Marcelo Ribeiro, usually known as Bujica (born January 21, 1969 ) is a retired professional

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who played as a striker for several Série A clubs.

Career

Born in

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, Espírito Santo state, Bujica started his career playing for the youth team of

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, of

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in 1983, when he was fourteen years-old, playing his first professional match in 1989. During a Campeonato Brasileiro Série A game on November 5 of that year, he scored two goals for Flamengo against rival Vasco during

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's first match against Flamengo as a Vasco player, receiving the nickname Maharaja Hunter, Maharaja was the nickname given by Flamengo's supporters to Bebeto because he accepted a very expensive transfer to Vasco. He scored a goal on December 2, 1989 during Zico's farewell match, when Flamengo beat

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5–0 for the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. Bujica won the

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, but was transferred to

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for the 1991 season, after scoring three goals in 16 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A matches for Flamengo. During his two years playing for Botafogo, he scored five goals in 17 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A matches, and helped his club finish as the 1992 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up, losing the final to his former club, Flamengo. He played a Campeonato Brasileiro Série A match for Ceará in 1993 and ten matches for Fortaleza, scoring three goals. In 1995, he was the

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's top goalscorer, with 23 goals, while playing for that year's champion, Operário-VG. In the same year, Bujica played nine Campeonato Brasileiro Série A matches for

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, scoring one goal. He played for Alianza Lima, of Peru in 1997, winning that year's

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, returning to Brazil in 1998, playing for

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, he won the Campeonato Matogrossense again. He won the

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in 2002 while playing for Alegrense. Bujica played for Cachoeiro in 2004, retiring in the same year as an Estrela do Norte footballer.

Retirement

After his retirement, Bujica opened a football academy in Rio Branco,

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, named Escolinha Bujica de Futebol, aiming children from six to fourteen years-old. He also started studying

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. In 2007, Bujica worked as

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's caretaker manager, then in 2008 he was hired as the club's assistant manager.

Honors

Bujica won the following honors during his career:

References

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Career

Retirement

Honors

See also

References