Marcelo Marmelo da Silva (born August 1, 1972) is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a striker. He is one of the most famous player in Chinese former top league Jia A.

Marcelo Marmelo
Personal information
Full name Marcelo Marmelo da Silva
Date of birth (1972-08-01) August 1, 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Brazil
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1995 Barreira
1995–1997 Sichuan Quanxing
1999–2003 Sichuan Quanxing
2000Guangzhou Apollo (loan)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marmelo scored a superb solo goal which was scored one of the greatest goal in Chinese professional league history, in a game against Shanghai Shenhua.

Marmelo is living in Chengdu after he retired. His wife is a Russian and has a son.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "和俄罗斯女孩同居:记马麦罗的幸福生活[组图]". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
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