Marcelo

Location: Madrid, Spain

Father and son photographed in front of their mansion in Madrid; by the looks of it (by which we mean those muscles) the two had quite a workout session. (Image: Instagram)

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he graduated from the youth academy of Fluminense FC before going on to feature for the first-team briefly; he won the Campeonato Carioca in his only season at the club and was selected in the 2006 Brasileiro Team of the Season as a teenager. In 2007, his move to Real Madrid was dubbed as the “second-coming” of Roberto Carlos; On 7 January 2007, the defender made his debut for the Los Blancos in a 2-0 defeat against Deportivo La Coruña. After enduring a difficult start, error prone start which cost his team on several occasions, the Brazilian slowly found his feet and was a regular fixture in Madrid’s defensive setup; although never a resolute defender he offered a unique blend of offence from the flanks that would mesh perfectly with Madrid’s philosophy of breathtaking attacking football. During a storyboard career spanning over a decade in the iconic white shirt of Real Madrid, El Loco has featured in 489 competitive fixtures, scoring 36 and assisting a ridiculous 91 goals. His partnership on the left flank with Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo supplied much of the firepower that saw Real Madrid enjoy their most successful period since the mid-fifties, as the club were crowned European Champions on 4 occasions between 2013-2018, that included an unprecedented hat-trick of UEFA Champions League titles in the modern era. On the international stage the left-back has been capped for Brazil on more than 50 occasions, featuring in the Olympics, Copa America and the FIFA World Cup on several editions.