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Marcelinho Paulista
Personal information
Full name Marcelo José de Souza
Date of birth (1973-09-13) 13 September 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth Cotia, Brazil
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1991–1992 Corinthians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1996 Corinthians 124 (10)
1997 Botafogo 23 (0)
1998 Corinthians 0 (0)
1998 Guarani 18 (0)
1999 Fluminense 0 (0)
1999–2001 Botafogo 33 (0)
2001–2002 Panionios 6 (1)
2002–2003 Juventude 5 (0)
2003–2004 Almería 3 (1)
2004 Cabofriense 0 (0)
2005 Estácio de Sá 0 (0)
International career
1993 Brazil U20 6 (1)
1994 Brazil 1 (0)
1996 Brazil U23 1 (0)
Managerial career
2010 Sendas
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Men's Football
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcelo José de Souza, nicknamed Marcelinho Paulista (born 13 September 1973) is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a midfielder.

He made his debut for the Brazil national team in 1994, and played four additional matches in the run-up to the 1996 Olympic Games. At the Olympics he only played against Portugal in what would be his final international match.[1]

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