Marcelo Saragosa

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Marcelo Saragosa
Full name	Marcelo Saragosa
Date of birth	January 22, 1982 (1982-01-22) (age 26)
Place of birth	Campo Grande, Brazil
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club	FC Dallas
Number	5
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
????-2004 2004-2006 2006-	São Paulo Futebol Clube Los Angeles Galaxy FC Dallas	40 (1) 22 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 23 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of August 8 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Marcelo Saragosa (born January 22, 1982 in Campo Grande, Brazil) is a Brazilian soccer player, who plays for FC Dallas of Major League Soccer.

Saragosa spent 2004 playing with the Los Angeles Galaxy on loan from São Paulo Futebol Clube. He then returned to São Paulo, before the Galaxy signed him in September, 2005. In his 2004 season with the Galaxy, Saragosa earned a starting role early in the season, and finishing the year with 24 starts and 2,123 minutes. He was released by LA in 2006 in mid-season and signed with FC Dallas. He missed the second half of the 2007 season due to a knee injury.

Marcelo's best friend is AC Milan's Kaká. They both served as best man at each other's respective weddings.[1]

Persondata
NAME	Saragosa, Marcelo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Professional soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH	January 22, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH	São Paulo, Brazil
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

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