Luiz Marcelo de Castro Salles (born 6 February 1978), known as Marcelo Salles, is a Brazilian retired

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who played as a

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, and currently is assistant manager of

Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; English: ''Flamengo Rowing Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football t ...

Career

Salles started his career at

in 2000, and became the assistant manager of the first team in 2005, under

Joel Santana Joel Natalino Santana (born 25 December 1948) is a Brazilian football coach and former player. The last team he coached was Vasco da Gama, in 2014. Biography Born in Rio de Janeiro, Santana played his entire career as a central defender in his ...

. In 2009, he was also

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's assistant as the club lifted the Série A trophy. Salles subsequently followed Andrade to Brasiliense in 2010, and was also Santana's second at Cruzeiro and

Bahia Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 Federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo (sta ...

. He started his managerial career in March 2013, after being appointed manager of Rio Branco-ES. Salles subsequently managed

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(three stints),

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(three stints), Audax Rio,

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, Portuguesa-RJ, Sampaio Corrêa-RJ and

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. In 2019 he returned to ''Fla'', again as an assistant. On 29 May 2019, after

Abel Braga Abel Carlos da Silva Braga (born 1 September 1952), known as Abel Braga, is a Brazilian former football coach and player. He played as a central defender during a professional career that started with Fluminense in 1968. He earned one cap fo ...

's resignation, Salles was named interim manager until the arrival of

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in July.

Personal life

Salles is the son of Marco Antônio, a Brazilian former international footballer who played two

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s, lifting the 1970 edition.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Salles, Marcelo 1978 births Living people Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Brazilian football managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série C managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série D managers Rio Branco Atlético Clube managers Nova Iguaçu FC managers Bonsucesso Futebol Clube managers Audax Rio de Janeiro Esporte Clube managers Sociedade Imperatriz de Desportos managers Associação Atlética Portuguesa (RJ) managers Sampaio Corrêa Futebol e Esporte managers Volta Redonda FC managers CR Flamengo managers