Marco Balthazar

Marco António Burigo Balthazar (born 14 May 1983) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Esporte Clube Cruzeiro.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Burigo and the second or paternal family name is Balthazar.
Marco Balthazar
Personal information
Full name Marco António Burigo Balthazar
Date of birth (1983-05-14) 14 May 1983
Place of birth Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cruzeiro-RS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 RS Futebol Clube
2004–2005 → Servette (loan) 2 (2)
2006–2009 Lausanne 83[1] (15)
2010–2011 Caxias 2 (0)
2011– Cruzeiro-RS
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He also holds an Italian passport.

Career

Born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Balthazar signed a 5-year contract with RS Futebol Clube in January 2002. He scored 12 goals in Campeonato Gaúcho Segunda Divisão in 2004, as team top-scorer.[2] In September 2004 he was loaned to Swiss Super League club Servette.[3]

After a short spell back to Brazil, he was signed by Lausanne in February 2006, along with Mauro.[4] He was released by Lausanne at the end of the 2009 season.

In May 2010 he signed a 1-year contract with Caxias, rejoining former teammate Mauro and Marcos Rogério. He played twice in 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C and also played at 2010 Copa FGF.

References
  1. http://www.football.ch Archive, Required manual search
  2. "Rio Grande do Sul State Championship 2004". RSSSF Brasil. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
  3. "RELATÓRIO DE TRANSFERÊNCIAS INTERNACIONAIS EM 2004". Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) (in Portuguese). 11 March 2005. Archived from the original on 2 April 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
  4. "RELATÓRIO DE TRANSFERÊNCIAS INTERNACIONAIS EM 2006". CBF (in Portuguese). 22 January 2007. Archived from the original on 20 April 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
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