Marco Antonio Bahamonde Nilian (born 14 June 1980) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for clubs in Chile and Argentina.[1] He has been one of the few Chilean players who have were with Boca Juniors.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marco Antonio Bahamonde Nilian | ||
| Date of birth | 14 June 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Río Negro, Chile | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1998 | Provincial Osorno | ||
| 1998–1999 | Boca Juniors | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Provincial Osorno | 8 | (1) |
| 1999–2001 | Boca Juniors | ||
| 2000–2001 | → El Porvenir (loan) | ||
| 2001 | → Provincial Osorno (loan) | ||
| 2002–2004 | Provincial Osorno | ||
| 2005 | Estrella del Sur | ||
| 2006 | Pedro Aguirre Cerda | ||
| 2007 | Deportivo Arauco | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn in Río Negro, Chile,[3] Bahamonde is a product of Provincial Osorno youth system and made his professional debut at the age of seventeen thanks to the coach Juan Carlos Carotti [es],[4] making appearances for the club in 1997 and 1998 in the Chilean top flight.[5][6][7]
In 1998, he joined Argentine club Boca Juniors in a transfer by US$150,000 thanks to his agent Eduardo Petrini,[4] along with his fellow Alberto González,[8] where they coincided with players such as Sebastián Battaglia, Juan Román Riquelme, Martín Palermo, among others. He played for the reserve team, joining the first team in 1999.[3] In 2000, he made appearances in matches against Racing Club, Vélez Sarsfield and River Plate, wearing the number 10, which is highly related to great players such as Juan Román Riquelme, Diego Maradona and Alberto Márcico.[9]
After a stint on loan at El Porvenir in 2000–01 alongside his fellows Juan Arostegui, Guillermo Báez, Domingo Cardozo and Gabriel Amadei,[10] he tried to sign with Universidad Católica in his country of birth, but he finally joined Provincial Osorno in 2001,[4] coinciding again with González.[11] He stayed with the club until 2004, with whom he won a qualifier for the 2003 Copa Sudamericana, being included in the squad for that international tournament.[4]
He ended his career playing for Estrella del Sur, Pedro Aguirre Cerda[12] and Deportivo Arauco in the Chilean Tercera División.[10]
He retired due to a serious ankle injury.[3]
Post-retirement
editBahamonde has coached amateur clubs such as Camilo Henríquez from Rahue [es] and worked in freight,[3][13] removals[14] and pest control.[4]
He has gone on playing football at amateur level along with Alberto González, in clubs such as Municipal from Osorno.[1]
Honours
editProvincial Osorno[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Los osorninos que pasaron de jugar en la Bombonera a las canchas de los barrios". SoyChile (in Spanish). 13 June 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "Fuenzalida se convierte en el sexto chileno en jugar por Boca Juniors". Deportes13 (in Spanish). Canal 13. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d Ortega, Pablo (1 April 2016). "El chileno que jugó en Boca y hoy hace fletes en Osorno". Diario AS (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "Marco Bahamonde: De ser fichado por Boca Juniors a los 17 a controlar plagas a los 30". Publimetro Chile (in Spanish). Publimetro. 3 August 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Osorno 1997 - Campeonato de Apertura". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Osorno 1997 - Campeonato de Clausura". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Osorno 1998 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Dos juveniles chilenos" (in Spanish). Clarín. 26 March 1998. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ (Pelotudos Chile) Marco Bahamonde, el chileno que jugó con la 10 de Maradona (in Spanish). 20 May 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ a b Soze, Keyser (25 August 2007). "Bahamonde Marco". En Una Baldosa (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "2002: UNA PAUSA ANTES DEL GRAN REGRESO". www.oocities.org (in Spanish). October 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "Bahamonde Marco". Se La Jugaron (in Spanish). 10 October 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Jugó en Boca, ganó un superclásico con la 10 y ahora hace fletes". www.minutouno.com (in Spanish). 7 April 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Prensa argentina destaca la historia de Marco Bahamonde, chileno que jugó en Boca Juniors". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
External links
edit- Marco Bahamonde at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Marco Bahamonde at HistoriadeBoca.com.ar (in Spanish)
- Marco Bahamonde on Facebook
- Revista Triunfo 2000: Entrevista a Marco Bahamonde
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