Marcelo Vieira is a famous Brazilian footballer. Player of the national team and Madrid “Real”. 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 was a great event for the family in May 1988. The father served as a firefighter, and my mother was a teacher at a local school. Despite the 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 through the poor areas of the city in the company of friends. At the age of 9, Marcelo was already actively involved in football, chasing the ball along the street and on the beaches.
Grandfather tried to attach the boy to one of Brazil's top clubs “Fluminense”, but he was not accepted. The boy did not possess impressive physical data and therefore the team considered that nothing would come of him. Marcelo was very upset because of the failure, but the persistent grandfather persuaded him to try again in another club. In "Vasco da Gama" he spent a whole year.
Marcelo did not give up trying to break into the “Fluminance”. In 2002, he again went to see, and this time he was accepted. Due to the financial problems of the family, so that the boy could easily attend training, 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 a talented guy, he began to pay expenses. Young Marcelo gave his first salary to his grandfather.
Career
After 3 years, the famous attacking defender made his debut in an adult team, where he played two seasons. The player immediately attracted the attention of the grandees of world football. The guy was watched by scouts of Sevilla, Real Madrid and even CSKA. Of course, there were more prospects at the royal club, and Marcelo chose Real. The cost of the defender at that time was a substantial 6.5 million.
Since the transition, Marcelo did not even think about changing the club, he is happy with everything in Madrid. For all the time spent in the club, he appeared on the field 453 times and even scored 33 goals. It is worth noting - this is a decent figure for the defender. The player twice got into the team of the year according to the results of the season. 4 times won the championship of Spain and 4 times lifted over his head the most prestigious trophy of the Old World - the Champions League Cup. As part of the national team, he won only the Confederations Cup in 2013.
