Pimentel (footballer)

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)
2000	→ São 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

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

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

References

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.