Marcelo Bordon

Marcelo Bordon

250px Bordon in 2008 at Schalke
Personal information
Full name	Marcelo José Bordon
Date of birth	(1976-01-07) 7 January 1976
Place of birth	Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
Height
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
1983–1993	Botafogo-SP
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1998	São Paulo	73	(2)
1999–2004	VfB Stuttgart	129	(11)
2004–2010	Schalke 04	168	(14)
2010–2011	Al Rayyan	11	(1)
International career
2004	Brazil	1	(0)
Managerial career
2016–	Rio Branco-SP
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcelo José Bordon (born 7 January 1976 in Ribeirão Preto) is a retired Brazilian footballer. He lastly played centre back for Al Rayyan Sports Club in the Qatar Stars League but he was mostly known in Germany, playing for Bundesliga teams VfB Stuttgart and Schalke 04. Since 2016, he is managing Rio Branco-SP.

Career

Between 2004 and July 2010 he played for Bundesliga side Schalke 04. He joined the club for a €2.6 million transfer fee from VfB Stuttgart. There, he formed a formidable central defence alongside Mladen Krstajić, boasting a formidable aerial ability and a capacity for leadership that earned him the role as team captain from the 2006–07 season until the summer of 2010. Although not a regular for the Brazilian national side, he was part of the team that won the 2004 Copa América.

On 5 July 2010, his contract with Schalke was canceled and he signed three days later on 8 July 2010 a one-year contract with Al-Rayyan Sports Club. earning approximately €6.5 million per year.

External links

• Marcelo Bordon profile at Fussballdaten

Sporting positions
Preceded by Ebbe Sand	Schalke 04 captain 2006-2009	Succeeded by Mladen Krstajić