Pavão (footballer, born 1974)

Pavão
Personal information
Full name Marcelo Pereira Moreira
Date of birth (1974-04-15) April 15, 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Recife, Brazil
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5+12 in)[1]
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
1992 São Paulo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1995 São Paulo 24 (0)
1996 Atlético Paranaense
1996 Rio Branco-SP
1997 Atlético Goianiense
1997–1999 Austria Lustenau
1999–2000 Tenerife
2001 Mogi Mirim
2002 Treze
2002 Brasiliense
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcelo Pereira Moreira, commonly known as Pavão (born April 15, 1974), is a retired association footballer who played as a right back for several Brazilian Série A clubs.[1]

Career

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Born in Recife,[1] Pavão started his professional career playing with São Paulo in 1993, being promoted from the youth team.[2] With São Paulo, he played 24 Série A games without scoring a goal between 1993 and 1995.[3] He left São Paulo in 1995, joining Atlético Paranaense in 1996.[2] After playing for Rio Branco-SP and Atlético Goianiense respectively in 1996 and in 1997, he left Brazil to play for Austrian club Austria Lustenau from 1997 to 1999, and Tenerife of Spain from 1999 to 2000.[2] Pavão returned to his country in 2001 to play for Mogi Mirim in 2001, leaving the club in 2002 to defend Treze and retiring in the same year when playing for Brasiliense.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Marcelo Pereira Moreira" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d "Pavão" (in Portuguese). ogol.com.br. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  3. ^ "Todos os Jogos: Pavão (Marcelo Pereira Moreira)" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Retrieved February 24, 2011.