Marcelo Castelo Veiga (7 October 1964 – 14 December 2020), commonly known as Marcelo Veiga, was a Brazilian professional

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and player.

Biography

Veiga enjoyed a seven-year spell in Série A as a player, after representing Santos,

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and Portuguesa. As a manager, his career was mainly associated with

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. Veiga died on 14 December 2020, aged 56 in

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, after complications from

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during the COVID-19 pandemic in São Paulo. He was the manager of São Bernardo.

Honours

Player

;Ferroviário *

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: 1988

Manager

;Bragantino *

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is the third tier of the Brazilian football league system. Unlike the first and second divisions, the Série C is not played in a double round robin system, arguably because many participating teams lack the f ...

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;Botafogo-SP *

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