Pavão (footballer born 1974)

Pavão
Personal information
Full nameMarcelo Pereira Moreira
Date of birthApril 15, 1974
Place of birthRecife, Brazil
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5 12 in)[1]
Playing positionRight back
Youth career
1992São Paulo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1993–1995São Paulo24(0)
1996Atlético Paranaense
1996Rio Branco-SP
1997Atlético Goianiense
1997–1999Austria Lustenau
1999–2000Tenerife
2001Mogi Mirim
2002Treze
2002Brasiliense
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Marcelo Pereira Moreira, commonly known as Pavão (born April 15, 1974), is a retired association footballer who played as a right back for several Brazilian Série A clubs.[1]

Career

Born in Recife,[1] Pavão started his professional career playing with São Paulo in 1993, being promoted from the youth team.[2] With São Paulo, he played 24 Série A games without scoring a goal between 1993 and 1995.[3] He left São Paulo in 1995, joining Atlético Paranaense in 1996.[2] After playing for Rio Branco-SP and Atlético Goianiense respectively in 1996 and in 1997, he left Brazil to play for Austrian club Austria Lustenau from 1997 to 1999, and Tenerife of Spain from 1999 to 2000.[2] Pavão returned to his country in 2001 to play for Mogi Mirim in 2001, leaving the club in 2002 to defend Treze and retiring in the same year when playing for Brasiliense.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Marcelo Pereira Moreira" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Pavão" (in Portuguese). ogol.com.br. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  3. "Todos os Jogos: Pavão (Marcelo Pereira Moreira)" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Retrieved February 24, 2011.