Marco Balthazar

Marco Balthazar
Personal information
Full name	Marco António Burigo Balthazar
Date of birth	14 May 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Cruzeiro-RS
Senior career*
Years	Team
2002–2005	RS Futebol Clube
2004–2005	→ Servette (loan)
2006–2009	Lausanne
2010–2011	Caxias
2011–	Cruzeiro-RS
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marco António Burigo Balthazar (born 14 May 1983) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Esporte Clube Cruzeiro.

He also holds an Italian passport.

Career

Born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Balthazar signed a 5-year contract with RS Futebol Clube in January 2002. He scored 12 goals in Campeonato Gaúcho Segunda Divisão in 2004, as team top-scorer.^[2] In September 2004 he was loaned to Swiss Super League club Servette.^[3]

After a short spell back to Brazil, he was signed by Lausanne in February 2006, along with Mauro.^[4] He was released by Lausanne at the end of the 2009 season.

In May 2010 he signed a 1-year contract with Caxias, rejoining former teammate Mauro and Marcos Rogério. He played twice in 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C and also played at 2010 Copa FGF.

References

^ http://www.football.ch Archive, Required manual search
^ "Rio Grande do Sul State Championship 2004". RSSSF Brasil. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
^ "RELATÓRIO DE TRANSFERÊNCIAS INTERNACIONAIS EM 2004". Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) (in Portuguese). 11 March 2005. Archived from the original on 2 April 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
^ "RELATÓRIO DE TRANSFERÊNCIAS INTERNACIONAIS EM 2006". CBF (in Portuguese). 22 January 2007. Archived from the original on 20 April 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2010.

External links

Marco Balthazar at WorldFootball.net
Marco Balthazar at Soccerway
CBF at the Wayback Machine (archived 15 March 2012) (in Portuguese)

[1] ttp://www.football.ch Archive, Required manual search

[2] "Rio Grande do Sul State Championship 2004". RSSSF Brasil. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2010.

[3] "RELATÓRIO DE TRANSFERÊNCIAS INTERNACIONAIS EM 2004". Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) (in Portuguese). 11 March 2005. Archived from the original on 2 April 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2010.

[4] "RELATÓRIO DE TRANSFERÊNCIAS INTERNACIONAIS EM 2006". CBF (in Portuguese). 22 January 2007. Archived from the original on 20 April 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2010.

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