Marcelinho Carioca

Marcelo Pereira Surcin (born 1 February 1971), known as Marcelinho Carioca, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He was noted for his accuracy from free kicks, earning him the nickname "Pé-de-Anjo" (Angel Foot).

Marcelinho Carioca
Personal information
Full name Marcelo Pereira Surcin
Date of birth (1971-02-01) 1 February 1971
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1993 Flamengo 64 (10)
1994–1997 Corinthians 58 (14)
1997 Valencia 5 (0)
1998–2001 Corinthians 69 (38)
2001 Santos 15 (5)
2002 Gamba Osaka 21 (3)
2003 Vasco da Gama 18 (9)
2003 Al Nassr 6 (0)
2004 Vasco da Gama 1 (0)
2004 Ajaccio 10 (2)
2005 Brasiliense 26 (9)
2006 Corinthians 5 (0)
2007–2009 Santo André 71 (13)
2012 Corinthians (beach soccer) 4 (?)
Total 311 (93)
National team
1998–2001 Brazil 3 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 three appearances for the national side between 1998 and 2001, and scoring only two goals.

Marcelinho Carioca is also well known for his off-field antics, including frequent disputes with coaches (most famously with Vanderlei Luxemburgo), 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 US$500.000,00 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 but unsuccessfully came back to Corinthians in the end of the year. 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

[2]

Club performance League
Season Club League AppsGoals
Brazil League
1988FlamengoSérie A50
198981
199090
1991173
199261
1993195
1994Corinthians PaulistaSérie A258
1995165
1996121
199700
Spain League
1997–98ValenciaLa Liga50
Brazil League
1998Corinthians PaulistaSérie A2819
19991913
2000154
2001SantosSérie A155
Japan League
2002Gamba OsakaJ1 League213
Brazil League
2003Vasco da GamaSérie A189
Saudi Arabia League
2003–04Al-NassrProfessional League126
Brazil League
2004Vasco da GamaSérie A10
France League
2004–05AjaccioLigue 1102
Brazil League
2005BrasilienseSérie A269
2006Corinthians PaulistaSérie A50
2007Santo AndréSérie B80
2008318
2009Série A325
2010Série B
CountryBrazil 31596
Spain 50
Japan 213
Saudi Arabia 126
France 102
Total 363107

International

Brazil national team
YearAppsGoals
199822
199900
200000
200110
Total32

Honours

Club

Flamengo
Corinthians

See also

References

  1. "Marcelinho compara gol 500 a milésimo de Romário" (in Portuguese). esportes.terra.com.br. 28 May 2008. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  2. "Marcelinho Carioca". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
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