Marcelo Cordeiro

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Marcelo Cordeiro

| fullname = Marcelo Cordeiro de Souza

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|12|4|df=y}}

| birth_place = Niterói, Brazil

| height = 1.75 m

| currentclub = Guarani (interim)

| position = Left-back

| youthyears1 = 2001

| youthclubs1 = Vasco da Gama

| years1 = 2001

| clubs1 = Vasco da Gama

| years2 = 2002

| clubs2 = Rio Claro

| years3 = 2002

| clubs3 = Bragantino

| years4 = 2003–2006

| clubs4 = Democrata-SL

| years5 = 2006

| clubs5 = Villa Rio

| years6 = 2007

| clubs6 = Botafogo-SP

| years7 = 2007

| clubs7 = Caxias

| years8 = 2008

| clubs8 = Atlético Sorocaba

| caps8 = ?

| goals8 = 12

| years9 = 2008

| clubs9 = Vitória

| caps9 = 33

| goals9 = 5

| years10 = 2009–2011

| clubs10 = Internacional

| caps10 = 28

| goals10 = 2

| years11 = 2010

| clubs11 = → Botafogo (loan)

| caps11 = 44

| goals11 = 7

| years12 = 2011

| clubs12 = → Portuguesa (loan)

| caps12 = 52

| goals12 = 6

| years13 = 2012–2013

| clubs13 = Portuguesa

| caps13 = 52

| goals13 = 6

| years14 = 2013–2014

| clubs14 = Sport Recife

| caps14 = 31

| goals14 = 2

| years15 = 2014

| clubs15 = Metropolitano

| caps15 = 8

| goals15 = 1

| years16 = 2015

| clubs16 = São Bento

| caps16 = 13

| goals16 = 3

| years17 = 2015

| clubs17 = Red Bull Brasil

| caps17 = 7

| goals17 = 0

| years18 = 2016

| clubs18 = São Bento

| caps18 = 16

| goals18 = 5

| years19 = 2016

| clubs19 = Vila Nova

| caps19 = 28

| goals19 = 1

| years20 = 2017–2019

| clubs20 = São Bento

| caps20 = 61

| goals20 = 7

| manageryears1 = 2019–2021

| managerclubs1 = São Bento (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 2019

| managerclubs2 = São Bento (interim)

| manageryears3 = 2021

| managerclubs3 = São Bento (interim)

| manageryears4 = 2022–2023

| managerclubs4 = São Bento U17

| manageryears5 = 2024

| managerclubs5 = Real Soccer U17

| manageryears6 = 2024–

| managerclubs6 = Guarani (assistant)

| manageryears7 = 2024

| managerclubs7 = Guarani (interim)

| manageryears8 = 2024

| managerclubs8 = Guarani (interim)

| manageryears9 = 2025–

| managerclubs9 = Guarani (interim)

}}

Marcelo Cordeiro de Souza (born 4 December 1981), known as Marcelo Cordeiro or simply Cordeiro, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a left back. He is the current interim head coach of Guarani.

Club career

Born in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Cordeiro graduated with Vasco da Gama's youth setup, but left in the following year after the club's financial troubles. He subsequently resumed his career in the lower levels.

In 2008, after scoring 12 goals for Atlético Sorocaba, Cordeiro joined Vitória. He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 10 May, starting in a 0–2 home loss against Cruzeiro.[http://globoesporte.globo.com/Esportes/Futebol/0,,CCF22404-9825,00.html Cruzeiro estréia com vitória fora de casa (Cruzeiro debuts with an away win)]; Globo Esporte, 10 May 2008 {{in lang|pt}}

Cordeiro scored his first professional goals on 9 July, netting a brace in a 5–2 home routing over Botafogo.[http://globoesporte.globo.com/Esportes/Futebol/0,,CCF22669-9825,00.html Vitória goleia e mantém hegemonia sobre o Botafogo (Vitória thrashes and maintains dominance over Botafogo)]; Globo Esporte, 9 July 2008 {{in lang|pt}} He appeared in 33 matches and scored five goals, and moved to Internacional on 9 January 2009.[http://www.internacional.com.br/conteudo?modulo=2&setor=18&codigo=8092 Inter contrata Michel Alves e Marcelo Cordeiro (Inter signs Michel Alves and Marcelo Cordeiro)]; Internacional's official website, 7 January 2009 {{in lang|pt}}

Cordeiro was subsequently loaned to Botafogo[http://www.clicrbs.com.br/especial/sc/qualidade-de-vida-sc/19,0,2760286,Marcelo-Cordeiro-deve-ser-anunciado-pelo-Botafogo-na-segunda.html Marcelo Cordeiro deve ser anunciado pelo Botafogo na segunda (Marcelo Cordeiro may be announced by Botafogo on Monday)]; Clic RBS. Retrieved on 5 February 2015 {{in lang|pt}} and Portuguesa,[http://espn.uol.com.br/noticia/168813_portuguesa-acerta-emprestimo-do-lateral-marcelo-cordeiro Portuguesa acerta empréstimo do lateral Marcelo Cordeiro (Portuguesa completes the loan of full-back Marcelo Cordeiro)]; ESPN Brasil, 8 January 2011 {{in lang|pt}} and signed permanently with the latter in November 2011.[http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/campeonatos/brasileiro/serie-b/ultimas-noticias/2011/11/18/portuguesa-renova-com-o-lateral-esquerdo-marcelo-cordeiro-ate-o-final-de-2013.htm Portuguesa renova com o lateral-esquerdo Marcelo Cordeiro até o final de 2013 (Portuguesa renews with left-back Marcelo Cordeiro until the end of 2013)]; UOL Esporte, 18 November 2011 {{in lang|pt}} He was an ever-present figure with Lusa, appearing in more than 100 matches for the club.

