Marrone (footballer)

Marrone
Personal information
Full name	Glekson Marrone Pires Santos
Date of birth	15 September 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth	Ouro Preto do Oeste, Brazil
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Youth career
	Avaí
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2015	Avaí
2016	Volta Redonda
2016	ABC
2017	Capivariano
2017	Brusque
2017	Tombense
2018	Hercílio Luz
2019	ASA
2020	Cascavel CR
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 April 2019

Glekson Marrone Pires Santos (born 15 September 1992), known as Marrone, is a Brazilian footballer. Mainly a left back, he can also play as a defensive midfielder.

Club career[edit]

Born in Ouro Preto do Oeste, Rondônia, Marrone graduated with Avaí's youth setup. He made his professional debut on 24 November 2012, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–1 home draw against Criciúma for the Série B championship.^[1]

After rejecting a loan deal to Marcílio Dias, Marrone was made a starter by manager Geninho in 2014, being successfully converted to a left back.^[2] He scored his first professional goal on 10 September 2014, netting the third in a 4–1 away win against Bragantino.^[3]

Marrone appeared in 23 matches and scored two goals during the campaign, also winning promotion to Série A.

References[edit]

^ Criciúma empata com o Avaí na Ressacada e fica com o vice (Criciúma draws with Avaí at Ressacada and ends up being second); Globo Esporte, 24 November 2012 (in Portuguese)
^ Criado como volante na base do Avaí, Marrone diz saber aproveitar a lateral (Groomed as a defensive midfielder in Avaí's youth setup, Marrone claims to know how to take advantage of the full-back); Clic RBS, 30 September 2014 (in Portuguese)
^ Cirúrgico no primeiro tempo, Avaí atropela Bragantino na Série B: 4 a 1 (Clinical in the first half, Avaí thrashes Bragantino in Série B: 4–1); Globo Esporte, 9 September 2014 (in Portuguese)

External links[edit]

Atlético Paranaense profile (in Portuguese) at the Wayback Machine (archived 16 April 2015)
Marrone at Soccerway
Marrone at playmakerstats.com (English version of ogol.com.br)

[1] Criciúma empata com o Avaí na Ressacada e fica com o vice (Criciúma draws with Avaí at Ressacada and ends up being second); Globo Esporte, 24 November 2012 (in Portuguese)

[2] Criado como volante na base do Avaí, Marrone diz saber aproveitar a lateral (Groomed as a defensive midfielder in Avaí's youth setup, Marrone claims to know how to take advantage of the full-back); Clic RBS, 30 September 2014 (in Portuguese)

[3] Cirúrgico no primeiro tempo, Avaí atropela Bragantino na Série B: 4 a 1 (Clinical in the first half, Avaí thrashes Bragantino in Série B: 4–1); Globo Esporte, 9 September 2014 (in Portuguese)

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