlin Trabzonspor VfL Wolfsburg
Flamengo
caps(goals) = 007 0(0) 065 (18) 061 (15) 019 0(3) 014 (11) 165 (65) 017 0(2)
050 (12)
0|009 0(4)
nationalyears = 2001
nationalteam = Brazil
nationalcaps(goals) = 005 0(1)
pcupdate = October 4, 2008
ntupdate = October 4, 2008

Marcelo dos Santos (born May 17, 1975 in Campina Grande, Brazil), better known as “Marcelinho”, is a Brazilian footballer currently playing for Flamengo.

In Brazil, he is also known as "Marcelinho "Paraíba", referring to the state in which he was born.

He was arguably one of the best playmakers in the Bundesliga. His extravagant skills that include his visionary passing, abundance of tricks and his world class technique made him one of VfL Wolfsburg's key players.

Career

Since the Bundesliga 2001–02 season, Marcelinho had played for Hertha BSC Berlin. He is ranked among the most important players in the association's history and there Marcelinho was known as a technically talented player, serving as a playmaker and leader while performing in both the midfield and forward area. In addition, he carried the responsibility of executing the free kicks, corner kicks, and penalty kicks of the club. The personal trademarks of this extravagant football player are his usually remarkable shoes and his often multicolored hair. Owing to his success in the Bundesliga, he was capped fives times for the Brazil national football team, for which he scored once. Since September 2001, he has declined to further play for Brazil. At the beginning of the 2006–07 season, he arbitrarily extended his off-season vacation by nine days, which led to some slight tension with the Hertha Berlin association management. After Marcelinho had expressed himself, in the following the days, contradictory statements as to whether he wanted to remain at Hertha BSC Berlin or not, he ended his term with Hertha BSC Berlin with the conclusion of a three-year contract with Turkish club Trabzonspor for approximately 2.5 million euros. In August 2008, Marcelinho Paraíba returned to Brazil to play for Flamengo.cite web|url=http://esportes.terra.com.br/futebol/brasileiro/2008/interna/0,,OI3074725-EI11421,00-Flamengo+acerta+com+meia+Marcelinho+Paraiba.html|title=Flamengo acerta com meia Marcelinho Paraíba|publisher=Terra Esportes|accessdate=2008-08-10|date=2008-08-10|language=Portuguese]

Flamengo career statistics

:"(Correct as of October 4 2008)""according to combined sources on the [ [http://www.flamengo.com.br Flamengo official website] ] ."

Honours

*flagicon|BRA Grêmio
**Brazilian Cup: 2001
*flagicon|GER "'Hertha BSC Berlin
**DFB-Ligapokal: 2002

References

External links

*de icon [http://fussballdaten.de/spieler/marcelinho/ Career stats for Marcelinho at fussballdaten.de]