Marcelo José da Silva (born 25 May 1976) is a former

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ian footballer.

Biography

In July 2002, he left for Spartak Moscow. He played 3 times for Spartak at

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, all at group stage and as substitute. In January 2003, he left for

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on loan. In summer 2004, he trailed at Italian

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side

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but the club could not sign non-EU footballers from abroad, which Silva's EU nationality had to wait for 4 months, made the deal collapsed and the Italian club went bankrupt in summer 2005. In February 2005, he returned to Brazil for

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, signed a 1-year contract. He then left for Atlético Paranaense in May 2006. On 1 September 2007, he left for Náutico, signed a contract until the end of 2007 Campeonato Brasileiro. On 1 January 2008, he signed a 1-year contract with Vitória but on 1 September 2008 left for Bragantino. In June 2009, Silva returned to Juventus for São Paulo State Cup. He then retired from football.

References

Honours

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, commonly known as the Série C or the Brazilian Série C to distinguish it from the Italian Serie C, is the third tier of the Brazilian football league system. Unlike the first and second divisions, the Sér ...

: 1997 * Copa CONMEBOL: 1998 * Russian Cup: 2002–03

External links

CBF Contract Record
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Silva, Marcelo Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Clube Atlético Juventus players Santos FC players FC Spartak Moscow players Russian Premier League players Esporte Clube Bahia players Clube Atlético Mineiro players Goiás Esporte Clube players Club Athletico Paranaense players Clube Náutico Capibaribe players Esporte Clube Vitória players Men's association football midfielders Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Footballers from São Paulo 1976 births Living people