Marcelo Ramos

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.

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 53)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Ox

Origin

Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Height

177 cm

Occupation

association football player

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%90%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%A2%E3%82%B9

Tags

• Bahia
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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