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Marcelo

1988 - Today

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Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior (born 12 May 1988), known as Marcelo, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a left-back. Widely regarded as one of the greatest left-backs of all time, he is known for his attacking capabilities. He spent most of his career with La Liga club Real Madrid and is one of the club’s most decorated players, winning 25 trophies. Starting his professional career with Fluminense in 2005, Marcelo won a Campeonato Carioca title in his first season and was named in the 2006 Brasileirão Team of the Season. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marcelo is the 316th most popular soccer player (down from 281st in 2019), the 82nd most popular biography from Brazil (up from 84th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Marcelo ranks 316 out of 21,273. Before him are Yukio Goto, Gianluca Vialli, Richard Møller Nielsen, Ken Noritake, Ángel Di María, and Iván Zamorano. After him are David Villa, Junji Nishikawa, Manuel Neuer, Takeshi Kamo, Koichi Oita, and Seishiro Shimatani.

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Among people born in 1988, Marcelo ranks 8. Before him are Rihanna, Adele, Robert Lewandowski, Stephen Curry, Conor McGregor, and Ángel Di María. After him are Mesut Özil, Ibrahim Traoré, Grimes, Diego Costa, Kim Yo-jong, and Kim Soo-hyun.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Marcelo ranks 82 out of 2,236. Before him are Xuxa (1963), Rubens Barrichello (1972), Leonardo Boff (1938), Jair da Costa (1940), Careca (1960), and Zumbi (1655). After him are Dida (1973), Emílio Garrastazu Médici (1905), Vicente Feola (1909), Adriano (1982), José Sarney (1930), and Cláudio Hummes (1934).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Marcelo ranks 37. Before him are Pepe (1983), Gérson (1941), Zizinho (1921), Dani Alves (1983), Jair da Costa (1940), and Careca (1960). After him are Dida (1973), Adriano (1982), Hilderaldo Bellini (1930), Mauro Ramos (1930), Telê Santana (1931), and Thiago Silva (1984).

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