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Marcelinho Paraíba

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Marcelo dos Santos (born 17 May 1975), known as Marcelinho, is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. In Brazil, he is also known as Marcelinho Paraíba, which refers to the state in which he was born, as a means to distinguish himself from other players also called "Marcelinho". He was one of the best playmakers in the Bundesliga because of his extravagant skills that include his visionary passing, abundance of tricks, and his world-class technique. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 22 in 2024). Marcelinho Paraíba is the 5,063rd most popular soccer player (down from 4,520th in 2024), the 793rd most popular biography from Brazil (down from 752nd in 2019) and the 417th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Marcelinho Paraíba ranks 5,063 out of 21,273. Before him are Julian Brandt, Takumi Hayama, Marco Borriello, František Jakubec, Víctor Ibarbo, and Kamil Glik. After him are Georgi Naydenov, Takehiro Otani, Ivan Zafirov, Yuki Abe, Faisal Al-Dakhil, and Harold Walden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Marcelinho Paraíba ranks 237. Before him are Oleksii Arestovych, Edgaras Jankauskas, Mark Ronson, Mark Viduka, Francisco Fernández, and Alicia Witt. After him are T. J. Thyne, Fawzia Koofi, Christo Jivkov, Kavinsky, Albert Serra, and Taboo.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Marcelinho Paraíba ranks 793 out of 2,236. Before him are Vik Muniz (1961), Ricardo Rosset (1968), Vicente Ferreira da Silva (1916), René Simões (1952), Cícero Moraes (1982), and Alexandre Guimarães (1959). After him are Gabriel Paulista (1990), Artur Avila (1979), José Carlos de Almeida (1968), Donato Gama da Silva (1962), Roberto Gomes Pedrosa (1913), and Carlos Eugênio Simon (1965).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Marcelinho Paraíba ranks 417. Before him are Lucas Paquetá (1997), Deili Custodio da Silva (1980), Dudu Cearense (1983), Carlinhos Júnior (1994), Osmar Donizete Cândido (1968), and Alexandre Guimarães (1959). After him are Gabriel Paulista (1990), José Carlos de Almeida (1968), Donato Gama da Silva (1962), Roberto Gomes Pedrosa (1913), Aloísio Pires Alves (1963), and Beto (1975).

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