Marcelo Boeck

Marcelo Boeck

Personal information
Full name	Marcelo Boeck
Date of birth	November 28, 1984 (1984-11-28) (age 26)
Place of birth	Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Sporting CP
Number	12
Youth career
2002–2003	Internacional
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004–2007	Internacional	8	(0)
2007–2011	Marítimo	35	(0)
2011–	Sporting CP	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 August 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Marcelo Boeck (born 28 November 1984 in Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul), is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal as a goalkeeper. He also holds a Belgian passport.

Club career

Brazil / Marítimo

Boeck started his professional career with Sport Club Internacional, being part of the squads that won the 2006 Copa Libertadores, the 2006 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2007 Recopa Sudamericana, as well as the Campeonato Gaúcho on two different occasions. During four seasons, he appeared in a total of 31 official games.

On 15 August 2007, Boeck signed for C.S. Marítimo in Portugal, for €400.000. He only appeared in five top division matches in his first three seasons combined, acting as backup to successively Marcos and Peterson Peçanha, and also fighting for second-choice status with Bruno Grassi, all three his compatriots; additionally, he played 12 times for the reserves in the third level.

In 2010–11, Boeck gained the battle for the starting job with Peçanha, and played all 30 league games for Marítimo, with the Madeirans ranking in mid-table.

Sporting

On 30 June 2011, Boeck signed for Portuguese giants Sporting Clube de Portugal, for an undisclosed fee.

References

External links

• Stats and profile at Zerozero
• Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
• Transfermarkt profile

Persondata
Name	Boeck, Marcelo
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	28 November 1984
Place of birth	Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil
Date of death
Place of death