Marcelo Moretto

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Marcelo Moretto
Personal information
Full name Marcelo Moretto de Souza [1]
Date of birth (1978-05-10) 10 May 1978 (age 46) [1]
Place of birth Eldorado, Brazil
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998 São José 0 (0)
1998–2003 Portuguesa 13 (0)
1999Londrina (loan) 0 (0)
2001Sport Recife (loan) 6 (0)
2002Brasiliense (loan) 0 (0)
2004 15 de Novembro
2004–2005 Felgueiras 8 (0)
2005–2006 Vitória Setúbal 23 (0)
2006–2009 Benfica 19 (0)
2007–2008AEK Athens (loan) 16 (0)
2010–2011 Olhanense 13 (0)
2011 Arka Gdynia 14 (0)
2011–2012 Avaí 19 (0)
2013 Atlético Sorocaba 13 (0)
2013–2014 América-MG 2 (0)
2015–2016 Miami Dade
2017 Portuguesa-RJ 0 (0)
Total146(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcelo Moretto de Souza (born 10 May 1978), known as Moretto, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Contents

Club career

Early years

Born in Eldorado, Mato Grosso do Sul, Moretto represented São José Esporte Clube, Associação Portuguesa de Desportos, Londrina Esporte Clube, Sport Club do Recife, Brasiliense Futebol Clube and Clube 15 de Novembro in his home country. [2] In 2003, aged 25, he moved to Portugal, signing for S.C. Salgueiros in the Segunda Liga and making a very good first impression during pre-season; however, facing serious economic problems, the club was relegated to the third division and lost all of its professional players. [3] [4]

Moretto then joined F.C. Felgueiras also in the second tier. There, he played eight matches and conceded ten goals. [4]

Vitória Setúbal

In January 2005, Moretto moved to Vitória F.C. of the Primeira Liga on a two-and-a-half-year contract, replacing Fulham-bound Ricardo Batista. [5] He soon became first choice while the team performed above all expectations, winning the Taça de Portugal after beating S.L. Benfica in the final. [6]

In the first part of the 2005–06 season, Moretto appeared in 17 matches and conceded only five goals; however, both Vitória coach Luís Norton de Matos and some players resigned shortly after due to unpaid wages, as he was by then the goalkeeper with the fewest goals conceded per minute in all European leagues. [7] [8]

Benfica

In December 2005, speculation arose regarding Moretto's transfer to Benfica or FC Porto. In a controversial move, he joined the former following allegedly "bad behaviour" from both his agent and the latter club's board of directors; [9] [10] [11] he agreed to a deal until June 2011, for 1 million. [12]

When Moretto arrived at the Estádio da Luz, both José Moreira and Quim were injured, so he was immediately inserted in manager Ronald Koeman's starting XI. [13] He made 23 appearances in all competitions until the end of the campaign (18 in the league, one in the cup and four in the UEFA Champions League, conceding no goals against reigning champions Liverpool in the round of 16 and being voted Player of the match in the quarter-finals first leg against FC Barcelona). [14] [15]

Moretto did not have an easy time after joining Benfica because, alternating above-average performances with subpar ones, he suffered from the animosity of their supporters, which undermined his concentration. [16] [17] [18] Following the departure of Koeman and arrival of his replacement Fernando Santos, he was relegated to the role of substitute, with Quim again becoming the starter; during 2006–07 he played only once, often splitting the bench with Moreira. [19]

On 13 July 2007, Moretto agreed to a loan at AEK Athens F.C. of Super League Greece, with an option to make the move permanent. [20]

Later career

On 3 August 2009, Benfica released Moretto, with the player planning to return to Brazil. [21] Later that year he returned to Brasiliense, now in the Série B.

Moretto went back to Portugal and its top flight in July 2010, signing with lowly S.C. Olhanense for two years. [22] [23] In the following transfer window, however, he changed teams – and countries – again, joining Arka Gdynia from Poland. [24]

Personal life

Moretto's younger brother, André (born 1987), was also a footballer and a goalkeeper. He was under contract with Vitória de Setúbal for several years as well, but never represented the first team. [25]

Gustavo Manduca, who shared teams with him at Benfica, was Moretto's brother-in-law. [26]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [27] [28]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOther [lower-alpha 1] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
São José 1998
Portuguesa 1998 Série A 0000
1999 Série A0000
2000 Série A100100
2002 Série A3030
2003 Série B 0000
Total130130
Londrina (loan) 1999 Série B0000
Sport (loan) 2001 Série A6060
Brasiliense (loan) 2002 Série C
15 Novembro 2004
Felgueiras 2004–05 Segunda Liga 801090
Vitória Setúbal 2004–05 Primeira Liga 8020100
2005–06 Primeira Liga150002010180
Total230202010280
Benfica 2005–06 Primeira Liga1801040230
2006–07 Primeira Liga10001020
2008–09 Primeira Liga0010300040
Total190203050290
AEK Athens (loan) 2007–08 Super League Greece 16070230
Olhanense 2010–11 Primeira Liga1300000130
Arka Gdynia 2010–11 Ekstraklasa 140140
Avaí 2011 Série A3030
2012 Série B160110270
Total190110300
Atlético Sorocaba 201313000
América 2013 Série B200020
Miami Dade 2015
2016
Total
Portuguesa-RJ 2017 Série D 00008080
Career total146050301402001880

Honours

Vitória Setúbal

Benfica

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