Bujica

Bujica
Personal information
Full name	Marcelo Ribeiro
Date of birth	January 21, 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Espírito Santo, Brazil
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1983–1989	Flamengo
Senior career*
Years	Team
1989–1990	Flamengo
1991–1992	Botafogo
1993	América
1993	Ceará
1993	Fortaleza
1994	Internacional-SP
1994	Campomaiorense
1995	Mixto
1995	Operário (VG)
1995	Bahia
1997	Alianza Lima
1997–1998	Veria
1998	Sinop
	Guabirá
2001	LDU Portoviejo
2002	Alegrense
2004	Cachoeiro
2004	Estrela do Norte
Managerial career
2007	Independência (caretaker)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 19, 2009; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 19, 2009

Last updated October 15, 2024 • 2 min readFrom Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Marcelo Ribeiro, usually known as Bujica (born January 21, 1969^[1]) is a retired professional Brazilian footballer who played as a striker for several Série A clubs.

Career

Born in Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Espírito Santo state,^[2] Bujica started his career playing for the youth team of Flamengo, of Rio de Janeiro in 1983, when he was fourteen years-old,^[3] playing his first professional match in 1989.^[4] During a Campeonato Brasileiro Série A game on November 5 of that year, he scored two goals for Flamengo against rival Vasco during Bebeto's first match against Flamengo as a Vasco player,^[5] receiving the nickname Maharaja Hunter, Maharaja was the nickname given by Flamengo's supporters to Bebeto because he accepted a very expensive transfer to Vasco.^[3] He scored a goal on December 2, 1989 during Zico's farewell match, when Flamengo beat Fluminense 5–0 for the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.^[6] Bujica won the Copa do Brasil in 1990,^[3] but was transferred to Botafogo for the 1991 season, after scoring three goals in 16 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A matches for Flamengo.^[7] During his two years playing for Botafogo, he scored five goals in 17 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A matches,^[7] and helped his club finish as the 1992 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up, losing the final to his former club, Flamengo.^[5]

He played a Campeonato Brasileiro Série A match for Ceará in 1993 and ten matches for Fortaleza, scoring three goals.^[7] In 1995, he was the Campeonato Matogrossense's top goalscorer, with 23 goals, while playing for that year's champion, Operário-VG.^[8] In the same year, Bujica played nine Campeonato Brasileiro Série A matches for Bahia, scoring one goal.^[7] He played for Alianza Lima, of Peru in 1997,^[9] winning that year's Primera División Peruana,^[3] returning to Brazil in 1998, playing for Sinop, he won the Campeonato Matogrossense again.^[3] He won the Campeonato Capixaba in 2002 while playing for Alegrense.^[3] Bujica played for Cachoeiro in 2004,^[1] retiring in the same year as an Estrela do Norte footballer.^[3]

Retirement

After his retirement, Bujica opened a football academy in Rio Branco, Acre state, named Escolinha Bujica de Futebol, aiming children from six to fourteen years-old.^[3] He also started studying Physical education.^[3] In 2007, Bujica worked as Independência's caretaker manager, then in 2008 he was hired as the club's assistant manager.^[10]

Honors

Bujica won the following honors during his career:

Club	Competition	Seasons
Alegrense	Campeonato Capixaba	2002
Alianza Lima	Primera División Peruana	1997
Botafogo	Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up	1992
Flamengo	Copa do Brasil	1990
Operário-VG	Campeonato Matogrossense	1995
Sinop	Campeonato Matogrossense	1998

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↑ "Bujica" (in Portuguese). Futpedia. Retrieved June 15, 2008.^{[ dead link ]}
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "'Caçador de Marajá', Bujica ensina futebol a crianças no Acre" (in Portuguese). Pelé.net. Retrieved June 15, 2008.
↑ "Bujica (ex-atacante do Flamengo e Botafogo)" (in Portuguese). Milton Neves. Archived from the original on May 6, 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
1 2 "Lembra Dele? Bujica, ídolo por um dia" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved June 15, 2008.
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↑ "Artilheiros do Estadual do Mato Grosso" (in Portuguese). Campeões do Futebol. Retrieved June 15, 2008.
↑ "La frustración de no vestir la bicolor" (in Spanish). Fútbol Peruano. Archived from the original on September 30, 2005. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
↑ "Ex-atacante Bujica é auxiliar no Acre" (in Portuguese). Lancenet. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved 2008-06-15.

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[brazilianfootballconfederation-1] 1 2 "Marcelo Ribeiro" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation . Retrieved June 15, 2008.^{[ dead link ]}

[futpedia-2] "Bujica" (in Portuguese). Futpedia. Retrieved June 15, 2008.^{[ dead link ]}

[pelenet-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "'Caçador de Marajá', Bujica ensina futebol a crianças no Acre" (in Portuguese). Pelé.net. Retrieved June 15, 2008.

[miltonneves-4] "Bujica (ex-atacante do Flamengo e Botafogo)" (in Portuguese). Milton Neves. Archived from the original on May 6, 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-15.

[globoesporte-5] 1 2 "Lembra Dele? Bujica, ídolo por um dia" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved June 15, 2008.

[zicoflapedia-6] "Flamengo 5x0 Fluminense - Campeonato Brasileiro de 1989" (in Portuguese). Flapédia. Retrieved June 15, 2008.

[conteudoesportivo-7] 1 2 3 4 "Bujica" (in Portuguese). Conteúdo Esportivo. Retrieved June 15, 2008.

[campeoesdofutebol-8] "Artilheiros do Estadual do Mato Grosso" (in Portuguese). Campeões do Futebol. Retrieved June 15, 2008.

[futbolperuano-9] "La frustración de no vestir la bicolor" (in Spanish). Fútbol Peruano. Archived from the original on September 30, 2005. Retrieved 2008-06-15.

[lancenet-10] "Ex-atacante Bujica é auxiliar no Acre" (in Portuguese). Lancenet. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved 2008-06-15.

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