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My Take
Marcelo Ramos is the sort of footballer I find quietly compelling precisely because he never became a household name abroad. A striker from Salvador in Bahia, born in 1973, he belongs to that deep reservoir of Brazilian goalscorers who keep the country's footballing soul alive far from the spotlight. I imagine a forward built more on instinct and persistence in the box than on flashy reputation. To me, journeyman strikers like him are underrated load-bearing pillars of the game, and I would rather celebrate that honest, hard-won craft than only the famous names.
Overview
Marcelo Silva Ramos (born June 25, 1973) is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a striker.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Marcelo Ramos
- Name (Japanese)
- マルセロ・シルバ・ラモス
- Reading
- まるせろ・しるば・らもす
- Born
- June 25, 1973 (age 52)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Ox
- Origin
- Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 177 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
Association football player — see all → · More people from Brazil →
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.