Marcelo Martelotte (born 10 December 1968) is a Brazilian professional

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coach and former player who played as a

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. He is the current head coach of

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Playing career

Known as Marcelo in his playing days, Martelotte was born in

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. A

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youth graduate, he made his debut for the club in 1987. In 1989, he moved to

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, being a regular starter in

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's Série B and

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winning campaigns. After a short spell at Santa Cruz, Marcelo returned to Bragantino before joining Santos in 1997. A backup to

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at ''Peixe'', he returned to Santa in 1999, and subsequently represented

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and his first club Taubaté, whom he retired in 2002 at the age of 34.

Managerial career

Martelotte started his managerial career at his last club Taubaté, being the manager of the club's youth sides. After a short spell at

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' under-20s, he was appointed assistant of Pintado in 2005. In 2010 Martelotte returned to Santos, being named

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's assistant. On 22 September 2010, after the latter's dismissal, he was appointed interim manager; he was also in charge of the club in March of the following year, as a replacement to sacked

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. Martelotte was named Ituano manager on 9 May 2012. He was sacked on 4 September, and was appointed at the helm of Santa Cruz in December 2012. On 24 May 2013 Martelotte moved to Santa Cruz's fierce rival Sport, after being crowned champions of the year's

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. Sacked on 8 September, he was subsequently in charge of Náutico,

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(two stints) and América-RN before returning to Santa Cruz on 13 June 2015; with the club in the relegation zone, he ended the year with a top level promotion, finishing second and winning all of the club's last six matches.

Honours

Player

;Bragantino *

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B is commonly referred to as the Brasileirão Série B (Série B), and until 2022 was officially called Brasileirão Sportingbet by sponsorship reasons. It is the second tier of the Brazilian football league system ...

: 1989 *

: 1990 ; Santa Cruz *

: 1993 ; Santos * Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 1997 *

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1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

; Sport *

Copa do Nordeste Copa do Nordeste (''Cup of the North-East''), also known as Campeonato do Nordeste (''Championship of the North-East'') or Copa Nordeste (''Northeastern Cup''), and sometimes informally referred as Lampions League – in reference to the UEFA Ch ...

: 2000 *

: 2000

Manager

; Santa Cruz *

: 2013 ; Atlético Goianiense *

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: 2014

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Martelotte, Marcelo 1968 births Living people Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Esporte Clube Taubaté players Clube Atlético Bragantino players Santa Cruz Futebol Clube players Santos FC players Sport Club do Recife players Brazilian football managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série B managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série C managers Santos FC non-playing staff Santos FC managers Ituano FC managers Santa Cruz Futebol Clube managers Sport Club do Recife managers Clube Náutico Capibaribe managers Atlético Clube Goianiense managers América Futebol Clube (RN) managers Paraná Clube managers Esporte Clube Taubaté managers Manaus Futebol Clube managers Joinville Esporte Clube managers Club Sportivo Sergipe managers