Marcelo broke down in tears during an emotional farewell to Real Madrid on Monday afternoon.
The Brazilian left-back joined Los Blancos in 2007. In his 15-year stint, Marcelo played 546 games and scored 38 goals.
He established himself as the most decorated footballer in the club’s history as he won 25 trophies.
💜 THANK YOU, Marcelo.@MarceloM12 | #GraciasMarcelo pic.twitter.com/YTxbN5X4Fa
— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) June 13, 2022
He established himself as the most decorated footballer in the club’s history as he won 25 trophies.
He gave an emotional speech at his farewell presentation.
Marcelo, who last month lifted the club’s 14th Champions League crown:
Thanks to my teammates, coaches. But above all to the kit men, to the security, to the people who work behind the scenes and have dirty work.
I want to highlight their work, because I only dedicate myself to playing and I always had everything ready.
I want to thank my wife, because she has always been by my side since I started playing football. If I am what I am today, it is because of you Clarice.
When I left Brazil I had in mind to play the Champions League. And today I leave here being the player with the most titles in the history of the biggest club in the world.
🤍 😢 Si se te cae una lagrimilla viéndolo, normal…
La emoción de @MarceloM12 en su adiós al @realmadrid
🥰 El bonito recuerdo para utilleros, fisios… los que hacen el “trabajo sucio”
💭 El recuerdo a @RaulGonzalez como “ejemplo” pic.twitter.com/lqchIeKR57— MARCA (@marca) June 13, 2022
Marcelo’s glow up at Real Madrid 💪 pic.twitter.com/vYn2gqUFhF
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) June 13, 2022
Marcelo’s final Real Madrid trophy haul 👑 pic.twitter.com/gFfz6XeAKg
— GOAL (@goal) June 13, 2022
Marcelo even made Raul well up after an emotional tribute to the Spanish legend.
He continued:
I am going to tell something that I have never told. But I want to thank Raúl, who is sitting there. You helped me a lot when I arrived and when my son Enzo was born, I will never forget that you gave me a gift, with many things for the baby, and you gave me a lot of advice.
You were always very caring, you and your family, and I will never forget that and I always wanted to follow your example.
🤍 FAMILY 🤍@MarceloM12 | #GraciasMarcelo pic.twitter.com/ZZtQjcOs8S
— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) June 13, 2022
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2️⃣5️⃣ TITLES
1️⃣ LEGEND@MarceloM12 | #GraciasMarcelo pic.twitter.com/T0YFRBEhNg— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) June 13, 2022
Florentino Perez, Real Madrid’s president, was full of praise for the departing Brazilian.
He said:
It’s going to be a day full of emotions. We want to pay a passionate tribute to our great captain, the boy who became a man at Real Madrid.
We’re talking about a legend, the player with the most titles in Real Madrid’s history. We’re talking about Marcelo. Dear Marcelo, you have fulfilled all dreams.
You have won absolutely everything. A total of 25 titles. You are without a doubt one of the best full-backs in the history of world football. You are an unrepeatable player. Your fantasy and happiness have been key for the conquest of the titles.
You told us on the day of the celebration that it was a happy day. You should feel proud of everything your loved ones have been able to enjoy.
I want to have a few words of gratitude for your whole family. Also for your dear grandfather Pedro, who took you to train.
📺 The institutional farewell and tribute ceremony for our captain @MarceloM12 will take place at 1pm CEST. You can watch it live on:
👉 Realmadrid TV
👉 @Twitch
👉 @YouTube
👉 @Facebook#RealMadrid pic.twitter.com/N8iie2r3po— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) June 13, 2022
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2️⃣5️⃣ X 🏆@MarceloM12 | #GraciasMarcelo pic.twitter.com/OZ2ADzPGia— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) June 13, 2022
Not your average trophy cabinet 🏆👏 @MarceloM12 pic.twitter.com/Y5P8PZ1wbj
— 433 (@433) June 13, 2022
Marcelo is now 34 years old. Whether he decides to continue playing remains to be seen.
