Marcelinho Carioca
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcelo Pereira Surcin | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1994 | Flamengo | 241 | (47) |
| 1994–1997 | Corinthians | 187 | (101) |
| 1997 | Valencia | 11 | (1) |
| 1998–2001 | Corinthians | 236 | (105) |
| 2001 | Santos | 15 | (5) |
| 2002 | Gamba Osaka | 21 | (3) |
| 2003 | Vasco da Gama | 18 | (9) |
| 2003 | Al Nassr | 12 | (6) |
| 2004 | Vasco da Gama | 1 | (0) |
| 2004 | Ajaccio | 10 | (2) |
| 2005 | Brasiliense | 26 | (9) |
| 2006 | Corinthians | 5 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Santo André | 100 | (15) |
| National team | |||
| 1998–2001 | Brazil | 3 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Marcelinho (born Marcelo Pereira Surcin on 1 February 1971) is a Brazilian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He was noted for his accuracy from free kicks, earning him the nickname "Pé-de-Anjo" (Angel Foot).
The most successful player ever to play for Corinthians, he has scored 206 goals in 420 matches from 1994 to 2001. He has collected more trophies with Corinthians than any other player in their history, a total of 8 championships including 1998 and 1999 Brazilian National Championships and the first edition of FIFA Club World Cup, in 2000. He scored 505 goals, in his entire career.
For all his club achievements, Marcelinho never succeeded in Brazil's national team and never played in a FIFA World Cup, making only three appearances for the national side between 1998 and 2001, and scoring only two goals.
Marcelinho is also well known for his off-field antics, including frequent disputes with coaches (most famously with Wanderley Luxemburgo), management, and teammates.
After winning 1990 Brazilian Cup, 1991 Rio de Janeiro State Championship and 1992 Brazilian National Championship as a Flamengo player, Marcelinho signed his first contract with Corinthians—who bought him from Flamengo for US$500.000,00 in December 1993. In mid-1997, after winning the Brazilian Cup (Copa do Brasil) and the São Paulo State Championship (Campeonato Paulista), he was sold to Valencia (ESP) for US$7,000,000 but unsuccessfully came back to Corinthians in the end of the year. Back to "Parque São Jorge" he was two times champion of the national championship (Campeonato Brasileiro, 98 and 99), one time state champion (2001), and raised the trophy of the first FIFA world club championship in 2000.
The second time he left the team seemed to be for good. After a few conflicts with teammates in mid-2001, he was accused of denigrating the clubs image, and left the squad. After training alone for some time in the club, he won in justice the opportunity to play for Santos FC, where he stayed for six months. In a legal dispute (for the 2001 incident), Corinthians won in first instance, obliging the player to pay R$9.000.000.
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