Marcus Molinari

Marcus Vinicius Molinari Reis (30 December 1997 – 24 January 2021) was a Brazilian footballer.

Early life Molinari was born to former footballer Marinho, who played for a number of clubs in Brazil.

Club career Molinari began his career playing futsal in the academy of Atlético Mineiro, one of the clubs his father played for, before joining the academy of Villa Nova-MG. Following his departure from Villa Nova, he joined Araxá, where he finished as the season's top scorer at under-20 level. These performances caught the eye of Série A side Santos, and he joined the club's under-23 side for the 2018 season.

He struggled with injury during his time at Santos, and failed to make an impact, before departing the club at the end of the season and joining Tupi. Ahead of the 2020 season, he joined Ipatinga, but after a handful of appearances in the Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II - the second division of football in the Minas Gerais state - he was loaned to Tupynambás in the Série D. However, the plane failed to take off at the end of the Tocantinense Aviation Association runway and crashed, killing all onboard.

Molinari was buried in São José da Lapa, Minas Gerais, on 27 January 2021.

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