Guilherme Marinato

Guilherme Alvim Marinato (Russian: Гилерме Алвим Маринато; born 12 December 1985) or simply Guilherme (Brazilian Portuguese: [ɡiˈʎɛʁmi]) is а professional footballer who plays for FC Lokomotiv Moscow as a goalkeeper. Born in Brazil, Guilherme naturalized as a Russian citizen and represents the Russia national football team.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Alvim and the second or paternal family name is Marinato.

Guilherme
Guilherme with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2018
Personal information
Full name Guilherme Alvim Marinato
Date of birth (1985-12-12) 12 December 1985
Place of birth Cataguases, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Lokomotiv Moscow
Number 1
Youth career
2001–2005 PSTC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Atlético Paranaense 18 (0)
2007– Lokomotiv Moscow 275 (0)
National team‡
2016– Russia 16 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2020

Club career

Atlético Paranaense

He made his professional debut for Atlético Paranaense in 0–1 defeat away to Nacional Atlético Clube in Campeonato Paranaense on 13 February 2005. Guilherme had risen through the ranks at the club and played 18 league matches and three Brazilian Cup games in the 2007 season.[2]

Lokomotiv Moscow

In August 2007, Guilherme signed a five-year contract with FC Lokomotiv Moscow,[2] becoming the first Brazilian goalkeeper in Russian football.[3] He was handed the number 85 shirt. In 2007, he did not play a single game for the first team, and played only three games for the reserves.

Guilherme made his official first team debut on 12 July 2009, in Russian Premier League against Tom Tomsk (0–0 home draw), since then has been first-choice goalkeeper for Lokomotiv. In 2010, Guilherme changed his jersey number from 85 to 1.[4] He played all 30 league matches during this season. On 19 August 2010 Guilherme made his UEFA Europa League debut against Lausanne-Sport.

During the winter camp at Cyprus in February 2013 Guilherme was appointed Lokomotiv's captain by manager Slaven Bilić.[5] In July 2013 Guilherme won monthly contest among Lokomotiv's fans and was named Player of the month.[6] He missed six month after cruciate ligaments injury in CSKA match on 28 July 2014 and returned to first-team football only next spring.[7] Though, this season proved to be the most successful for Guilherme at Lokomotiv, as Loko claimed bronze medals.

In March 2015, his performances once more gained him the Lokomotiv Player of the month title.[8]

International career

Guilherme was born and raised in Brazil. He gained Russian citizenship, and on 22 November 2015, he was called up to the Russia national football team for friendly games against Lithuania and France.[9] He made his debut on the 26 March 2016 at Otkrytiye Arena, replacing fellow debutant Stanislav Kritsyuk at half time in a 3–0 win, and became the first player naturalised from outside the former Soviet Union to feature for the Russian national team. He was included in the Russia squad in UEFA Euro 2016, but did not play a single match.

On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad as a back-up 5th goalkeeper.[10] He was not included in the finalized World Cup squad.[11] Following Igor Akinfeev's retirement from the national team after the World Cup, Guilherme became the first-choice goalkeeper for the team, competing with Andrey Lunyov.

Personal life

On 12 December 2009, his 24th birthday, Guilherme married Rafaele, with whom he has two daughters.

Guilherme is fluent in Russian. On 22 November 2015, Guilherme received Russian citizenship and became eligible to represent Russia at international level.[12]

He developed a close relationship with Mário Fernandes and Ari, who are also Brazilians and play for the Russian national football team.

Career statistics

Club
As of 15 March 2020
Club Season League Cup Other[13] Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atlético Paranaense 2005 0 0 0 0 ? 0 0 0 ? 0
2006 0 0 ? 0 ? 0 — ? 0
2007 18 0 3 0 ? 0 — 21 0
Total18030?00021+0
Lokomotiv Moscow 2007 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2008 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2009 17 0 0 0 — — 17 0
2010 30 0 1 0 — 2 0 33 0
2011–12 40 0 2 0 — 8 0 50 0
2012–13 11 0 0 0 — — 11 0
2013–14 6 0 0 0 — — 6 0
2014–15 19 0 4 0 — 2 0 25 0
2015–16 30 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 39 0
2016–17 29 0 4 0 — — 33 0
2017–18 23 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 31 0
2018–19 30 0 5 0 1 0 6 0 42 0
2019–20 20 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 26 0
Total2550160403803130
Career Totals 273 0 19 0 4+ 0 38 0 334+ 0

Honours

Club
Atlético Paranaense
Lokomotiv Moscow

References
  1. "Маринато ГИЛЕРМЕ". FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  2. "Lokomotiv steam in for Guilherme". UEFA.com. 21 August 2007. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  3. "ГИЛЬЕРМЕ: "ОБ ОВЧИННИКОВЕ СЛЫШАЛ И ОЧЕНЬ ЕГО УВАЖАЮ"". sport-express.ru. 22 August 2007. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  4. "Гильерме будет выступать под первым номером". Чемпионат.com. 16 February 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  5. "Официальный сайт ФК «Локомотив» :: Новости :: Гилерме – капитан «Локомотива»". Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  6. "Официальный сайт ФК «Локомотив» :: Новости :: Гилерме – игрок июля!". Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  7. У Гилерме – повреждение передней крестообразной связки (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 29 July 2013. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014.
  8. Маринато Гилерме – лучший игрок марта! (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 31 March 2015.
  9. Состав на Литву и Францию (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 March 2016.
  10. Расширенный состав для подготовки к Чемпионату мира (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2018.
  11. Заявка сборной России на Чемпионат мира FIFA 2018 (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 3 June 2018.
  12. Вратарь «Локомотива» Гильерме получил российское гражданство (in Russian). championat.com. 22 November 2015.
  13. Includes Campeonato Paranaense and Russian Super Cup
  14. "Локомотив" - обладатель Олимп-Кубка России по футболу [Lokomotiv is the winner of the Olimp-Russian Cup] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 22 May 2019.
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