Reginaldo de Santana (born 22 July 1975), commonly known as Marilia, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a

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Club career

Marillia made his debut in Dutch professional football on 24 August 1996 for

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in a game against

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. He signed a six-month contract with

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in January 2007. on August 16, 2007, he left for

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. In December 2008, he signed a one-year contract with Criciúma. In January 2009, he left for Veranópolis and in July for Concórdia.

References

Marilia on Ronald Zwiers

Brazilian FA Database
Living people 1975 births Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Association football defenders Sparta Rotterdam players VVV-Venlo players Criciúma Esporte Clube players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands People from Umuarama Sportspeople from Paraná (state) {{Brazil-footy-defender-1970s-stub