| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcelo Cláudio Mendes Pereira | ||
| Date of birth | (1979-03-02)2 March 1979 (age 46) | ||
| Place of birth | Cajapió, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Operário Ferroviário (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Americano-MA | |||
| Juventus-SP | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Juventus-SP | ||
| 2002–2003 | Ceará | ||
| 2004 | Joinville | ||
| 2005 | Campinense | ||
| 2005 | Rioverdense | ||
| 2006 | Ferroviário | ||
| 2007 | Horizonte | ||
| 2007–2008 | Madureira | 5 | (0) |
| 2007 | →Bangu (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Sampaio Corrêa | 35 | (1) |
| 2010 | Horizonte | 15 | (0) |
| 2010 | Viana | ||
| 2011 | Ferroviário | 16 | (0) |
| 2011 | São José-MA | 6 | (0) |
| 2012 | Imperatriz | 6 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Americano-MA | ||
| 2013 | Boa Esporte | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | Tricordiano | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015 | Americano-MA | ||
| 2016 | Araioses [pt] | ||
| 2016–2017 | Americano-MA U20 | ||
| 2017 | Americano-MA (interim) | ||
| 2017 | Sampaio Corrêa U20 (assistant) | ||
| 2018 | Sampaio Corrêa U20 | ||
| 2019–2021 | Sampaio Corrêa (assistant) | ||
| 2022 | Tombense (assistant) | ||
| 2023– | Operário Ferroviário (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marcelo Cláudio Mendes Pereira (2 March 1979), known asMarcelo Mendes, is a Brazilianfootballcoach and former player who played as adefensive midfielder. He is the current assistant coach ofOperário Ferroviário.
Born inCajapió,Maranhão, Marcelo Mendes started his career with local sideAmericano-MA before moving toJuventus-SP, where he made his debut as a senior in 1999. In 2001 he moved toCeará, and featured regularly for the club as they retained theirSérie B status.
Marcelo Mendes moved toJoinville for the 2004 campaign, and subsequently failed to settle for a club in the remainder of his career. He representedCampinense,Rioverdense,Ferroviário (two stints),Horizonte (two stints),Madureira,Bangu (on loan),[1]Sampaio Corrêa,[2]Viana,[3]São José-MA,[4]Imperatriz,[5] Americano-MA,[6]Boa Esporte andTricordiano. He retired with the latter in 2013, aged 34.
After retiring, Marcelo Mendes had his first managerial experience in 2015, while in charge of his first club Americano-MA. In 2016, he took overAraioses [pt] for the year'sCampeonato Maranhense,[7] but his reign only lasted six matches.
Marcelo Mendes subsequently returned to Americano, being an under-20 and interim manager before rejoining another club he represented as a player, Sampaio Corrêa, in 2017. Initially an assistant of the under-20 team, he was named manager of the squad in 2018, and was appointed assistant of the first team in 2019.
In April 2021, after the dismissal ofRafael Guanaes, Marcelo Mendes was named interim manager of the main squad,[8] but did not manage the club in any match as they appointedDaniel Neri.
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