On 25 April 2013, Cordeiro joined Sport Recife.[http://www.sportrecife.com.br/news/detalhe.cfm?nid=5025 Marcelo se apresenta ao Sport (Marcelo presents himself to Sport)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205161735/http://www.sportrecife.com.br/news/detalhe.cfm?nid=5025 |date=2015-02-05 }}; Sport's official website, 25 April 2013 {{in lang|pt}} He was released on 30 May of the following year,[http://www.pe.superesportes.com.br/app/18,108/2014/05/30/noticia_sport,30301/marcelo-cordeiro-e-dispensado-do-sport-e-detona-diretoria-interfere-na-escalacao.shtml Marcelo Cordeiro é dispensado do Sport e detona diretoria: "Interfere na escalação" (Marcelo Cordeiro is released by Sport and blasts board: "Interferes in the lineups")]; Superesportes, 30 May 2014 {{in lang|pt}} and signed for Metropolitano on 4 August.[http://globoesporte.globo.com/sc/futebol/times/metropolitano-sc/noticia/2014/08/metro-anuncia-dois-reforcos-para-serie-d-hiroshi-e-marcelo-cordeiro.html Metrô anuncia dois reforços para a Série D: Hiroshi e Marcelo Cordeiro (Metrô announces two signings for Série D: Hiroshi and Marcelo Cordeiro)]; Globo Esporte, 4 August 2014 {{in lang|pt}}

Cordeiro moved to São Bento for the 2015 season, and subsequently represented Red Bull Brasil before returning to his previous club. On 6 May 2016, he was presented at Vila Nova.{{cite web|url=https://sagresonline.com.br/marcelo-cordeiro-e-thiago-brito-sao-apresentados-no-vila-nova/|title=Marcelo Cordeiro e Thiago Brito são apresentados no Vila Nova|trans-title=Marcelo Cordeiro e Thiago Brito are presented at Vila Nova|publisher=Sagres Online|language=pt-BR|date=6 May 2016|accessdate=12 June 2024}}

On 29 November 2016, Cordeiro returned to São Bento for his third spell.{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/sp/sorocaba/futebol/times/sao-bento/noticia/2016/11/sao-bento-anuncia-retorno-de-marcelo-cordeiro-capitao-da-equipe-no-paulista.html|title=São Bento anuncia retorno de Marcelo Cordeiro, capitão da equipe no Paulista|trans-title=São Bento announce return of Marcelo Cordeiro, captain of the team in the Paulista|publisher=ge|language=pt-BR|date=29 November 2016|accessdate=12 June 2024}} On 3 July 2019, he announced his retirement at the age of 38.{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/sp/tem-esporte/futebol/times/sao-bento/noticia/lider-do-sao-bento-marcelo-cordeiro-anuncia-aposentadoria-aos-38-anos.ghtml|title=Líder do São Bento, Marcelo Cordeiro anuncia aposentadoria aos 38 anos|trans-title=Leader of São Bento, Marcelo Cordeiro announce retirement at the age of 38|publisher=ge|language=pt-BR|date=3 July 2019|accessdate=12 June 2024}}

Coaching career

Immediately after retiring, Cordeiro became an assistant coach of his last club São Bento. He was an interim head coach on two occasions before leaving the club on 17 May 2021.{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/sp/tem-esporte/futebol/times/sao-bento/noticia/marcelo-cordeiro-deixa-sao-bento-que-desmancha-comissao-tecnica-e-abre-espaco-para-paulo-roberto.ghtml|title=Marcelo Cordeiro deixa São Bento, que desmancha comissão técnica e abre espaço para Paulo Roberto|trans-title=Marcelo Cordeiro leaves São Bento, which tear apart the technical staff and open up space for Paulo Roberto|publisher=ge|language=pt-BR|date=17 May 2021|accessdate=12 June 2024}}

Cordeiro returned to Bentão in 2022, but as coach of the under-17 squad. He moved to Real Soccer under the same role for the 2024 season, before joining Guarani on 29 April of that year.{{cite web|url=https://guaranifc.com.br/futebol-profissional/marcelo-cordeiro-e-o-novo-auxiliar-tecnico-do-guarani/|title=Marcelo Cordeiro é o novo auxiliar-técnico do Guarani|trans-title=Marcelo Cordeiro is the new assistant coach of Guarani|publisher=Guarani FC|language=pt-BR|date=29 April 2024|accessdate=12 June 2024}}