Marcelinho Carioca
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Marcelo Pereira Surcin (born 1 February 1971), known as Marcelinho Carioca, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He was noted for his accuracy from free-kicks, having scored 80 free kick goals in official matches during his career, the most by any player, earning him the nickname "Pé-de-Anjo" (Angel Foot).
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marcelo Pereira Surcin | ||
Date of birth | (1971-02-01) 1 February 1971 (age 53) | ||
Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988–1993 | Flamengo | 64 | (10) |
1994–1997 | Corinthians | 53 | (14) |
1997 | Valencia | 5 | (0) |
1998–2001 | Corinthians | 62 | (36) |
2001 | Santos | 15 | (5) |
2002 | Gamba Osaka | 21 | (3) |
2003 | Vasco da Gama | 18 | (9) |
2003 | Al Nassr | 6 | (3) |
2004 | Vasco da Gama | 1 | (0) |
2004 | Ajaccio | 10 | (2) |
2005 | Brasiliense | 26 | (9) |
2006 | Corinthians | 5 | (0) |
2007–2009 | Santo André | 71 | (13) |
2012 | Corinthians (beach soccer) | 4 | (?) |
Total | 311 | (93) | |
International career | |||
1994–2001 | Brazil | 4 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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.[1]
For all his club achievements, Marcelinho Carioca never succeeded in Brazil's national team and never played in a FIFA World Cup, making only four appearances for the national side between 1994 and 2001, and scoring two goals.
Marcelinho Carioca is also well known for his off-field antics, including frequent disputes with coaches (most famously with Vanderlei Luxemburgo[2][3]), management, and teammates.