Marcelinho

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Personal information
Marcelinho
Full name	Marcelo dos Santos
Date of birth	17 May 1975
Place of birth	Campina Grande, Brazil
Height	1.74m
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club	VfL Wolfsburg
Number	32
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1994–1995 1995–1997 1997–2000 2000–2001 2000–2001 2001–2006 2006 2007–present	Santos Rio Branco São Paulo Marseille Grêmio Hertha Berlin Trabzonspor VfL Wolfsburg	7 (0) 65 (18) 61 (15) 19 (3) 14 (11) 155 (65) 4 (1)
National team²
????–present	Brazil	5 (1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 August 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 21 August 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Marcelo dos Santos (born May 17, 1975 in Campina Grande, Brazil), better known as "Marcelinho", is a Brazilian footballer currently playing for VfL Wolfsburg. He returned in January of 2007 to Germany, when he moved to Wolfsburg. in July of 2006 was transferred from Hertha BSC Berlin to Trabzonspor. Clubs he as previously played for include Grêmio, Olympique de Marseille, São Paulo FC, Rio Branco São Paulo, Santos FC and Campinense.

In Brazil, he is also known as "Marcelinho Paraíba", referring to the state in which he was born.

[edit] Career

Since the Bundesliga 2001-02 season, Marcelinho had played for Hertha BSC Berlin. He is ranked among the most important players in the association's history and there Marcelinho was known as a technically talented player, serving as a playmaker and leader while performing in both the midfield and forward area. In addition, he carried the responsibility of executing the free kicks, corner kicks, and penalty kicks of the club. The personal trademarks of this extravagant football player are his usually remarkable shoes and his often multicolored hair. Owing to his success in the Bundesliga, he was capped fives times for the Brazil national football team, for which he scored once. Since September 2001, he has declined to further play for Brazil. At the beginning of the 2006/07 season, he arbitrarily extended his off-season vacation by nine days, which led to some slight tension with the Hertha Berlin association management. After Marcelinho had expressed himself, in the following the days, contradictory statements as to whether he wanted to remain at Hertha Berlin or not, he ended his term with Hertha BSC Berlin with the conclusion of a three-year contract with Turkish club Trabzonspor for approximately 2.5 million euros.