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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcelo Cordeiro de Souza | ||
| Date of birth | (1981-12-04)4 December 1981 (age 43) | ||
| Place of birth | Niterói, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | 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) | ||
| 2025 | Guarani (interim) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marcelo Cordeiro de Souza (born 4 December 1981), known asMarcelo Cordeiro or simplyCordeiro, is a Brazilianfootballcoach and former player who played as aleft back. He is the current assistant coach ofGuarani.
Born inNiterói,Rio de Janeiro, Cordeiro graduated withVasco 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 forAtlético Sorocaba, Cordeiro joinedVitória. He made his first team – andSérie A – debut on 10 May, starting in a 0–2 home loss againstCruzeiro.[1]
Cordeiro scored his first professional goals on 9 July, netting a brace in a 5–2 home routing overBotafogo.[2] He appeared in 33 matches and scored five goals, and moved toInternacional on 9 January 2009.[3]
Cordeiro was subsequently loaned to Botafogo[4] andPortuguesa,[5] and signed permanently with the latter in November 2011.[6] He was an ever-present figure withLusa, appearing in more than 100 matches for the club.
On 25 April 2013, Cordeiro joinedSport Recife.[7] He was released on 30 May of the following year,[8] and signed forMetropolitano on 4 August.[9]
Cordeiro moved toSão Bento for the 2015 season, and subsequently representedRed Bull Brasil before returning to his previous club. On 6 May 2016, he was presented atVila 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]
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 toBentão in 2022, but as coach of the under-17 squad. He moved toReal Soccer under the same role for the 2024 season, before joiningGuarani on 29 April of that year.[14]
Internacional
Botafogo
Portuguesa