Marcelo Vieira is a famous Brazilian footballer. Player of the national team and Real Madrid. One of the best defenders in the world, the owner of a large number of trophies, both personal and team.
Biography
Marcelo Vieira da Silva Junior was born in the city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, this big event for the family took place in May 1988. The father of the family served as a firefighter, and my mother was a teacher at a local school. Despite his great interest in sports, from childhood he wanted to follow in his father's footsteps. There was not much money in the family, so Marcelo entertained himself, often he just wandered around the poor areas of the city in the company of friends. At the age of 9, Marcelo was already actively fond of football, drove the ball down the street and on the beaches.
The grandfather tried to place the boy in one of the top clubs in Brazil, Fluminense, but he was not accepted. The boy did not have impressive physical data and therefore the team considered that nothing would come of him. Marcelo was very upset about the failure, but persistent grandfather persuaded him to try again in another club. He spent a whole year at Vasco da Gama.
Marcelo did not give up trying to break into Fluminense. In 2002, he resubmitted to the screening, and this time he was accepted. Due to the financial problems of the family, so that the boy could easily attend training, the grandfather sold his old car. When the money ran out again, one of the team's sponsors entered the game, so as not to lose the talented guy, he began to pay the expenses. Young Marcelo gave his first salary to his grandfather.
Career
Three years later, the famous attacking defender made his debut in the senior team, where he played for two seasons. The player immediately attracted the attention of the giants of world football. The guy was watched by the scouts of Sevilla, Real Madrid and even CSKA. Of course, there were more prospects in the royal club, and Marcelo chose Real. The cost of the defender at that time was a solid 6.5 million.
Since the transition, Marcelo did not even think about changing the club, he is satisfied with everything in Madrid. For all the time spent at the club, he appeared on the field 453 times and even scored 33 goals. It is worth noting that this is a decent figure for a defender. The player was twice in the team of the year according to the results of the season. He won the Spanish championship 4 times and raised the most prestigious trophy of the Old World - the Champions League Cup - 4 times. As part of the national team, he won only the Confederations Cup in 2013.
Personal life
Despite the great popularity among girls, Marcelo is a loyal and loving spouse. He is married to Clarice Alves. Together they are raising two children, the sons of Enzo and Liam.
Marcelo is very fond of tattoos, literally each has a very deep meaning. For example, in memory of his grandfather's deed, he stuffed a Volkswagen Beetle - the very car, the sale of which opened the way for the defender to enter big sport. Among his tattoos you can also find his playing number in Real Madrid and 2018, in honor of the next call to the national team for the World Cup in Russia.
