Marcel (footballer, born November 1981) explained

Marcel
Fullname:Marcel Augusto Ortolan
Birth Date:1981 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Mirassol, São Paulo, Brazil
Position:Striker
Currentclub:Criciúma
Youthyears1:1999
Youthclubs1:Coritiba
Years1:2000–2003
Years2:2004
Years3:2004–2006
Years4:2006–2011
Years5:2006
Years6:2006–2007
Years7:2007
Years8:2008
Years9:2008
Years10:2009
Years11:2010
Years12:2011
Years13:2011
Years14:2011–2012
Years15:2013
Years16:2013 -
Clubs1:Coritiba
Clubs2:Suwon Bluewings
Clubs3:Académica
Clubs4:Benfica
Clubs5:Braga (loan)
Clubs6:São Paulo (loan)
Clubs7:Grêmio (loan)
Clubs8:Cruzeiro (loan)
Clubs9:Grêmio (loan)
Clubs10:Vissel Kobe (loan)
Clubs11:Santos (loan)
Clubs12:Vasco da Gama (loan)
Clubs13:Suwon Bluewings
Clubs14:Coritiba
Clubs15:Mirassol
Clubs16:Criciúma
Caps1:49
Caps2:23
Caps3:32
Caps4:7
Caps5:10
Caps6:3
Caps7:17
Caps8:0
Caps9:29
Caps10:10
Caps11:13
Caps12:0
Caps13:11
Caps14:12
Goals1:20
Goals2:8
Goals3:13
Goals4:0
Goals5:1
Goals6:0
Goals7:5
Goals8:0
Goals9:9
Goals10:3
Goals11:5
Goals12:0
Goals13:3
Goals14:1
Nationalyears1:2003
Nationalteam1:Brazil U-23
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalgoals1:3

Marcel Augusto Ortolan (born 12 November 1981 in Mirassol, São Paulo), commonly known as Marcel, is a Brazilian footballer.

Career

Marcel started his career in Brazilian regional league, playing for Coritiba. After brief spell in Suwon Samsung Bluewings, he joined Académica de Coimbra in January 2005, for US$1.8 million transfer fee.[1] The two seasons spent in Académica de Coimbra were probably the highest point, so far, in Marcel's career: he managed to score 13 goals, saving the club from relegation in the second season and catching the eye of Portuguese big teams such as Benfica and Porto.

He was signed on loan from Benfica on 15 January 2006.[1] Benfica signed the player permanently in the summer of 2006, for €2.66 million fee.[1] However, in December, Marcel was loaned to Braga for one year. Upon his return, Marcel was loaned once more, this time around to the Brazilian side São Paulo for another year. Nevertheless, Marcel was unable to establish himself in the team, hence the loan contract was canceled. Marcel was once again loaned, now to Grêmio where he joined his Benfica teammate Diego Souza.

In 2008, he was loaned to Cruzeiro. He played sparsely, failed to make an impact and his loan was terminated on 13 May. He was loaned again to Grêmio.

He played 29 times for the Campeonato Brasileiro 2008 and score nine goals. On 19 December, Marcel was released from Grêmio and Benfica loaned him for another season, this time for the J1 League side Vissel Kobe.[2] [3]

Rumors around his return to Benfica have started to appear around Portuguese sports journals due to his success in Japan and because of the confirmation that the club's coach Jorge Jesus would bring another striker in January to suppress the shortage of pure centre-forward players on the squad.

In September 2011 he returned to Coritiba, subject to bureaucratic clearance.[4]

Honours

Club

Coritiba

2003, 2012

Suwon Bluewings

2004

Santos

2010

Individual

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arbitration CAS 2011/A/2436 Associaçāo Académica de Coimbra – OAF v. Suwon Samsung Bluewings FC, award of 25 May 2012. 5 July 2017.
  2. Web site: Grêmio não renova com Marcel e atacante vai jogar no time de Caio Júnior.. 19 December 2008. Globo Esporte.
  3. News: ベンフィカ所属FWマルセウ選手、期限付き移籍加入決定. 24 December 2008. 19 June 2009. vissel-kobe.co.jp. Japanese. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090225073834/http://vissel-kobe.co.jp/whatsnew/wn_2970.html. 25 February 2009.
  4. News: Coritiba acerta com Marcel. 6 September 2011. 18 November 2011. Coritiba FC. Portuguese. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120407032030/http://www.coritiba.com.br/portal/2011/09/06/coritiba-acerta-com-marcel/. 7 April 2012.