Marcelinho

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Marcelinho
Personal information
Full name Marcelo dos Santos
Date of birth May 17, 1975 (1975-05-17) (age 33)
Place of birth    Campina Grande, Brazil
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Playing position Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current club VfL Wolfsburg
Number 32
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1994–1995
1995–1997
1997–2000
2000–2001
2000–2001
2001–2006
2006
2007–		 Santos
Rio Branco
São Paulo
Marseille
Grêmio
Hertha BSC Berlin
Trabzonspor
VfL Wolfsburg		 007 0(0)
065 (18)
061 (15)
019 0(3)
014 (11)
165 (65)
017 0(2)
050 (12)   
National team2
2001 Brazil 005 0(1)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of May 18, 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 21 August 2006.
* Appearances (Goals)

Marcelo dos Santos (born May 17, 1975 in Campina Grande, Brazil), better known as “Marcelinho”, is a Brazilian footballer currently playing for VfL Wolfsburg. He returned in January of 2007 to Germany, when he moved to Wolfsburg. in July of 2006 was transferred from Hertha BSC Berlin to Trabzonspor. Clubs he as previously played for include Grêmio, Olympique de Marseille, São Paulo FC, Rio Branco São Paulo, Santos FC and Campinense.

In Brazil, he is also known as “Marcelinho Paraíba”, referring to the state in which he was born.

He is arguably one of the best playmakers in the Bundesliga. His extravagant skills that include his visionary passing, abundance of tricks and his world class technique make him one of VfL Wolfsburg's key players.

[edit] Career

Since the Bundesliga 2001–02 season, Marcelinho had played for Hertha BSC Berlin. He is ranked among the most important players in the association's history and there Marcelinho was known as a technically talented player, serving as a playmaker and leader while performing in both the midfield and forward area. In addition, he carried the responsibility of executing the free kicks, corner kicks, and penalty kicks of the club. The personal trademarks of this extravagant football player are his usually remarkable shoes and his often multicolored hair. Owing to his success in the Bundesliga, he was capped fives times for the Brazil national football team, for which he scored once. Since September 2001, he has declined to further play for Brazil. At the beginning of the 2006–07 season, he arbitrarily extended his off-season vacation by nine days, which led to some slight tension with the Hertha Berlin association management. After Marcelinho had expressed himself, in the following the days, contradictory statements as to whether he wanted to remain at Hertha BSC Berlin or not, he ended his term with Hertha BSC Berlin with the conclusion of a three-year contract with Turkish club Trabzonspor for approximately 2.5 million euros.

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