Marcelo Cordeiro

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Cordeiroand the second or paternal family name is de Souza.

Marcelo Cordeiro

Personal information
Full name	Marcelo Cordeiro de Souza
Date of birth	(1981-12-04) 4 December 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth	Niterói, Brazil
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Guarani (assistant)
Youth career
2001	Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001	Vasco da Gama
2002	Rio Claro
2002	Bragantino
2003–2006	Democrata-SL
2006	Villa Rio
2007	Botafogo-SP
2007	Caxias
2008	Atlético Sorocaba	?	(12)
2008	Vitória	33	(5)
2009–2011	Internacional	28	(2)
2010	→ Botafogo (loan)	44	(7)
2011	→ Portuguesa (loan)	52	(6)
2012–2013	Portuguesa	52	(6)
2013–2014	Sport Recife	31	(2)
2014	Metropolitano	8	(1)
2015	São Bento	13	(3)
2015	Red Bull Brasil	7	(0)
2016	São Bento	16	(5)
2016	Vila Nova	28	(1)
2017–2019	São Bento	61	(7)
Managerial career
2019–2021	São Bento (assistant)
2019	São Bento (interim)
2021	São Bento (interim)
2022–2023	São Bento U17
2024	Real Soccer U17
2024–	Guarani (assistant)
2024	Guarani (interim)
2024	Guarani (interim)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcelo Cordeiro de Souza (born 4 December 1981), known as Marcelo Cordeiro or simply Cordeiro, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a left back. He is the current assistant coach of Guarani.

Club career

Born in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Cordeiro graduated with Vasco da Gama's youth setup, but left in the following year after the club's financial troubles. He subsequently resumed his career in the lower levels.

In 2008, after scoring 12 goals for Atlético Sorocaba, Cordeiro joined Vitória. He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 10 May, starting in a 0–2 home loss against Cruzeiro. ^[1]

Cordeiro scored his first professional goals on 9 July, netting a brace in a 5–2 home routing over Botafogo. ^[2] He appeared in 33 matches and scored five goals, and moved to Internacional on 9 January 2009. ^[3]

Cordeiro was subsequently loaned to Botafogo ^[4] and Portuguesa, ^[5] and signed permanently with the latter in November 2011. ^[6] He was an ever-present figure with Lusa, appearing in more than 100 matches for the club.

On 25 April 2013, Cordeiro joined Sport Recife. ^[7] He was released on 30 May of the following year, ^[8] and signed for Metropolitano on 4 August. ^[9]

Cordeiro moved to São Bento for the 2015 season, and subsequently represented Red Bull Brasil before returning to his previous club. On 6 May 2016, he was presented at Vila Nova. ^[10]

On 29 November 2016, Cordeiro returned to São Bento for his third spell. ^[11] On 3 July 2019, he announced his retirement at the age of 38. ^[12]

Coaching career

Immediately after retiring, Cordeiro became an assistant coach of his last club São Bento. He was an interim head coach on two occasions before leaving the club on 17 May 2021. ^[13]

Cordeiro returned to Bentão in 2022, but as coach of the under-17 squad. He moved to Real Soccer under the same role for the 2024 season, before joining Guarani on 29 April of that year. ^[14]

Honours

Internacional

• Campeonato Gaúcho: 2009
• Copa Suruga Bank: 2009

Botafogo

• Campeonato Carioca: 2010

Portuguesa

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2011

References

1. Cruzeiro estréia com vitória fora de casa (Cruzeiro debuts with an away win); Globo Esporte, 10 May 2008 (in Portuguese)
2. Vitória goleia e mantém hegemonia sobre o Botafogo (Vitória thrashes and maintains dominance over Botafogo); Globo Esporte, 9 July 2008 (in Portuguese)
3. Inter contrata Michel Alves e Marcelo Cordeiro (Inter signs Michel Alves and Marcelo Cordeiro); Internacional's official website, 7 January 2009 (in Portuguese)
4. Marcelo Cordeiro deve ser anunciado pelo Botafogo na segunda (Marcelo Cordeiro may be announced by Botafogo on Monday); Clic RBS. Retrieved on 5 February 2015 (in Portuguese)
5. Portuguesa acerta empréstimo do lateral Marcelo Cordeiro (Portuguesa completes the loan of full-back Marcelo Cordeiro); ESPN Brasil, 8 January 2011 (in Portuguese)
6. Portuguesa renova com o lateral-esquerdo Marcelo Cordeiro até o final de 2013 (Portuguesa renews with left-back Marcelo Cordeiro until the end of 2013); UOL Esporte, 18 November 2011 (in Portuguese)
7. Marcelo se apresenta ao Sport (Marcelo presents himself to Sport) Archived 2015-02-05 at the Wayback Machine ; Sport's official website, 25 April 2013 (in Portuguese)
8. Marcelo Cordeiro é dispensado do Sport e detona diretoria: "Interfere na escalação" (Marcelo Cordeiro is released by Sport and blasts board: "Interferes in the lineups"); Superesportes, 30 May 2014 (in Portuguese)
9. Metrô anuncia dois reforços para a Série D: Hiroshi e Marcelo Cordeiro (Metrô announces two signings for Série D: Hiroshi and Marcelo Cordeiro); Globo Esporte, 4 August 2014 (in Portuguese)
10. "Marcelo Cordeiro e Thiago Brito são apresentados no Vila Nova" [Marcelo Cordeiro e Thiago Brito are presented at Vila Nova] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Sagres Online. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
11. "São Bento anuncia retorno de Marcelo Cordeiro, capitão da equipe no Paulista" [São Bento announce return of Marcelo Cordeiro, captain of the team in the Paulista] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
12. "Líder do São Bento, Marcelo Cordeiro anuncia aposentadoria aos 38 anos" [Leader of São Bento, Marcelo Cordeiro announce retirement at the age of 38] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
13. "Marcelo Cordeiro deixa São Bento, que desmancha comissão técnica e abre espaço para Paulo Roberto" [Marcelo Cordeiro leaves São Bento, which tear apart the technical staff and open up space for Paulo Roberto] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
14. "Marcelo Cordeiro é o novo auxiliar-técnico do Guarani" [Marcelo Cordeiro is the new assistant coach of Guarani] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Guarani FC. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.

External links

• Marcelo Cordeiro at Soccerway