Marcelo Gonçalves Vieira (born 25 July 1976 in Minas Gerais

Minas Gerais

Minas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the...

), commonly known as Vavá, is a retired Brazil

Brazil

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ian footballer

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 who holds a Bulgaria

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n passport as well. He used to play for PFC Belasitsa Petrich

PFC Belasitsa Petrich

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 and Levski Sofia in Bulgaria

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.
On 31 October 2002, he was sent off in the 0:1 away loss against Austrian

Austria

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 side Sturm Graz in the third round of the UEFA Cup

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only two minutes after coming on as a substitute.