Piracaia (footballer)

Piracaia

Personal information
Full name	Marcelo Gonçalves de Oliveira
Date of birth	(1971-04-17) April 17, 1971
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Musan Salama
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–1992	C.A. Bragantino	–	(–)
1992-1997	FC Jazz	145	(27)
1997-1998	AIK	13	(1)
1998-2000	HJK	47	(4)
2000	→ Kotkan TP	13	(0)
2000–2002	USM Blida	50	(4)
2001	→ Atlantis	11	(1)
2002	FC Hämeenlinna	1	(0)
2003-2004	FC Jazz	50	(7)
2004-2005	US Monastir	–	(–)
2005-2007	FF Jaro	29	(0)
2008-2010	FC PoPa	54	(5)
2010–	MuSa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcelo Gonçalves de Oliveira known as Piracaia (born April 17, 1971 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian football player. He currently plays and works as an assistant coach for the Finnish third tier club Musan Salama.

Piracaia has played 17 seasons and 324 matches in Finnish Veikkausliiga. In the six games of the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League group stage he was in the opening line-up of HJK Helsinki. Piracaia has also played in the top divisions of Sweden, Algeria and Tunisia.

Honours

Club:

• Finnish championship: 1993, 1996
• Swedish championship: 1998
• Finnish Cup winner: 1998

Personal:

• Ilta-Sanomat Player of the Year Award: 1993

statistics

with USM Blida

• 2000-2001 : (27 matchs, 1 goal, 6 assist)
• 2001-2002 : (23 matchs, 3 goal, 15 assist)