Marcelinho Paraíba

Born in Campina Grande, Paraíba, Marcelinho began his career in Campinense, where he won two league titles there. Between 1994 and 1995, he played for Santos. Two years later, however, he made his breakthrough at São Paulo, where he won two Paulistões before being sold to Olympique de Marseille. He only spent a year in France, and in 2001 he returned to Brazil to play for Grêmio, where he began to experience the pinnacle of his career. At that time, Marcelinho was called "Marcelinho Paraúcho" by Gremistas, because of his passage in the team. He became champion and top scorer of the Campeonato Gaúcho, and champion of the Copa do Brasil, where he scored a goal in the second game in the final against Corinthians. He did not play in the league that year because he had previously signed a five-year contract with Hertha BSC. Marcelinho played for Hertha from 2001 to 2006, establishing himself as one of the most important players in the club's history. Operating primarily as a playmaker, he was known for his technical brilliance, vision, and leadership, while also carrying the responsibility for the team's free kicks, corner kicks, and penalties. To help him settle in Germany, Marcelinho relocated a large group of family and friends to live with him in three rented apartments in Berlin. He made an immediate impact, scoring on his debut and helping Hertha win the 2001 and 2002 DFB-Ligapokal, the club's first major trophies since 1990. His most statistically impressive campaign was…

On 10 December 2020, after Treze suffered relegation from the 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, Marcelinho was appointed manager of the club for the 2021 campaign. Despite a promising start in the 2021 Copa do Nordeste, he could not prevent a drop in performance which saw his side finish fourth in the first stage of the 2021 Campeonato Paraibano, and on 24 May 2021 he was dismissed. He joined Sport-PB as manager in September 2021. He was in role for only 15 days before resigning due to off-field problems. In late October 2021, Marcelinho was announced as the coach of Oeirense for the 2022 season. He was sacked in February 2022 after just six games following a heavy defeat. On 11 March 2022, he was announced as the coach of Treze for a second time.

Campinense

Campeonato Paraibano: 1991, 1993 São Paulo

Campeonato Paulista: 1998, 2000 Grêmio

Campeonato Gaúcho: 2001 Copa do Brasil: 2001 Hertha BSC

DFB-Ligapokal: 2001, 2002 Boa Esporte

Taça Minas Gerais: 2012 Individual

kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2002–03, 2004–05 Bola de Prata: 2009