- Marcelo Viera
Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior is a Brazil footballer born on the 12th of May 1988.
Also known as Marcelo, this Brazilian plays for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Brazil national team.
He plays mainly at left back but can also operate as a left winger.
He is frequently compared to Roberto Carlos, who himself said Marcelo was his heir, the world’s best left back and that “Marcelo possesses a better technical ability than me”.
After his breakthrough season, Marcelo was praised by football legends such as Paolo Maldini and Diego Maradona, who also called him the best in his position.
At Real Madrid he has won: La Liga three times, Copa del Rey twice, and Supercopa de España twice.
He was also part of the team that won the UEFA Champions League in the 2013–14, and 2015–16 seasons.
Marcelo has also won the UEFA Super Cup twice as well as a two-time FIFA club world cup.
With the Brazilian team he has won : Olympic Bronze Medal: 2008, Olympic Silver Medal: 2012, FIFA Confederations Cup: 2013, FIFA U-17 World Cup Runner-up: 2005.
As an individual he has been awarded or has been part of: Campeonato Brasileiro Série A team of the Year: 2006, UEFA Team of the Year: 2011, FIFA FIFPro World XI: 2012, 2015, 2016, FIFA World Cup Dream Team: 2014, La Liga’s Team of the season: 2015–16, UEFA Champions League Team of the Season: 2015–16.