The Brazilian side Marcelo Vieira (36 years) announced on Thursday his retirement from football after having played Fluminense, Brazil and real Madridclub with which he raised 25 titles and in which he appears as the third footballer who … More matches has played with his shirt.
«My story as a player ends here. But I still have a lot to give football. Thank you for so much, ”Marcelo said in a video posted on his social networks in which he reviews his career and the passage through Real Madrid, which he arrived with 18 years, the Fluminense and the Brazilian team.
«With 18 years, Real Madrid knocked on my door and came here. I can already say that I am another Madrid. 16 seasons, 25 titles, 5 Championships, one of the captains and so many magical nights in the Bernabéu. Madrid is a different club. Madridism is an inexplicable feeling, ”he says in the video about his stage in the Madrid entity, which was incorporated in January 2007 from Fluminense. After 16 campaigns, he left Santiago Bernabéu in the 2021-2022 season already turned into a club legend.
A message that has had a response from its former club through an affectionate farewell statement as a professional football player. «Real Madrid CF wants to express your gratitude and love. Marcelo is part of the history of Real Madrid and is one of the great legends of our club and world football, ”says the white entity.
Raising the ‘thirteenth’, Marcelo ended a cycle full of successes in which he conquered 25 titles (the fourth with more trophies in the history of the club) in 546 meetings wearing the white shirt (the 13th with more games in the Madrid team). As a Madrid player, the side raised 5 European Cups, 4 Club World Cups, 3 European Super Cups, 6 Leagues, 2 King Cups and 5 Spanish Super Cups. Marcelo wanted to renew, but the club understood that sports needs were ahead and trusted Ferland Mendy for his project without the side that made the historical Brazilian Roberto Carlos forget.
In addition, the Brazilian highlighted his role in the national team. «Playing with the shirt of my country, from the lower categories, has also been a great honor. In my memory there are two Olympic medals and a Confederations cup, ”he highlights in the video as the achievements with his country ‘. Marcelo was proclaimed champion of the 2013 Confederations Cup with the Brazilian National Team, with which he also won 1 silver medal at the 2012 London Olympic Games and 1 bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
In his last stage as a professional footballer, Marcelo returned to Fluminense, After a brief step through the Olympiacos Greek, to lift in 2023 the Copa Libertadores and 1 Recopa Sudamericana. “Returning to Fluminense meant returning to the club what he gave me, helping to get three titles, including the Copa Libertadores, and leaving a legacy for young people at the Marcelo Vieira stadium,” he concluded his message.
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