Marcelo José de Souza (born 13 September 1973), commonly known as Marcelinho Paulista, is a

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and former player who played as a

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. He is the youth coordinator of Água Santa. He made his debut for the Brazil national team in 1994, and played four additional matches in the run-up to the

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. At the Olympics he only played against

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in what would be his final international match.Marcelinho Paulista at Sports Reference
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