Marcelo Bordon

Marcelo Bordon

Bordon in 2008 at Schalke
Personal information
Full nameMarcelo José Bordon
Date of birth7 January 1976
Place of birthRibeirão Preto, Brazil
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionCentre back
Youth career
1983–1993Botafogo-SP
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1994–1998São Paulo73(2)
1999–2004VfB Stuttgart129(11)
2004–2010Schalke 04168(14)
2010–2011Al Rayyan11(1)
National team
2004Brazil1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 October 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).

Marcelo José Bordon (born 7 January 1976 in Ribeirão Preto) is a retired Brazilian footballer. He lastly played centre back for Al Rayyan Sports Club in the Qatar Stars League but he was mostly known in Germany, playing for Bundesliga teams VfB Stuttgart and Schalke 04.

Career

Between 2004 and July 2010 he played for Bundesliga side Schalke 04.[1] He joined the club for a €2.6 million transfer fee from VfB Stuttgart. There, he formed a formidable central defence alongside Mladen Krstajić, boasting a formidable aerial ability and a capacity for leadership that earned him the role as team captain from the 2006–07 season until the summer of 2010. Although not a regular for the Brazilian national side, he was part of the team that won the 2004 Copa América.

On 5 July 2010, his contract with Schalke was canceled[2] and he signed three days later on 8 July 2010 a one-year contract with Al-Rayyan Sports Club.[3] earning approximately €6.5 million per year.

References

  1. ↑ "Bordon, Marcelo José" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
  2. ↑ "Bordon makes Schalke exit". schalke04.com. 5 July 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
  3. ↑ "Obrigado e até logo, Marcelo Bordon!" (in German). FC Schalke 04. 8 July 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2010.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Ebbe Sand		 Schalke 04 captain
2006-2009 		Succeeded by
Mladen Krstajić