Police investigate disappearance of Marcelinho Carioca in SP – 12/18/2023 – Sports

The São Paulo Civil Police are investigating the disappearance of former football player Marcelinho Carioca. The athlete has been missing since Sunday (17).

Military police arrested two men suspected of involvement in the former player’s disappearance.

According to the Civil Police, both had received bank transfers from Marcelinho Carioca’s account.

Marcelinho Carioca was last seen participating in an event on Sunday afternoon (17) at the Neo Química Arena, in the east of São Paulo.

Born on December 31, 1971 in Rio de Janeiro, Marcelinho Carioca made his professional debut for the Flamengo team in the late 1980s, where he came to play replacing his idol Zico.

In the 1990s, he was traded to Corinthians, becoming one of the team’s main players. He received the nickname “Angel’s Foot” for his precise free kick goals, and is the team’s fifth highest scorer, with 266 goals in 433 games.

Among the main titles won by the former player in the São Paulo team are the FIFA Club World Cup in 2000, the Brazilian Championship twice (1998 and 1999) and the São Paulo Championship four times (1995, 1997, 1999 and 2001).

The midfielder also played for Santos and Vasco among the great teams in Brazil. Abroad, he played for Valencia, in Spain, and Gamba Osaka, in Japan.

After hanging up his boots, Marcelinho Carioca studied journalism at Faculdades Integradas Rio Branco, where he graduated in 2017. He even worked as a commentator on Bandeirantes.

The former player also ventured into a political career. He tried to be elected federal deputy in 2010 for the PSB, state deputy for the PT in 2014, and councilor for the PRB in 2016, but was not elected on any occasion. He assumed the position of federal deputy for about a month in 2015, filling the vacancy left by Márcio França, elected vice-governor of São Paulo.