| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcelo de Oliveira Santos | ||
| Date of birth | (1955-03-04)4 March 1955 (age 70) | ||
| Place of birth | Pedro Leopoldo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1969–1972 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1984 | Atlético Mineiro | 88 | (17) |
| 1979–1983 | →Botafogo (loan) | 36 | (6) |
| 1983 | →Nacional (loan) | ||
| 1984 | Desportiva Ferroviária | ||
| 1985 | América Mineiro | ||
| International career | |||
| 1975 | Brazil U23 | ||
| 1975–1977 | Brazil | 6 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003–2007 | Atlético Mineiro (youth) | ||
| 2007 | CRB | ||
| 2008 | Atlético Mineiro (assistant) | ||
| 2008 | Atlético Mineiro (interim) | ||
| 2008 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| 2009 | Ipatinga | ||
| 2010 | Paraná | ||
| 2011–2012 | Coritiba | ||
| 2012 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| 2013–2015 | Cruzeiro | ||
| 2015–2016 | Palmeiras | ||
| 2016 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| 2017 | Coritiba | ||
| 2018 | Fluminense | ||
| 2020 | Ponte Preta | ||
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marcelo de Oliveira Santos (born 4 March 1955) is a Brazilian professionalfootball manager and former player.
Born inPedro Leopoldo,Minas Gerais, he was known asMarcelo during his playing days, and was anAtlético Mineiro youth graduate. Promoted to the first team in 1972, he went on to play seven seasons for the club before joiningBotafogo in 1979.
In 1984, after a short period at Uruguay'sNacional, Oliveira returned to Atlético. He subsequently representedDesportiva Ferroviária andAmérica Mineiro, retiring with the latter in 1985.
Oliveira representedBrazil atunder-23 level during the1975 Pan American Games. He was included inOsvaldo Brandão's list ahead of the1975 Copa América, and made his debut for the full side on 30 July by starting in a 4–0 home routing ofVenezuela.[1]
After a period as a sports commentator on Rede Minas, Oliveira began his coaching career at first club Atletico's youth setup. In December 2007, he was namedCRB manager.
In May 2008, Oliveira – who was acting as an assistant – was appointed interim manager of Atlético, replacingGeninho. After the arrival ofAlexandre Gallo he returned to his previous duties, but as the latter was dismissed in July, he was appointed manager; heavoided relegation with the club, but was still released in December.[2]
On 8 December 2009, after a spell atIpatinga, Oliveira was appointed manager ofParaná.[3] He was dismissed the following 3 October after a 6–1 loss toPortuguesa,[4] and took overCoritiba on 18 November.[5]
In his first year atCoxa, Oliveira reached the finals of theCopa do Brasil, lost toVasco da Gama. He was sacked on 6 September 2012, after a poor run of form.[6]
On 12 September 2012, Oliveira was named at the helm of Vasco,[7] but was fired only two months later.[8] On 3 December he was appointedCruzeiro manager,[9] and managed to win two consecutiveCampeonato Brasileiro Série A titles.
On 2 June 2015, Oliveira was relieved from his duties, after being knocked out ofthe year'sCopa Libertadores.[10] Thirteen days later, he was named manager ofPalmeiras,[11] and won the2015 Copa do Brasil.
Sacked on 10 March 2016,[12] Oliveira returned to Atlético on 20 May.[13] He managed to reach the finals of the2016 Copa do Brasil, but after a defeat to eventual championsGrêmio in the first leg, he was fired.[14]
On 25 July 2017 Oliveira returned to Coritiba,[15] but left the club after failing toavoid relegation. On 22 June of the following year, he replacedAbel Braga at the helm ofFluminense,[16] leaving on 29 November after being knocked out of the year'sCopa Sudamericana and being threatened with relegation.
Marcelo Oliveira is married and is Roman Catholic.[17]
