Marcelo (footballer, born 1969)

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Marcelo
Personal information
Full name	Marcelo dos Santos Cipriano^[1]
Date of birth	(1969-10-11) 11 October 1969 (age 55)^[1]
Place of birth	Niterói, Brazil
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)^[1]
Position(s)	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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcelo dos Santos Cipriano (born 11 October 1969), known simply as Marcelo, is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a striker.

He played professionally in Portugal (most notably one season for Benfica), England, where he appeared for three First Division (second-tier) clubs, and Spain.

Club career

Académica and Benfica

Born in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro to Portuguese parents,^[2] Marcelo returned to their homeland still in his teens, entering the youth system of Académica de Coimbra, which loaned him to fourth division team Sertanense in the summer of 1989.^[3]

After one season apiece with Académica and Feirense in the Segunda Liga, Marcelo made his Primeira Liga debut with Gil Vicente, scoring three goals for the Barcelos-based club. His most successful period in his adopted nation would be at lowly Tirsense, which he helped to achieve top-flight promotion in 1994, subsequently netting 17 times in 1994–95 as the northerners achieved a best-ever eight-place in the competition.^[3]

Marcelo's exploits earned him a transfer to Benfica, finishing his sole season as team top scorer in the league behind João Pinto, but his side did not win any silverware. He then spent one year in the Spanish Segunda División with Alavés, going scoreless in 26 total appearances.^[3]

England and later years

In the following five years, Marcelo played in England, starting in 1997 with Sheffield United, which signed the player for a fee of £400,000.^[2] In the FA Cup tournament of his first year, he helped to take the team to the semi-finals after scoring against Coventry City at Highfield Road to set up the (eventually victorious) replay.^[4]

Birmingham City acquired Marcelo's services in 1999 for £500,000.^[5] He played on the losing side in the 2001 Football League Cup final, coming on as a second-half substitute and netting in the penalty shootout.^[6] He reached the First Division play-offs later that year, losing in the semi-finals to Preston North End in another shootout and missing his attempt this time around.^[7] He ended his career in the country at Walsall,^[8] for whom he played nine times and scored once, against Burnley.^[9]

At nearly 33, Marcelo returned to Portugal and first professional club Académica, spending a further two seasons in the top division after which he retired from the game.^[3]

Honours

Benfica

Taça de Portugal: 1995–96^[3]

Tirsense

Segunda Liga: 1993–94^[3]

Birmingham City

Football League Cup runner-up: 2000–01^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Marcelo at WorldFootball.net
^ ^a ^b Turnbull, Simon (7 February 1999). "Marcelo's brio from Rio". The Independent. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Tadeia, António (11 October 2017). "Marcelo nasceu no Brasil, mas sempre soube que era português. Aprendeu a fazer golos no Tirsense, teve o azar de chegar ao Benfica numa fase má do clube, mas ainda ajudou a ganhar uma Taça de Portugal antes de emigrar" [Marcelo was born in Brazil, but he always knew he was Portuguese. He learned how to score goals in Tirsense, he had the misfortune of arriving at Benfica in a bad time for the club, but he still helped win a Portuguese Cup before moving abroad.] (in Portuguese). António Tadeia. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
^ Fox, Norman (8 March 1998). "Football: Marcelo's solo balancing act". The Independent. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
^ "Birmingham who's who". BBC Sport. 22 February 2001. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Worthington Cup final Clockwatch". BBC Sport. 25 February 2001. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
^ "Preston shock Blues in shoot-out". BBC Sport. 17 May 2001. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
^ "Walsall sign trio". BBC Sport. 8 February 2002. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
^ "Walsall 1–0 Burnley". BBC Sport. 4 March 2002. Retrieved 14 June 2010.

External links

Marcelo at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Marcelo at BDFutbol
Marcelo at Soccerbase

Taça de Portugal top scorers

1941: Ferreira
1944: Julinho
1945: Peyroteo
1946: Peyroteo & Sidónio
1948: Peyroteo
1951: J. Águas & Pipi
1952: Pipi
1953: J. Águas
1954: João Martins
1955: J. Águas
1956: Teixeira
1958: J. Águas
1960: Puglia
1961: Puglia
1962: Eusébio
1963: Mascarenhas
1964: Eusébio
1965: Eusébio
1966: Carlos Manuel
1967: Artur Jorge & Ernesto
1968: Djalma
1969: Eusébio
1970:
1971: Peres
1972: Eusébio
1973: Yazalde
1974: Nené
1975:
1976:
1977: Duda
1978: M. Fernandes
1979:
1980: Gomes & Nené
1981: Nené
1982: Jordão
1983: Gomes
1984:
1985: Manniche
1986: R. Águas & Manniche
1987: M. Fernandes
1988:
1989: Lima
1990:
1991: Domingos
1992:
1993: Balakov & Cadete
1994: Balakov
1995: Domingos, Figo & Yordanov
1996: Marcelo
1997: João Pinto
1998: Jardel
1999:
2000: Jardel
2001: Acosta
2002: Jardel
2003: Vida
2004: Constantino, Jankauskas, Edson, Igor, Šokota & Tiago
2005: Meyong, Moraes & Geovanni
2006: McCarthy
2007: Liédson
2008: Cardozo
2009: Mateus & Pedrinha
2010: Falcao
2011: Edgar & Cardozo
2012: Van Wolfswinkel
2013: Cardozo & Ricardo
2014: Júlio
2015: Jonas
2016: Miguelito & Bonifácio
2017: Mitroglou
2018: Amilton
2019: B. Fernandes
2020: Okitokandjo
2021: Ruiz
2022: Evanilson
2023: Cádiz, Martínez & Monteiro
2024: Evanilson

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