Marcello Alves

Marcello Alves
Personal information
Full name	Marcello Alves
Date of birth	July 28, 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Curitiba, Brazil
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2002	Avenida
2002–2003	Pato Branco
2003–2004	Tiradentes
2004–2006	Francisco Beltrão
2010	Charlotte Eagles
2011–2012	Virginia Beach Piranhas
2011–2012	Norfolk SharX (indoor)
Managerial career
2009–2012	Hampton Roads Strikers (youth)
2011–2012	Norfolk Collegiate Oaks
2013–2014	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders (grad. asst.)
2014–2015	Paraná (asst.)
2015–2017	Atlético Goianiense (asst.)
2018	Fredericksburg FC
2019–	Gulliver Raiders
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 11, 2020

Marcello Alves (born July 28, 1983 in Curitiba) is a Brazilian footballer, who most recently played for Norfolk SharX in the Major Indoor Soccer League.

Career

Brazil

Alves played with the youth teams at several stories Brazilian clubs, including Atlético Paranaense, Coritiba, Paraná and Joinville Esporte Clube before turning professional in 2002 at the age of 19. He went on to play for a number of teams in the Brazilian lower leagues, including Avenida, Pato Branco, Tiradentes and Francisco Beltrão.

North America

Alves signed with the USL PRO Charlotte Eagles in 2010. He made his debut for the team on May 7, 2010 in a 2-1 win over the Harrisburg City Islanders.^[1]

Alves was not listed on the 2011 roster for Charlotte and, having been able to secure a professional contract elsewhere, signed for the Virginia Beach Piranhas of the USL Premier Development League for the 2011 season. He scored a goal on his Piranhas debut on May 7, 2011, a 2-0 victory over Fredericksburg Hotspur and was named PDL national Team of the Week. Marcello finished the season as the team leading scorer and as the team captain as well.^[2]

References

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2010-05-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2011-05-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

Charlotte Eagles bio

[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2010-05-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2011-05-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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