João Paulo Fernando Marangon (born 17 March 1989) is a Brazilian retired

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who primarily played as a

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, predominantly for several Italian teams.

Career

Marangon signed a contract with

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after his 18th birthday, as his international transfer and contract period were no longer restricted by

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protection. In the 2008–09 season he briefly played in the

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and

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. In February 2010, he was loaned to Igea Virtus. He returned to his home country of Brazil in 2012 to play for Brasil de Farroupilha but shortly after moved to

Gil Vicente FC Gil Vicente Futebol Clube (), commonly known as Gil Vicente, founded in 1924, is a Portuguese professional football club that plays in Barcelos. It plays their home matches at the Estádio Cidade de Barcelos. It competes in the Primeira Liga, the ...

. In 2013, he played for Esportivo Sulmona Calcio, and

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before returning to Italy to join

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in 2014. He retired in 2016 following his trade to Gallipoli Calcio and has worked as a scouting agent since. He is based in Rome but primarily scouts Brazilian players.

Personal life

Marangon is the younger brother of former goalkeeper Doni (Doniéber Alexander Marangon). On 20 May 2014 João Marangon was announced as a club executive for

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* * Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal SS Virtus Lanciano 1924 players AS Roma players Gil Vicente F.C. players Primeira Liga players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from São Paulo (state) 1989 births Living people Miami FC players ASD Città di Gallipoli players Città di Isernia San Leucio SSD players Pro Sulmona Calcio 1921 players Clube Esportivo Bento Gonçalves players Association football scouts People from Morungaba 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub