| Bujica | |
| Fullname: | Marcelo Ribeiro |
| Birth Date: | mf=yes 1, 1969 |
| Birth Place: | Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Espírito Santo, Brazil |
| Position: | Striker |
| Youthyears1: | 1983 - 1989 |
| Youthclubs1: | Flamengo |
| Years1: | 1989 - 1990 |
| Years2: | 1991 - 1992 |
| Years3: | 1993 |
| Years4: | 1993 |
| Years5: | 1993 |
| Years6: | 1994 |
| Years7: | 1994 |
| Years8: | 1995 |
| Years9: | 1995 |
| Years10: | 1995 |
| Years11: | 1997 |
| Years12: | 1997 |
| Years13: | 1998 |
| Years15: | 2001 |
| Years16: | 2002 |
| Years17: | 2004 |
| Years18: | 2004 |
| Clubs1: | Flamengo |
| Clubs2: | Botafogo |
| Clubs3: | América |
| Clubs4: | Ceará |
| Clubs5: | Fortaleza |
| Clubs6: | Internacional-SP |
| Clubs7: | Campomaiorense |
| Clubs8: | Mixto |
| Clubs9: | Operário (VG) |
| Clubs10: | Bahia |
| Clubs11: | Alianza Lima |
| Clubs12: | Veria |
| Clubs13: | Sinop |
| Clubs14: | Guabirá |
| Clubs15: | LDU Portoviejo |
| Clubs16: | Alegrense |
| Clubs17: | Cachoeiro |
| Clubs18: | Estrela do Norte |
| Caps1: | 16 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Caps2: | 17 |
| Goals2: | 5 |
| Caps4: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Caps5: | 10 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Caps10: | 9 |
| Goals10: | 1 |
| Caps15: | 11 |
| Goals15: | 4 |
| Manageryears1: | 2007 |
| Managerclubs1: | Independência (caretaker) |
| Club-Update: | April 19, 2009 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | April 19, 2009 |
Marcelo Ribeiro, usually known as Bujica (born January 21, 1969[1]) is a retired professional Brazilian footballer who played as a striker for several Série A clubs.
Born in Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Espírito Santo state,[2] Bujica started his career playing for the youth team of Flamengo, of Rio de Janeiro in 1983, when he was fourteen years-old,[3] playing his first professional match in 1989.[4] During a Campeonato Brasileiro Série A game on November 5 of that year, he scored two goals for Flamengo against rival Vasco during Bebeto's first match against Flamengo as a Vasco player,[5] receiving the nickname Maharaja Hunter, Maharaja was the nickname given by Flamengo's supporters to Bebeto because he accepted a very expensive transfer to Vasco.[3] He scored a goal on December 2, 1989 during Zico's farewell match, when Flamengo beat Fluminense 5 - 0 for the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.[6] Bujica won the Copa do Brasil in 1990,[3] but was transferred to Botafogo for the 1991 season, after scoring three goals in 16 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A matches for Flamengo.[7] During his two years playing for Botafogo, he scored five goals in 17 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A matches,[7] and helped his club finish as the 1992 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up, losing the final to his former club, Flamengo.[5]
He played a Campeonato Brasileiro Série A match for Ceará in 1993 and ten matches for Fortaleza, scoring three goals.[7] In 1995, he was the Campeonato Matogrossense's top goalscorer, with 23 goals, while playing for that year's champion, Operário-VG.[8] In the same year, Bujica played nine Campeonato Brasileiro Série A matches for Bahia, scoring one goal.[7] He played for Alianza Lima, of Peru in 1997,[9] winning that year's Primera División Peruana,[3] returning to Brazil in 1998, playing for Sinop, he won the Campeonato Matogrossense again.[3] He won the Campeonato Capixaba in 2002 while playing for Alegrense.[3] Bujica played for Cachoeiro in 2004,[1] retiring in the same year as an Estrela do Norte footballer.[3]
After his retirement, Bujica opened a football academy in Rio Branco, Acre state, named Escolinha Bujica de Futebol, aiming children from six to fourteen years-old.[3] He also started studying Physical education.[3] In 2007, Bujica worked as Independência's caretaker manager, then in 2008 he was hired as the club's assistant manager.[10]
Bujica won the following honors during his career: