Marcelo Bordon

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Marcelo Bordon
Personal information
Full name	Marcelo José Bordon
Date of birth	January 7, 1976 (1976-01-07) (age 32)
Place of birth	Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Schalke 04
Youth clubs
1983–1993	Botafogo
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1994–1998 1999–2004 2004–	São Paulo Stuttgart Schalke 04	057 0(1) 129 (11) 116 (10)
National team
2005	Brazil	001 0(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 10, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Marcelo José Bordon (born January 7, 1976 in Ribeirão Preto) is a Brazilian football centre back. Since 2004 he has 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, and has been a first team regular ever since, boasting a formidable aerial ability and a capacity for leadership that earned him the role as team captain since the 2006-07 season. Although not a regular for the Brazilian national side, he was part of the team that won the 2004 Copa América.

[edit] External links

• Player profile and statistics
• Profile at Schalke04.de
• Career Stats at fussballdaten.de (German)

v • d • e Brazil squad - Copa América 2004 Winners (7th title) 1 Julio Cesar • 2 Mancini • 3 Luisão • 4 Juan • 5 Renato • 6 G. Nery • 7 Adriano • 8 Kléberson • 9 L. Fabiano • 10 Alex • 11 Edu • 12 Fábio • 13 Maicon • 14 Bordon • 15 Cris • 16 Dudu • 17 Adriano C. • 18 Baptista • 19 Diego • 20 Felipe • 21 R. Oliveira • 22 Vágner Love • Coach: Parreira