Marcos Camozzato or simply, Camozatto, (born June 17, 1983 in Porto Alegre

Porto Alegre

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, Rio Grande do Sul

Rio Grande do Sul

Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil, and the state with the fifth highest Human Development Index in the country. In this state is located the southernmost city in the country, Chuí, on the border with Uruguay. In the region of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul, the largest wine...

), is a Brazil

Brazil

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ian footballer who currently plays for Club Brugge K.V..

Career

He started in the youth categories of Internacional

Sport Club Internacional

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, known only by his first name, Marcos. Inter's president at the time, Fernando Carvalho

Fernando Carvalho

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, suggested the change to only Camozzatto, the surname of his Italian

Italian people

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 origins, because it could be more attractive for the Europe

Europe

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an leagues, where the boy could get dual citizenship (in a similar case of his fellows from Inter's youth team, Rafael Sobis

Rafael Sóbis

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 and Marcelo Labarthe

Marcelo Labarthe

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 – differently from them, he would be known only by his surname).

On 16 June 2010 Club Brugge

Club Brugge

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 signed the Brazil

Brazil

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ian right-back from League rival Standard Liege

Standard Liège

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on a three-year contract.