SOCCER PLAYER

Marcelinho Carioca

1971 - Today

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Marcelo Pereira Surcin (born 1 February 1971), known as Marcelinho Carioca, is a former Brazilian professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He was known as Pé de Anjo (Angel's Foot) for his free kick accuracy, having scored 78 goals in this manner. Marcelinho had four separate spells at Corinthians, scoring 206 goals in 420 matches for the Timão from 1994 to 2001 and winning eight trophies, including two consecutive national titles and the inaugural FIFA Club World Cup in 2000, but never succeeded internationally due to his difficult character and falling-outs with national team coaches. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia. Marcelinho Carioca is the 3,556th most popular soccer player (down from 3,533rd in 2024), the 639th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 655th in 2019) and the 327th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Marcelinho Carioca ranks 3,556 out of 21,273. Before him are Homare Sawa, José Daniel Valencia, Nariz, Roberto Soldado, Franck Kessié, and Alberto Denegri. After him are Allal Benkassou, Antoine Kombouaré, Kazadi Mwamba, Niclas Füllkrug, Daniel Parejo, and Mohamed Timoumi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Marcelinho Carioca ranks 205. Before him are Francisco Arce, Duncan Jones, Pascal Zuberbühler, Fredi Bobic, Lior Raz, and Chiara Badano. After him are Emma Thomas, Sabri Lamouchi, Julio César Baldivieso, Anwaar ul Haq Kakar, Lola Dueñas, and Andriy Yermak.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Marcelinho Carioca ranks 639 out of 2,236. Before him are Fernando Haddad (1963), Carlos Alberto Dias (1967), Adãozinho (1923), Michel Teló (1981), Alex Telles (1992), and Nariz (1912). After him are Betinho (1966), Walter (1912), Toninho (1948), Márcio Melo (1906), Joel Santana (1948), and Luiz Vinhaes (1896).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Marcelinho Carioca ranks 327. Before him are Elano (1981), Giovanni Silva de Oliveira (1972), Carlos Alberto Dias (1967), Adãozinho (1923), Alex Telles (1992), and Nariz (1912). After him are Walter (1912), Toninho (1948), Joel Santana (1948), Luiz Vinhaes (1896), Luiz Gervazoni (1907), and Alex Sandro (1991).

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