Marcelo Veridiano (Brazilian Portuguese: [mɐʁˈsɛlu veɾidʒiˈɐnu]; born June 30, 1966) is a former Brazilian footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcelo Veridiano | ||
| Date of birth | June 30, 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1989 | São Paulo | 36 | (6) |
| 1989 | Vitória | ||
| 1989–1996 | Skoda Xanthi | 207 | (75) |
| 1996–1998 | AEK Athens | 56 | (9) |
| 1998–2000 | APOEL | 43 | (19) |
| 2000–2001 | Kozani | 26 | (3) |
| Total | 368 | (112) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Aris (assistant) | ||
| 2002–2003 | AEL Limassol (assistant) | ||
| 2004–2006 | Skoda Xanthi Youth | ||
| 2007 | Omonia (assistant) | ||
| 2007–2008 | Veria (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editMarcelo started his professional career in 1986 at São Paulo. He played for São Paulo until 1989 when he was acquired by Skoda Xanthi.[1]
He instantly became the club's main striker scoring 11 goals in 21 matches. His best season with the club was 1992–93 when he scored 24 goals in 32 matches being the league's third top scorer. He was the first player to score 4 goals in a match in the Greek professional championship in an 8–2 win against Pierikos on 10 January 1993 which was the team's biggest league win. He is also Skoda Xanti's all-time top goalscorer with 75 goals and the player who scored both the 100th (May 22, 1992 against Aris) and the 200th (February 13, 1994 against Panathinaikos) Skoda Xanthi's league goal.
On 2 July 1996 Marcelo was transferred to AEK Athens for a fee of 35 million drachmas.[2] In his first season at the club he won the Greek Cup and the Greek Super Cup. In the summer of 1998, he moved to APOEL and helped his team to win the 1998–99 Cypriot Cup, scoring twice in the Cup final where APOEL won 2–0 Anorthosis Famagusta. He ended his career with Kozani in 2001.
Honours
editSão Paulo
AEK Athens
APOEL
References
edit- ↑ Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (11 May 2005). "Foreign Players in Greece since 1959/60". RSSSF.
- ↑ Βασίλης Σαμπράκος (3 July 1996). "«Ο Μαρτσέλο δεν έχει ξοφλήσει»". Athletic Echo (in Greek). p. 5.