Marcelo José de Souza (born 13 September 1973), commonly known as Marcelinho Paulista, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a midfielder.

He is the youth coordinator of Água Santa.

He made his debut for the Brazil national team in 1994, and played four additional matches in the run-up to the 1996 Olympic Games.

At the Olympics he only played against Portugal in what would be his final international match.

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