Marcelo Urzúa

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Marcelo Urzúa
Personal information
Full name Cristian Marcelo Urzúa Gac
Date of birth (1962-09-09) 9 September 1962 (age 61)
Place of birth Chile
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982 Magallanes 17 (9)
1983 Colo-Colo 0 (0)
1983 Universidad de Chile 6 (1)
1984–1985 Palestino 31 (8)
1986 Rangers 20 (2)
1987–1988 Eendracht Aalst 27 (7)
1988–1989 Diagoras 24 (2)
1989–1990 Naval 10 (3)
1990–1991 Concordia Hamburg 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cristian Marcelo Urzúa Gac (born 9 September 1962), known as Marcelo Urzúa, is a Chilean former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder for clubs in Chile and abroad.

Career[edit]

In his homeland, he played in the top division for Magallanes (1982),[1] Colo-Colo (1983),[2] Universidad de Chile (1983),[3] Palestino (1984–85)[4][5] and Rangers (1986)[6] before moving abroad.

As player of Colo-Colo, he made one appearance in the 1983 Copa Libertadores match against Cobreloa on 23 March[7] and took part in the 1983 Copa Polla Gol.[8] On second half of the same year, he switched to the traditional rival, Universidad de Chile,[9] becoming the seventh player to make it after Alfonso Domínguez, Javier Mascaró, José Santos Arias, among others.[10]

In 1987, he went to Europa thanks to the Argentine former player of Palestino, José Rubulotta, who also helped another Chilean players to sign in Belgium such as Juan Verdugo, Eloy Vidal and Juvenal Olmos.[11] He played for Eendracht Aalst (1987–88) in Belgium,[12] and for Diagoras (1988–89) in Greece.[13]

After a stint in Chile with Naval (1989–1990),[14] he returned to Europa and played for the German club Concordia Hamburg in 1990–91.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Magallanes 1982 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Marcelo Urzúa :: Marcelo Urzúa ::". www.ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Universidad de Chile 1983 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Palestino 1984 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Palestino 1985 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Rangers 1986 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Marcelo Urzúa - Centrocampista en Colo-Colo". Resultados de Fútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  8. ^ "COLO-COLO 1:0 MAGALLANES - COPA POLLA GOL 1983". historiadecolocolo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Datazo: Los futbolistas que pasaron por Colo Colo y Universidad de Chile". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  10. ^ González, Christian (18 July 2016). "Beausejour, 11° jugador que pasa directo de Colo Colo a la U" (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  11. ^ Álbum del Recuerdo: Futbolistas Chilenos en Bélgica Futbolistas. Chilenos en el Exterior on Facebook (in Spanish)
  12. ^ Marcelo Urzúa en Eendracht Aalst Futbolistas. Chilenos en el Exterior on Facebook (in Spanish)
  13. ^ "Profile of Marcelo Urzua Gac: Info, news, matches and statistics". www.besoccer.com. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  14. ^ Mardones, Fabián (23 June 2021). "El corto y recordado paso de Deportes Valdivia en Primera División". Asifuch (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2022.

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