Marcelo Oliveira (footballer, born 1981)

Marcelo Oliveira
	Marcelo José Oliveira (2011)
Personal information
Full name	Marcelo José Oliveira
Date of birth	5 September 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Santa Rita do Sapucaí, Brazil
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004	Corinthians
2005	Grêmio
2006–2011	Atromitos
2011–2014	APOEL
2014–2017	Moreirense
2017–2018	Santa Clara
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcelo José Oliveira (born 5 September 1981), commonly known as Marcelo Oliveira, is a former Brazilian football defender.

Club career

Oliveira started his career at Brazil, where he played for Corinthians^[1] and Grêmio.

In 2006, he moved to the Greek club Atromitos and he stayed at the club for five seasons, appearing in 117 matches and scoring 8 goals.

On 9 June 2011, he signed a two-years contract with the Cypriot club APOEL. In his first season at the club, he won the Cypriot Super Cup and appeared in eight 2011–12 UEFA Champions League matches for APOEL, in the club's surprising run to the quarter-finals of the competition. He became a champion for the first time in his career after winning the 2012–13 Cypriot First Division with APOEL. During the 2013–14 season, he appeared in five 2013–14 UEFA Europa League group stage matches for APOEL and won all the titles in Cyprus, the Cypriot League,^[2]^[3] the Cypriot Cup^[4]^[5] and the Cypriot Super Cup.^[6]^[7]

On 14 July 2014, he signed a one-year contract with the Portuguese side Moreirense.^[8]

^ "Futpédia: Marcelo Oliveira". Globo Esporte. Archived from the original on 26 November 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
^ "Sheridan strike hands APOEL Cypriot title". UEFA. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
^ "AEL vs. APOEL 0-1". Soccerway. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
^ ΕΡΜΗΣ ΑΡΑΔΙΠΠΟΥ 0-2 ΑΠΟΕΛ (in Greek). APOEL FC. 21 May 2014. Archived from the original on 24 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
^ "APOEL vs. Ermis 2-0". Soccerway. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
^ "APOEL FC 1-0 APOLLON". APOEL FC. 17 August 2013. Archived from the original on 29 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
^ "APOEL vs. Apollon 1-0". Soccerway. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
^ "Marcelo Oliveira reforça eixo da defesa". moreirensefc.pt. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.

This biographical article related to a Brazilian association football defender born in the 1980s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.