Marco Balthazar

Marco Balthazar
Personal information
Full nameMarco António Burigo Balthazar
Date of birth14 May 1983
Place of birthPorto Alegre, Brazil
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionAttacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
Cruzeiro-RS
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2005RS Futebol Clube
2004–2005Servette (loan)2(2)
2006–2009Lausanne83[1](15)
2010–2011Caxias2(0)
2011–Cruzeiro-RS
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Marco António Burigo Balthazar (born 14 May 1983) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Esporte Clube Cruzeiro.

He also holds an Italian passport.

Career

Born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Balthazar signed a 5-year contract with RS Futebol Clube in January 2002. He scored 12 goals in Campeonato Gaúcho Segunda Divisão in 2004, as team top-scorer.[2] In September 2004 he was loaned to Swiss Super League club Servette.[3]

After a short spell back to Brazil, he was signed by Lausanne in February 2006, along with Mauro.[4] He was released by Lausanne at the end of the 2009 season.

In May 2010 he signed a 1-year contract with Caxias, rejoining former team-mate Mauro and Marcos Rogério. He played twice in 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C and also played at 2010 Copa FGF.

References

  1. http://www.football.ch Archive, Required manual search
  2. "Rio Grande do Sul State Championship 2004". RSSSF Brasil. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
  3. "RELATÓRIO DE TRANSFERÊNCIAS INTERNACIONAIS EM 2004". Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) (in Portuguese). 11 March 2005. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
  4. "RELATÓRIO DE TRANSFERÊNCIAS INTERNACIONAIS EM 2006". CBF (in Portuguese). 22 January 2007. Retrieved 18 November 2010.

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