Marcelo Fazzio Sarvas (born October 16, 1981) is a former Brazilian

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who is currently the head coach for

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Club career

Marcelo Sarvas began his career with Brazil's

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debuting for the first team during the 2002 season. In 2003 the attacking midfielder joined

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and remained at the club for one year before leaving for Europe.

Europe

Sarvas signed for Swedish side

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and remained at the club for one season before joining

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. In his first season with Kristianstad Sarvas scored 10 goals and helped the club gain promotion to the

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. His play did not go unnoticed by higher level Swedish clubs including

Mjällby AIF Mjällby Allmänna Idrottsförening, also known simply as Mjällby AIF, Mjällby or (especially locally) MAIF, is a Swedish professional football club based in Hällevik. The club is affiliated to Blekinge Fotbollförbund and play its home ...

who signed Sarvas for the 2007 season. In 2008, he once again transferred to another club in Sweden

Bunkeflo IF IF Limhamn Bunkeflo 2007, also known simply as LB07, are a Swedish football club based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Limhamns IP. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, ar ...

. He was a top player for Bunkeflo and caught the eye of Polish top-flight club

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. He appeared in 28 league matches for Polonia Warszawa scoring 2 goals, and in 6

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matches scored 2 goals. After two years in Poland, Sarvas returned to America this time joining Costa Rica's

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. Sarvas was given the

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and became an instrumental player for Alajuelense and helped the club proclaim itself Verano 2011 Champion. He also was a key player in the clubs

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run, attracting the interest of other top clubs in North America, including

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Champion

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Major League Soccer

On December 6, 2011, it was announced that Sarvas had signed for

. Sarvas stayed with Los Angeles for three seasons, winning two

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championships. On January 15, 2015, he was traded with an international roster spot to

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in exchange for allocation money and the #3 ranking in the allocation ranking. On 1 February 2016, Colorado traded Sarvas to

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in exchange for targeted allocation money and a conditional

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pick. He scored his only goal for D.C. United against the

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by a penalty kick in the 70th minute. The game ended in a 2–2 tie. He was out of contract with United following the 2017 season.

Coaching career

As of 10 April 2020, Sarvas is listed as U-19 Coach for the Colorado Rapids Youth Development Staff. Sarvas joined

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's Academy coaching staff on 1 July 2020. On 26 August 2022, Sarvas was named head coach of

in the

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, replacing

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who was added to the first team staff. Sarvas had previously served as U-17 and U-19 manager in the Galaxy Academy.

Honours

Corinthians *

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L.D. Alajuelense *

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Los Angeles Galaxy *

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sarvas, Marcelo 1981 births Living people Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Esporte Clube Noroeste players Mjällby AIF players Polonia Warsaw players Liga Deportiva Alajuelense footballers LA Galaxy players LA Galaxy II players Colorado Rapids players D.C. United players Expatriate footballers in Poland Expatriate footballers in Sweden Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate footballers in Costa Rica Expatriate soccer players in the United States Ekstraklasa players Liga FPD players Major League Soccer players USL Championship players Footballers from São Paulo Men's association football midfielders Brazilian expatriate football managers Expatriate soccer coaches in the United States USL Championship coaches LA Galaxy II coaches Colorado Rapids non-playing staff LA Galaxy non-playing staff