Guilherme Alvim Marinato (; born 12 December 1985) or simply Guilherme () is а Brazilian-born Russian former professional

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who played as a

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. He represented the Russia national team.

Club career

Atlético Paranaense

He made his professional debut for Atlético Paranaense in 0–1 defeat away to Nacional Atlético Clube in

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on 13 February 2005. Guilherme Marinato had risen through the ranks at the club and played 18 league matches and three Brazilian Cup games in the 2007 season.

Lokomotiv Moscow

In August 2007, Guilherme Marinato signed a five-year contract with

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, becoming the first Brazilian goalkeeper in Russian football. He was handed the number 85 shirt. In 2007, he did not play a single game for the first team, and played only three games for the reserves. Guilherme Marinato made his official first team debut on 12 July 2009, in

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against Tom Tomsk (0–0 home draw), since then has been first-choice goalkeeper for Lokomotiv. In 2010, Guilherme changed his jersey number from 85 to 1. He played all 30 league matches during this season. On 19 August 2010 Guilherme made his

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debut against Lausanne-Sport. During the winter camp at Cyprus in February 2013 Guilherme Marinato was appointed Lokomotiv's

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by manager

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. In July 2013 Guilherme Marinato won monthly contest among Lokomotiv's fans and was named Player of the month. He missed six month after cruciate ligaments injury in CSKA match on 28 July 2014 and returned to first-team football only next spring. Though, this season proved to be the most successful for Guilherme at Lokomotiv, as Loko claimed bronze medals. In March 2015, his performances once more gained him the Lokomotiv Player of the month title. On 23 May 2022, Guilherme signed a new contract with Lokomotiv until June 2024. He left Lokomotiv after that contract expired.

International career

Guilherme Marinato was born and raised in Brazil. He gained Russian citizenship, and on 22 November 2015, he was called up to the

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for friendly games against Lithuania and France. He made his debut on 26 March 2016 at

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, replacing fellow debutant Stanislav Kritsyuk at half time in a 3–0 win, and became the first player naturalised from outside the

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to feature for the Russian national team. He was included in the Russia squad in

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, but did not play a single match. On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended

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squad as a back-up 5th goalkeeper. He was not included in the finalized World Cup squad. Following Igor Akinfeev's retirement from the national team after the World Cup, Guilherme became the first-choice goalkeeper for the team, competing with Andrey Lunyov. Despite featuring in 9 out of 10 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers with 6 clean sheets and just 8 goals conceded, as well as being named the 2020–21 RPL goalkeeper of the season, Guilherme was not called up for the final tournament in 2021.

Personal life

Marinato is fluent in

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. On 22 November 2015, Guilherme received Russian citizenship and became eligible to represent Russia at international level.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Atlético Paranaense *

: 2005 Lokomotiv Moscow *

: 2017–18 * Russian Cup: 2014–15, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2020–21 * Russian Super Cup:

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Individual *

Goalkeeper of the Season: 2020–21

References

External links

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furacao.com

CBF

fclm.ru
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marinato, Guilherme 1985 births Footballers from Minas Gerais Russian people of Brazilian descent Brazilian people of Italian descent Naturalized citizens of Russia Naturalised association football players Brazilian emigrants to Russia Living people Brazilian men's footballers Russian men's footballers Russia men's international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Club Athletico Paranaense players FC Lokomotiv Moscow players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Russian Premier League players UEFA Euro 2016 players 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers People from Cataguases 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen 21st-century Russian sportsmen