Marcelo Saralegui Arregín (born 18 May 1971) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.
 Saralegui with Colón in 1997 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Marcelo Saralegui Arregín | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 18 May 1971 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 1984–1988 | Nacional | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1989–1992 | Nacional | 37 | (4) | |||||||||||
| 1990 | Atlético Madrileño | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1992–1994 | Torino | 2 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Racing Club | 33 | (29) | |||||||||||
| 1995–1999 | Colón | 105 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Independiente | 14 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Racing Club | 12 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Nacional | 12 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Fénix | 16 | (?) | |||||||||||
| 2004 | Uruguay Montevideo | ? | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1992–1997 | Uruguay | 33 | (6) | |||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Uruguay Montevideo | |||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Cerrito | |||||||||||||
| 2010 | Cerrito | |||||||||||||
| 2014 | Rampla Juniors | |||||||||||||
| 2016 | Colegiales | |||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Colón | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Saralegui played 33 times for the Uruguay national team between 1992 and 1997.[1] In 1995 he was part of the Uruguay squad that won the Copa América.
Playing career edit
Club edit
Saralegui started his professional playing career in 1989 with Nacional, in 1992 he played a part in the clubs championship winning season. Later that year he joined Torino of Italy but he did not have much success there and returned to South America to play in Argentina.
His first club in Argentina was Racing Club de Avellaneda where he played one season before joining Colón de Santa Fe. He played over 100 games for Colón between 1995 and 1999.
In 1999, he joined Independiente, fierce rivals of Racing Club. In 2000, he rejoined Racing Club.
In 2001, he returned to Uruguay to play for Nacional again, and in 2001 he won his second Uruguayan championship. In the final years of his career he played for Fénix and Uruguay Montevideo.
International edit
He made his debut for Uruguay in a friendly match against Australia (2-0 win) on June 21, 1992, in the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo under coach Luis Alberto Cubilla.[2]
Career statistics edit
International edit
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay[3] | 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1995 | 7 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 8 | 3 | |
| Total | 33 | 6 | |
Honours edit
| Season | Team | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Nacional | Primera División Uruguaya |
| 1995 | Uruguay | Copa América |
| 2001 | Nacional | Primera División Uruguaya |
References edit
- ^ Uruguay record internationalfootballers Archived 2011-06-28 at the Wayback Machine at rsssf
- ^ "Uruguay - International Matches 1991-1995". Archived from the original on 2010-07-23. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
- ^ "Marcelo Saralegui - AUF". Retrieved 21 February 2022.
External links edit
- Marcelo Saralegui at National-Football-Teams.com
- (in Spanish) Profile at Tenfield
- (in Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics