Mário Caetano Filho, better known as Marinho (born 27 February 1955) is a Brazilian former professional football player who played as a

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. He is most well-known for his time at

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beginning in 1980.

Career

Club career

Marinho began his career in the youth academy of

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in 1973. He made his professional debut on 2 April 1975 as a substitute in a 1-0 victory over

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. In 1976 he was loaned to

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and Linense but returned to Londrina that same year. Viewed as a valuable prospect, he caught the attention of

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who he played for on loan in 1977. He only played 5 matches but made part of the team that won the 1977 Brazilian Championship. Still playing as a defender for Londrina, Marinho scored 6 goals in 1978 and 7 goals in 1979. He caught the attention of Flamengo manager

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who made his acquisition a priority. Marinho was transferred for 5 million cruzeiro, the largest outgoing transfer fee from the state of Paraná at the time. Marinho was very successful at Flamengo from 1980 to 1984. His Flamengo debut came in a scoreless draw in a friendly against former club São Paulo. Marinho played alongside Zico, Júnior and Leandro and was part of the team that won the 1981 Copa Libertadores de América and

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. Marinho and centre-back partner Mozer were in the starting lineup in the third and decisive match against

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in the 1981 Libertadores final. Three weeks later the same defense faced and defeated

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. Marinho was also involved in the

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and 1983 Brazilian Championship-winning teams. After a fruitful period at Flamengo,

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negotiated for the centre-back. He played there from April to August 1984. The following year he moved to

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where he played until 1988. He played short stints at

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and

before retiring from Londrina in 1989 at the age of 37. He returned to Flamengo for one farewell match in 1990.

National team

Marinho played for the Brazilian national team in 1983 under manager

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in friendlies against

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and the "Seleção Gaúcha" (selection from the state of

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Titles

Londrina * Campeonato do Interior Paranaense: 1976 São Paulo * Campeonato Brasileiro:

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Flamengo *

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* Intercontinental Cup:

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* Campeonato Brasileiro:

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Taça Guanabara The Taça Guanabara, or Guanabara Cup, is a football tournament organized annually since 1965 by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation. In its first four editions (1965, 1966, 1967 and 1968), the Taça Guanabara was a tournament in its o ...

: 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984 *

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: 1983

References

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