Marcelo Luís Pimentel (born 3 August 1972), known simply as Pimentel, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a right wing-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcelo Luís Pimentel | ||
| Date of birth | 3 August 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right wing-back, right winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vasco da Gama | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1997 | Vasco da Gama | 252 | (24) |
| 1997–1998 | Palmeiras | 27 | (0) |
| 1998–2001 | Flamengo | 75 | (2) |
| 2000 | → São Paulo (loan) | 31 | (0) |
| 2003 | Madureira | 6 | (0) |
| 2004 | Tupi | 5 | (0) |
| 2006 | CENE | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 March 2023 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Rio de Janeiro, Pimentel began his career with Vasco da Gama, debuting in 1991 and winning three consecutive Campeonato Carioca titles in 1992, 1993 and 1994. He transferred to Palmeiras in mid-1997, but was unable to replicate the form that had made him a mainstay at Vasco da Gama, being replaced by Francisco Arce the following season.[2]
Personal life
editPimentel is the father of current Vasco da Gama defender Eric Pimentel.[3]
References
edit- ^ Pimentel at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Pimentel". terceirotempo.uol.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ Gomes, Fred (22 April 2020). "De pai para filho, Pimentel aposta em Eric, zagueiro e capitão do sub-17: "Vai ser maior do que eu no Vasco"" [From father to son, Pimentel bets on Eric, defender and captain of the under-17s: "He's going to be bigger than me at Vasco"]. ge.globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 March 2023.