Marcelo Ribeiro, usually known as Bujica (born January 21, 1969 ) is a retired professional

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who played as a striker for several Série A clubs.

Career

Born in

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, Espírito Santo state, Bujica started his career playing for the youth team of

Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; ), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian multi sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea. It was founded and named after the Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Flamengo n ...

, of

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in 1983, when he was fourteen years-old, playing his first professional match in 1989. During a

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian" or "Great Brazilian"), the Série A or the Brazilian Série A (to distinguish it from the I ...

game on November 5 of that year, he scored two goals for Flamengo against rival Vasco during

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's first match against Flamengo as a Vasco player, receiving the nickname Maharaja Hunter, Maharaja was the nickname given by Flamengo's supporters to Bebeto because he accepted a very expensive transfer to Vasco. He scored a goal on December 2, 1989 during Zico's farewell match, when Flamengo beat

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5–0 for the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. Bujica won the

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, but was transferred to

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for the 1991 season, after scoring three goals in 16 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A matches for Flamengo. During his two years playing for Botafogo, he scored five goals in 17 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A matches, and helped his club finish as the

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Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up, losing the final to his former club, Flamengo. He played a Campeonato Brasileiro Série A match for

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in 1993 and ten matches for

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, scoring three goals. In 1995, he was the

Campeonato Matogrossense The Campeonato Mato-Grossense is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. It is run by the Mato Grosso Football Federation (FMF). List of champions Following is the list with the champions of Ca ...

's top goalscorer, with 23 goals, while playing for that year's champion, Operário-VG. In the same year, Bujica played nine Campeonato Brasileiro Série A matches for

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, scoring one goal. He played for

Alianza Lima Club Alianza Lima, more commonly known as simply Alianza Lima, is a Peru, Peruvian professional sports club based in La Victoria District, Lima, La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. The club was founded under the name of Sport Alianza on February ...

, of Peru in 1997, winning that year's

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, returning to Brazil in 1998, playing for

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, he won the Campeonato Matogrossense again. He won the

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in 2002 while playing for Alegrense. Bujica played for Cachoeiro in 2004, retiring in the same year as an Estrela do Norte footballer.

Retirement

After his retirement, Bujica opened a football academy in Rio Branco, Acre state, named Escolinha Bujica de Futebol, aiming children from six to fourteen years-old. He also started studying

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. In 2007, Bujica worked as Independência's

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, then in 2008 he was hired as the club's assistant manager.

Honors

Bujica won the following honors during his career:

References

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Career

Retirement

Honors

See also

References