![]() ![]() It was Senior San Pedro who footed the bills. If we’re not wrong, it was Señor Pedro who accompanied him to almost all of his youth training sessions, and he even worked two or three jobs to earn money so that Marcelo could train.īack then, he worked as a chauffeur for a bank in Brazil, then also worked in an office all for Marcelo.īack then, Marcelo had to pay 13 reales a day to get trained, and that’s a lot in Brazil. Unfortunately, Pedro died in July 2014, during the World Cup. He said for Real Madrid TV that if it wasn’t for Pedro he would have never played football for Fluminense. Marcelo dedicates every goal to him and his wife. GRANDFATHER: San Pedro is Marcelo’s grandfather who paid the money so he could keep playing football back in Brazil. SISTER: Back in his childhood days, there was no better friend and no better sister than Julia Vieira. Not much is known about Marcelo’s mother. If I played badly, they would tell me, no, you didn’t play badly, you were the best one out there. My father, my mother was there BUT my grandfather was the one I credit the most. Yes, without a doubt. I owe my family a lot, since they’ve always been with me. Their struggle to help their son pay his fees despite their low wages couldn’t help. Marcelo is however still grateful. His parents were at very low levels of their careers (firefighting and teaching). He was able to survive with them until the age of 8 before looking for green pastures. Marcelo Childhood Story Plus Untold Biography Facts –Family LifeĪs stated earlier, Marcelo comes from a very poor family background. Many spectators hailed him as Roberto Carlos‘ potential successor in the left-back role. We’re very happy because he’s a pearl that half of Europe wanted. He is a young player who will inject some freshness into the side and is part of our plan to bring younger players into the squad. On his arrival, club President Ramón Calderón said, “He is an important signing for us. Marcelo joined Real Madrid during the January transfer window in 2007. He soon became the focal point of scouts all over the world. Marcelo was known to be a very fast, attacking full-back who could worked hard all day. The club’s management attended to some of his needs. They considered him as one of their “crown jewels” and ensured that he continued playing. Nevertheless, his determination and his ability made him fight for what he loved and he was best at: football. ![]() Marcelo almost had to leave the football academy because he couldn’t afford to pay for the bus to take him to training. ![]() Marcelo started playing five-a-side football at the age of 9 and by 13 he was at Fluminense, a popular Brazilian youth club. He started playing football on the streets and futsal at the beach. Naturally, Football became his first love. Marcelo Childhood Story Plus Untold Biography Facts –Career Start In a bid to find a steady source of income to help his family, young Marcelo decided to make a life of his own. In his words again, “Yes, from the time that I was a kid, with or without difficulties, I learned that in life you have to be happy no matter what, or at least try to be. I’ve always been like this in my life, and I try to transmit it to the locker room with each game. Happiness helps you a lot.” Marcelo was always known to be a normal and happy kid in his childhood time. In essence, I actually never had any desire to become a firefighter, All I wanted was to play football as a child.” I knew he never wanted me to have that desire to become a firefighter because they were all poor. In Marcelo’s words, “My dad did show me his fire fighting shirts when I was a kid. Even Marcelo’s parents who earned very low were very poor. There were lots of poverty in his neighborhood during his childhood time. He grew up in Catete Neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. His father was a fireman and mother, a former teacher. Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior was born on the 12th day of May 1988 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by parents, Mr and Mrs Marcelo Vieira da Silva. Marcelo Childhood Story Plus Untold Biography Facts –Early Life Full Story of a Football Genius best known by the Nickname “El Loco”. ![]()
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