Marcelo de Lima Henrique

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{{short description|Brazilian football referee}}

{{Infobox football official

| name = Marcelo Henrique

| image = Marcelo-de-Lima-Henrique-Bragantino-Coritiba-jun-2022.jpg

| fullname = Marcelo de Lima Henrique

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|8|26|df=y}}

| birth_place = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

| years1 =

| league1 = Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

| role1 = Referee

| internationalyears1 = {{no wrap|2008–2014}}

| confederation1 = FIFA listed

| internationalrole1 = Referee

}}

Marcelo de Lima Henrique (born 26 August 1971 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian football referee. He refereed at 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[http://worldreferee.com/site/copy.php?linkID=1125&linkType=referee&contextType=bio Profile]{{Cite news |last=Zini Pires |first=Luiz |date=19 October 2013 |title=Marcelo de Lima Henrique, o juiz que não sorri |language=pt-BR |work=GZH |publisher=Grupo RBS |url=https://gauchazh.clicrbs.com.br/geral/noticia/2013/10/marcelo-de-lima-henrique-o-juiz-que-nao-sorri-4306338.html |access-date=24 December 2022}} In August 2022, he became the oldest referee in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.{{Cite news |date=6 September 2022 |title=Árbitro mais velho da Série A apita final de torneio amador em São Paulo: "Não tem preço"|work=Gazeta Esportiva|publisher=TV Gazeta |url=https://www.gazetaesportiva.com/campeonatos/brasileiro-serie-a/arbitro-mais-velho-da-serie-a-apita-final-de-torneio-amador-em-sao-paulo-nao-tem-preco/ |access-date=24 December 2022}} Marcelo was FIFA listed between 2008 and 2014.{{Cite news |date=11 October 2014 |title=Fuzileiro naval e odiado por vascaínos apitará Atlético-MG x Cruzeiro |language=pt |work=ESPN.com.br |url=http://espn.com.br/noticia/457534_fuzileiro-naval-e-odiado-por-vascainos-apitara-atletico-mg-x-cruzeiro |access-date=2022-12-24}} He served in the Brazilian navy before becoming a full-time referee.{{Cite news |last=Silva |first=Felipe |date=2022-01-03 |title=Exclusivo: “O árbitro é um anti-herói”, diz Marcelo de Lima Henrique |language=pt-BR |work=iG Esporte |publisher=Internet Group|url=https://esporte.ig.com.br/futebol/2022-01-03/exclusivo--o-arbitro-e-um-anti-heroi--diz-marcelo-de-lima-henrique.html |access-date=2022-12-24}}