Marco Balthazar

Marco Balthazar
Personal information
Full name	Marco António Burigo Balthazar
Date of birth	14 May 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Cruzeiro-RS
Senior career*
Years	Team
2002–2005	RS Futebol Clube
2004–2005	→ Servette (loan)
2006–2009	Lausanne
2010–2011	Caxias
2011–	Cruzeiro-RS
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marco António Burigo Balthazar (born 14 May 1983) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Esporte Clube Cruzeiro.

He also holds an Italian passport.

Career[edit]

Born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Balthazar signed a 5-year contract with RS Futebol Clube in January 2002. He scored 12 goals in Campeonato Gaúcho Segunda Divisão in 2004, as team top-scorer.^[2] In September 2004 he was loaned to Swiss Super League club Servette.^[3]

After a short spell back to Brazil, he was signed by Lausanne in February 2006, along with Mauro.^[4] He was released by Lausanne at the end of the 2009 season.

In May 2010 he signed a 1-year contract with Caxias, rejoining former teammate Mauro and Marcos Rogério. He played twice in 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C and also played at 2010 Copa FGF.

References[edit]

^ http://www.football.ch Archive, Required manual search
^ "Rio Grande do Sul State Championship 2004". RSSSF Brasil. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
^ "RELATÓRIO DE TRANSFERÊNCIAS INTERNACIONAIS EM 2004". Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) (in Portuguese). 11 March 2005. Archived from the original on 2 April 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
^ "RELATÓRIO DE TRANSFERÊNCIAS INTERNACIONAIS EM 2006". CBF (in Portuguese). 22 January 2007. Archived from the original on 20 April 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2010.

External links[edit]

Marco Balthazar at WorldFootball.net
Marco Balthazar at Soccerway
CBF at the Wayback Machine (archived 15 March 2012) (in Portuguese)

[1] ttp://www.football.ch Archive, Required manual search

[2] "Rio Grande do Sul State Championship 2004". RSSSF Brasil. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2010.

[3] "RELATÓRIO DE TRANSFERÊNCIAS INTERNACIONAIS EM 2004". Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) (in Portuguese). 11 March 2005. Archived from the original on 2 April 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2010.

[4] "RELATÓRIO DE TRANSFERÊNCIAS INTERNACIONAIS EM 2006". CBF (in Portuguese). 22 January 2007. Archived from the original on 20 April 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2010.

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