Marcelinho Carioca Explained

Marcelinho Carioca
Fullname:Marcelo Pereira Surcin
Birth Date:1971 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height:1.67 m
Position:Attacking midfielder
Years1:1988–1993
Clubs1:Flamengo
Caps1:64
Goals1:10
Years2:1994–1997
Clubs2:Corinthians
Caps2:53
Goals2:14
Years3:1997
Clubs3:Valencia
Caps3:5
Goals3:0
Years4:1998–2001
Clubs4:Corinthians
Caps4:62
Goals4:36
Years5:2001
Clubs5:Santos
Caps5:15
Goals5:5
Years6:2002
Clubs6:Gamba Osaka
Caps6:21
Goals6:3
Years7:2003
Clubs7:Vasco da Gama
Caps7:18
Goals7:9
Years8:2003
Clubs8:Al Nassr
Caps8:6
Goals8:3
Years9:2004
Clubs9:Vasco da Gama
Caps9:1
Goals9:0
Years10:2004
Clubs10:Ajaccio
Caps10:10
Goals10:2
Years11:2005
Clubs11:Brasiliense
Caps11:26
Goals11:9
Years12:2006
Clubs12:Corinthians
Caps12:5
Goals12:0
Years13:2007–2009
Clubs13:Santo André
Caps13:71
Goals13:13
Years14:2012
Clubs14:Corinthians (beach soccer)
Caps14:4
Goals14:?
Totalcaps:311
Totalgoals:93
Nationalyears1:1994–2001
Nationalteam1:Brazil
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:2

Marcelo Pereira Surcin (born 1 February 1971), known as Marcelinho Carioca, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He was noted for his accuracy from free-kicks, having scored 80 free kick goals in official matches during his career, the most by any player, earning him the nickname "Pé-de-Anjo" (Angel Foot).

The most successful player ever to play for Corinthians, he has scored 206 goals in 420 matches from 1994 to 2001. He has collected more trophies with Corinthians than any other player in their history, a total of 8 championships including 1998 and 1999 Brazilian National Championships and the first edition of FIFA Club World Cup, in 2000.He scored 505 goals, in his entire career.[1]

For all his club achievements, Marcelinho Carioca never succeeded in Brazil's national team and never played in a FIFA World Cup, making only four appearances for the national side between 1994 and 2001, and scoring two goals.

Marcelinho Carioca is also well known for his off-field antics, including frequent disputes with coaches (most famously with Vanderlei Luxemburgo[2] [3]), management, and teammates.

Club career

Corinthians

After winning 1990 Brazilian Cup, 1991 Rio de Janeiro State Championship and 1992 Brazilian National Championship as a Flamengo player, Marcelinho Carioca signed his first contract with Corinthians—who bought him from Flamengo for in December 1993. In mid-1997, after winning the Brazilian Cup (Copa do Brasil) and the São Paulo State Championship (Campeonato Paulista), he was sold to Valencia (ESP) for US$7,000,000 where he would become a teammate of Romário.[4] With the Mestalla side he would play 11 games,[5] of which five would be on La Liga,[6] and scored one single goal, against Hércules in the Copa Generalitat.[7]

After this spell, unsuccessfully came back to Corinthians in the end of the year.[8] Back to "Parque São Jorge" he was two times champion of the national championship (Campeonato Brasileiro, 98 and 99), one time state champion (2001), and raised the trophy of the first FIFA world club championship in 2000.

The second time he left the team seemed to be for good. After a few conflicts with teammates in mid-2001, he was accused of denigrating the clubs image, and left the squad. After training alone for some time in the club, he won in justice the opportunity to play for Santos FC, where he stayed for six months. In a legal dispute (for the 2001 incident), Corinthians won in first instance, obliging the player to pay R$9.000.000.

In February 2006, as part of a deal, he signed his third contract with Corinthians but only six months later, as of the arrival and request of manager Émerson Leão, Marcelinho Carioca was released. He was signed by Santo André the following year, where he stayed until 2009 winning promotion to Brazilian First Division in 2008 but being relegated the following year. He played a farewell match for Corinthians early in 2010 in a friendly against Huracán.

In 2012, he played four games for the Corinthians beach soccer team.

Career statistics

Club

Club performanceLeague
ClubSeasonLeagueApps Goals
BrazilLeague
Flamengo1988Série A50
198981
199090
1991173
199261
1993195
Corinthians1994Série A258
1995165
1996121
199700
Valencia1997–98La Liga50
Corinthians1998Série A2819
19991913
2000154
Santos2001Série A155
Gamba Osaka2002J. League Division 1213
Vasco da Gama2003Série A189
Al-Nassr2003–04Saudi Premier League126
Vasco da Gama2004Série A10
Ajaccio2004–05Ligue 1102
Brasiliense2005Série A269
Corinthians2006Série A50
Santo André2007Série B80
2008318
2009Série A325
2010Série B
Career total363107

International

Brazil
YearAppsGoals
199410
199822
199900
200000
200110
Total42

Honours

Club

Flamengo

Corinthians

Individual

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marcelinho compara gol 500 a milésimo de Romário . pt . 28 May 2008 . 25 May 2011 . esportes.terra.com.br . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110607020856/http://esportes.terra.com.br/futebol/brasileiro/2008/interna/0,,OI2914699-EI11422,00.html . 7 June 2011 . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: Luxemburgo ataca Marcelinho Carioca . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/JciXsqfDidA. 2021-12-12 . live. . 5 February 2007 . 22 January 2017.
  3. News: Luxemburgo discute com Marcelinho Carioca em programa de TV - 05/02/2007 - UOL Esporte - Futebol . 15 April 2024 . www.uol.com.br . 5 February 2007 . Portuguese.
  4. Web site: Junior . Roberto . 2016-05-16 . Marcelinho relembra farra de Romário: "No outro dia fez 2 gols" . 2023-12-19 . Torcedores Notícias esportivas . pt-BR.
  5. Web site: 2013-10-19 . Marcelinho Carioca dejó de ir con Brasil tras acostarse con la mujer del entrenador . 2023-12-19 . Las Provincias . es-ES.
  6. Web site: 2013-01-25 . De grandes peloteros a pufos en Mestalla . 2023-12-19 . Diario ABC . es.
  7. Web site: Ciberche.net - Jugador . 2023-12-19 . www.ciberche.net.
  8. Web site: UOL - Brasil Online - Marcelinho Carioca deixa Valencia 25/11/97 17h04 . 2023-12-19 . www1.folha.uol.com.br.
  9. http://espn.uol.com.br/boladeprata2017 Bola de Prata – Histórico