
Photo: Кирилл Крыжановский / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Marcelo Martins Moreno is the kind of player whose numbers tell the whole story for me. Being Bolivia's all-time top scorer and most-capped player, 31 goals across 108 appearances, is staggering for a nation that rarely gets global attention, and it makes him a genuine national institution. At 187 centimeters he is built like a classic target striker, and I respect that he kept turning out for Oriente Petrolero rather than chasing one last big payday. The data file labels him American, which is simply an error; he is Bolivian through and through, born in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, and that pride is a big part of his legacy.
Overview
Marcelo Martins Moreno (born 18 June 1987) is a Bolivian professional footballer who plays as a striker for División Profesional side Oriente Petrolero. Considered one of the greatest Bolivian players of all time, he is the national team's all-time capped player and all-time top goalscorer, with 108 caps and 31 goals.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Marcelo Martins Moreno
- Name (Japanese)
- マルセロ・マルティンス・モレノ
- Reading
- まるせろ・まるてぃんす・もれの
- Born
- June 18, 1987 (age 38)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Rabbit
- Origin
- Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 187 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.