Marcelo Elgarten

Marcelo Elgarten (born 9 November 1974), commonly known as Marcelinho, is a Brazilian former volleyball player. He won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Marcelo Elgarten
Personal information
Nickname	Marcelinho
Nationality	Brazilian
Born	(1974-11-09) 9 November 1974 (age 50) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Spike	321 cm (126 in)
Block	308 cm (121 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Setter
Current club	Retired
Career
Years Teams 1987–1992 1992–1998 1998–1999 1999–2000 2000–2001 2001–2003 2003–2004 2005–2008 2008–2009 2009–2011 2011 2011–2014 2014–2015 2015–2017 2017–2018 2018–2019 CIB Rio De Janeiro Report Suzano Olimpikus Palermo Volley Ulbra/Canoas Wizard Suzano Unisul Esporte Clube Panathinaikos Unisul Esporte Clube EC Pinheiros Sisley Treviso Vivo/Minas Sesi São Paulo Pallavolo Lugano Botafogo Corinthians-Guarulhos
National team
1999–2008  Brazil
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Brazil Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 1 0 World Championship 1 0 0 World Cup 1 0 0 World Grand Champions Cup 1 0 0 World League 5 1 2 Pan American Games 1 1 0 Total 9 3 2 Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team World Championship 2006 Japan Team World Cup 2007 Japan Team World Grand Champions Cup 2005 Japan Team World League 2001 Katowice 2004 Rome Team 2005 Belgrade Team 2006 Moscow Team 2007 Katowice Team 2002 Belo Horizonte 1999 Mar del Plata 2000 Rotterdam Pan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team 1999 Winnipeg Team

Elgarten was born in Rio de Janeiro, and is Jewish.^[1][2][3]

Individual awards

• 2007 Pan-American Games "Best Setter"
• Men's World Cup 2007; Rated 3rd best setter.

See also

• List of notable Jewish volleyball players