Marcel Augusto Ortolan

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Marcel
Personal information
Full name Marcel Augusto Ortolan
Date of birth November 12, 1981 (1981-11-12) (age 26)
Place of birth    Mirassol, Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Grêmio
Youth clubs
2000 Coritiba
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2001-2003
2004
2004-2006
2006
2006-
2006-2007
2007
2008
2008		 Coritiba
Samsung Bluewings
Académica
SL Benfica
Sporting Braga (loan)
São Paulo (loan)
Grêmio (loan)
Cruzeiro (loan)
Grêmio (loan)		 47 (20)
36 (12)
32 (13)
7 (0)
10 (1)

12 (4)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Marcel fullname Marcel Augusto Ortolan (b. 12 November 1981 in Mirassol, São Paulo) is a Brazilian football (soccer) striker who plays for Grêmio on a loan from Benfica.

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[edit] Football career

Marcel started his career in Brazilian regional league. After brief spell in Suwon, he joined Académica de Coimbra in 2004. The two seasons spent in Académica were probably the highest point, so far, in Marcel's career: he managed to score 13 goals, saving the club from relegation in the second season and catching the eye of Portuguese big teams such as SL Benfica and FC Porto.

He was signed on loan from Benfica in January 2006. Benfica signed the player permanently in the summer of 2006, paying approximately 3,5 million euros for the player, the value of the release clause. However, in December, Marcel was loaned to Sporting Braga for one year. Upon his return, Marcel was loaned once more, this time around to the Brazilian side São Paulo for one year. Nevertheless, Marcel was unable to firmly establish himself in the team, hence the loan contract was canceled. Marcel was once again loaned, now to Grêmio where he joined his Benfica team-mate Diego de Souza Andrade.

In 2008, he was loaned to Cruzeiro. He played sparsely, failed to make an impact and his loan was terminated on May 13. He was picked up again by Grêmio.

[edit] Honours

  • Paraná State League: 2003
  • South-Korean League: 2004

[edit] Personal Honours

  • Parana State league top scorer: 2003

[edit] External links


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