Jump to content

Pimentel (footballer)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pimentel
Personal information
Full name Marcelo Luís Pimentel
Date of birth (1972-08-03) 3 August 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Right wing-back, right winger
Youth career
Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1997 Vasco da Gama 252 (24)
1997–1998 Palmeiras 27 (0)
1998–2001 Flamengo 75 (2)
2000São Paulo (loan) 31 (0)
2003 Madureira 6 (0)
2004 Tupi 5 (0)
2006 CENE 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 March 2023

Marcelo Luís Pimentel (born 3 August 1972), known simply as Pimentel, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a right wing-back.

Club career

[edit]

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Pimentel began his career with Vasco da Gama, debuting in 1991 and winning three consecutive Campeonato Carioca titles in 1992, 1993 and 1994. He transferred to Palmeiras in mid-1997, but was unable to replicate the form that had made him a mainstay at Vasco da Gama, being replaced by Francisco Arce the following season.[2]

Personal life

[edit]

Pimentel is the father of current Vasco da Gama defender Eric Pimentel.[3]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Pimentel at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Pimentel". terceirotempo.uol.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  3. ^ Gomes, Fred (22 April 2020). "De pai para filho, Pimentel aposta em Eric, zagueiro e capitão do sub-17: "Vai ser maior do que eu no Vasco"" [From father to son, Pimentel bets on Eric, defender and captain of the under-17s: "He's going to be bigger than me at Vasco"]. ge.globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 March 2023.