Marlon Brandão
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marlon Roniel Brandão | ||
| Date of birth | 1 September 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Marília, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1980–1981 | Marília | ||
| 1982–1983 | Guarani | 1 | (1) |
| 1984 | Esportivo | ||
| 1985–1986 | Santa Cruz | 30 | (11) |
| 1987–1990 | Sporting CP | 55 | (8) |
| 1988–1989 | → Estrela Amadora (loan) | 34 | (8) |
| 1990–1993 | Boavista | 95 | (27) |
| 1994 | Valladolid | 10 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Marlon Roniel Brandão (born 1 September 1963) is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a forward.
Football career
Born in Marília, São Paulo, Brandão played for four clubs in his country, competing in the Série A with Guarani Futebol Clube and Santa Cruz Futebol Clube. In January 1987 he moved to Portugal where he remained for the following seven years, in representation of Sporting Clube de Portugal, C.F. Estrela da Amadora and Boavista FC.
Brandão's best season as a professional came in 1990–91, when he scored 11 goals in 31 games to help Boavista to the fourth position in the Primeira Liga. He retired in 1994 at only 30, after a few months with Spanish side Real Valladolid.
Honours
- Sporting
- Boavista