Marcelo Delgado
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| Full name | Marcelo Alejandro Delgado | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 24 March 1973 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Capitán Bermúdez, Argentina | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Boca Juniors (technical management) | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| Defensores de Villa[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1990–1994 | Rosario Central | 112 | (23) | |||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Cruz Azul | 28 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 1995–1999 | Racing Club | 118 | (39) | |||||||||||
| 2000–2003 | Boca Juniors | 92 | (26) | |||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Cruz Azul | 46 | (18) | |||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Boca Juniors | 35 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Belgrano | 14 | (4) | |||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Barcelona SC | 41 | (10) | |||||||||||
| Total | 486 | (130) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1991 | Argentina U20 | 2 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 1995–2002 | Argentina | 18 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1996 | Argentina Olympic | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Los Andes (assistant) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Marcelo Alejandro Delgado (born 24 March 1973) is a Argentine former professional footballer, best known for his nickname "Chelo". He usually played as a deep-lying forward. He was capped for Argentina and played at the 1996 Olympic Games and the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He was well known for his technical ability and finishing.
He played for several clubs, including Rosario Central, Racing Club, Boca Juniors, Barcelona SC and Mexican Cruz Azul. His nephew, Lucas, is a professional footballer.[2]
Coaching and later career
[edit]In the summer 2011, Delgado was appointed assistant coach to Raúl Alfredo Cascini at Los Andes.[3][4] The duo resigned on 9 September 2012.[5]
In 2013, Delgado had a short spell at amateur club For ever.[6] In 2016, Delgado played a few matches for his childhood club Defensores de Villa.[7]
On 19 December 2019, when his close friend and former pro-player Juan Román Riquelme was appointed vice-president and head of the football department of Boca Juniors, Delgado also joined the club as a member of Boca Juniors Soccer Council.[8][9][10]
Career statistics
[edit]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Boca Juniors
- Primera División: 2000 Apertura, 2005 Apertura, 2006 Clausura
- Copa Libertadores: 2000, 2001, 2003
- Copa Sudamericana: 2005
- Recopa Sudamericana: 2005, 2006
- Intercontinental Cup: 2000
Argentina
References
[edit]- ^ Marcelo Delgado, futbolistasderosariocentral.blogspot.com, 26 March 2019
- ^ "Amistoso desde el banco de suplentes". Vavel. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ Los ex Boca, Cascini y Delgado, serán la dupla técnica de Los Andes, infobae.com, 2 July 2011
- ^ Pagina No Oficial del Club Atletico Los Andes, lomaslocura.com.ar
- ^ Cascini no es Vilanova, ole.com.ar, 9 September 2012
- ^ Con casi 40 años, el "Chelo" Delgado vuelve a jugar al fútbol, minutouno.com, 21 March 2013
- ^ Con cambios, el próximo domingo comienza a disputarse la ..., informacionregional.com.ar, 30 March 2016
- ^ Riquelme al poder en Boca con Jorge Ameal, marca.com, 9 December 2012
- ^ ¡Bienvenido a casa, Pol!, bocajuniors.com.ar, 20 January 2020
- ^ ¿Quiénes son y qué hacen los exjugadores que trabajan en Boca junto a Riquelme?, goal.com, 27 July 2021
- ^ Marcelo Delgado at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
[edit]- Marcelo Delgado at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1973 births
- Living people
- Argentine sportspeople of Spanish descent
- People from San Lorenzo Department
- Argentine men's footballers
- Footballers from Santa Fe Province
- Men's association football forwards
- Copa Libertadores top scorers
- Rosario Central footballers
- Cruz Azul footballers
- Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers
- Boca Juniors footballers
- Club Atlético Belgrano footballers
- Barcelona S.C. footballers
- Argentine Primera División players
- Liga MX players
- Ecuadorian Serie A players
- Argentina men's youth international footballers
- Argentina men's under-20 international footballers
- Olympic footballers for Argentina
- Argentina men's international footballers
- Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Copa Libertadores–winning players
- Copa Sudamericana–winning players
- 1997 Copa América players
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- Olympic silver medalists for Argentina
- Olympic medalists in football
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador