Marcelo Fazzio Sarvas (born October 16, 1981) is a Brazilian

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and coach who currently plays for the Empire Strykers in the

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Club career

Marcelo Sarvas began his career with Brazil's

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debuting for the first team during the 2002 season. In 2003 the attacking midfielder joined

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and remained at the club for one year before leaving for Europe.

Europe

Sarvas signed for Swedish side Karlskrona AIF and remained at the club for one season before joining Kristianstads FF. In his first season with Kristianstad Sarvas scored 10 goals and helped the club gain promotion to the

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. His play did not go unnoticed by higher level Swedish clubs including

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who signed Sarvas for the 2007 season. In 2008, he once again transferred to another club in Sweden Bunkeflo IF. He was a top player for Bunkeflo and caught the eye of Polish top-flight club Polonia Warszawa. He appeared in 28 league matches for Polonia Warszawa scoring 2 goals, and in 6

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matches scored 2 goals. After two years in Poland, Sarvas returned to America this time joining Costa Rica's L.D. Alajuelense. Sarvas was given the number 10 jersey and became an instrumental player for Alajuelense and helped the club proclaim itself Verano 2011 Champion. He also was a key player in the clubs

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run, attracting the interest of other top clubs in North America, including

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Champion

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Major League Soccer

On December 6, 2011, it was announced that Sarvas had signed for

. Sarvas stayed with Los Angeles for three seasons, winning two

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championships. On January 15, 2015, he was traded with an international roster spot to

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in exchange for allocation money and the #3 ranking in the allocation ranking. On 1 February 2016, Colorado traded Sarvas to D.C. United in exchange for targeted allocation money and a conditional 2018 MLS SuperDraft pick. He scored his only goal for D.C. United against the

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by a penalty kick in the 70th minute. The game ended in a 2–2 tie. He was out of contract with United following the 2017 season.

Arena soccer

In August 2024, Sarvas was called up to the United States national arena soccer team for a September friendly against Mexico. On October 15, 2024, Sarvas signed a two-year contract with the Empire Strykers of the

Coaching career

As of 10 April 2020, Sarvas is listed as U-19 Coach for the Colorado Rapids Youth Development Staff. Sarvas joined

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's Academy coaching staff on 1 July 2020. On 26 August 2022, Sarvas was named head coach of LA Galaxy II in the

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, replacing Yoann Damet who was added to the first team staff. Sarvas had previously served as U-17 and U-19 manager in the Galaxy Academy.

Honours

Corinthians *

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2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

L.D. Alajuelense * Invierno:

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

* Verano:

Los Angeles Galaxy *

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sarvas, Marcelo 1981 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Esporte Clube Noroeste players Mjällby AIF players Polonia Warsaw players Liga Deportiva Alajuelense footballers LA Galaxy players Ventura County FC players Colorado Rapids players D.C. United players Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Costa Rica Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Ekstraklasa players Liga FPD players Major League Soccer players USL Championship players Footballers from São Paulo Men's association football midfielders Brazilian expatriate football managers Expatriate soccer coaches in the United States USL Championship coaches Ventura County FC coaches Colorado Rapids non-playing staff LA Galaxy non-playing staff 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen