Marcelo Boeck

Marcelo Boeck
Personal information
Full nameMarcelo Boeck
Date of birth28 November 1984
Place of birthVera Cruz, Brazil
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Sporting CP
Number22
Youth career
1998–2003Internacional
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2007Internacional8(0)
2007–2010Marítimo B12(0)
2007–2011Marítimo35(0)
2011–Sporting CP2(0)
2012–Sporting B6(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 May 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

Marcelo Boeck (born 28 November 1984) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal as a goalkeeper. He also holds a Belgian passport.

Club career

Brazil / Marítimo

Born in Vera Cruz, Rio Grande do Sul, Boeck started his professional career with Sport Club Internacional, being part of the squads that won the 2006 Copa Libertadores, the 2006 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2007 Recopa Sudamericana, as well as the Campeonato Gaúcho on two different occasions. During four years, he played a total of 31 official games.

On 15 August 2007 Boeck signed for C.S. Marítimo in Portugal, for 400.000. He only featured in five top division matches in his first three seasons combined, acting as backup to successively Marcos and Peterson Peçanha and also fighting for second-choice status with Bruno Grassi, all three his compatriots; additionally, he also appeared on and off for the reserves in the third level.

In the 2010–11 campaign Boeck gained the battle for the starting job with Peçanha, and played all 30 league contests for Marítimo with the Madeirans ranking in mid-table.

Sporting

On 30 June 2011 Boeck signed for Portuguese giants Sporting Clube de Portugal, for an undisclosed fee. He played second-fiddle to youth graduate and Portuguese international Rui Patrício during his spell.

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