Marcelinho Carioca was the free-kick artist who defined a golden spell at Corinthians in the 1990s. A small, cunning attacking midfielder with a devastating dead ball, he became one of the most beloved figures in the club’s history, his set-pieces curling into corners with almost mocking precision.
Nicknamed the “Foot of an Angel”, he was central to the sides that dominated São Paulo football and lifted major domestic honours, a folk hero whose flair and mischief made him a natural favourite of the Corinthians faithful.