Marcelo dos Santos Cipriano
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcelo dos Santos Cipriano | ||
| Date of birth | 11 October 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Niterói, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1987 | Beira-Mar | ||
| 1987–1988 | Académica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1991 | Académica | 35 | (5) |
| 1989–1990 | → Sertanense (loan) | ||
| 1991–1992 | Feirense | 31 | (12) |
| 1992–1993 | Gil Vicente | 22 | (3) |
| 1993–1995 | Tirsense | 65 | (26) |
| 1995–1996 | Benfica | 27 | (7) |
| 1996–1997 | Alavés | 23 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Sheffield United | 65 | (25) |
| 1999–2002 | Birmingham City | 77 | (24) |
| 2002 | Walsall | 9 | (1) |
| 2002–2004 | Académica | 30 | (5) |
| Total | 324 | (108) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Marcelo dos Santos Cipriano (born 11 October 1969), known simply as Marcelo, is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a striker.
He played professionally in Portugal (most notably one season for Benfica), England (appearing for three Football League Championship clubs) and Spain.
Born in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro to Portuguese parents, Marcelo returned to their homeland still in his teens, entering the youth system of Associação Académica de Coimbra, which loaned him to fourth division team Sertanense F.C. in the 1989 summer.
After one season apiece with Académica and C.D. Feirense in the second level, Marcelo made his Primeira Liga debuts with Gil Vicente FC, scoring three goals for the Barcelos-based club. His most successful period in his adopted nation would be lived at lowly F.C. Tirsense, which he helped achieve top level promotion in 1994, subsequently netting 17 times in 1994–95 as the northern side achieved a best-ever eight-place in the competition.
Marcelo's exploits earned him a transfer to S.L. Benfica, finishing his sole season as Benfica's topscorer in the league behind João Vieira Pinto, but the club did not win any silverware. Subsequently, he played one year in the Spanish second division with Deportivo Alavés, going scoreless in nearly 25 league appearances.
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