You have to be quite special to be known under a single name in football, and that was the case for Brazilian left back Marcelo. The position was of course nominal for the Real Madrid legend, who tended to attack where necessary. At the age of 36, Marcelo mentioned time on a long and illustrious career.
Marcelo explained that his love for football came from his grandfather and he will now pass the baton to his son Enzo Alves, who is currently playing the leading role in the Real Madrid Academy sides. After leaving Real Madrid in 2022, Marcelo had a year in Olympiakos before returning to his first club and one of the three in his career, Fluminense. He has been without a club since November and decided to end his career.
Arriving at the Santiago Bernabeu as an 18-year-old tipped to replace Roberto Carlos, Marcelo met expectations. In the course of his career, Marcelo won 25 trophies with Los Blancos, included 6 La Liga titles, 5 Champions Leagues and 3 Copas del Rey. He would also collect a Recopa title and Copa Libertadores on his return to Fluminense.
For Brazil, Marcelo won 58 caps and scored 6 times and won the Copa Libertadores 2013. In total, Marcelo played 546 times for Real Madrid, and left-back scored 38 goals and gave 103 assists, forming a frightening relationship with Cristiano Ronaldo to The left for a large part of the 2010. During his career, Marcelo made 721 performances and scored 58 goals.
Brazilian by birth, his football expressed the joyful football that the nation made famous in the beautiful game. Despite the beginning of Diep, Marcelo showed all the technical skills of an attacker, the timing of a box-to-box midfielder and skill of a star. Stopping his looting runs was a constant headache for La Liga managers for more than a decade, and he has a place in the hearts of Madridistas for life.
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