Marcelo Escudero

Marcelo Alejandro Escudero (born 25 July 1972 in Punta Alta) is a retired Argentine football midfielder.

Escudero started his career with Sporting Punta Alta in the South Bahia Blanca regional League of Argentine football. Shortly afterwards, he was transferred to Newell's Old Boys in 1992. He made his professional debut in the Argentine First Division with Newell's, where he was part of the squad that won the Clausura 1992 championship.

In 1995 Escudero was selected to join the Argentina squad for the Copa América in 1995.

In 1996, he joined River Plate where he won five league championships, as well as the Copa Libertadores in 1996, and the Supercopa Sudamericana in 1997.

In 2003, he had an unsuccessful spell with Fortaleza in Brazil. His last club was Olimpo de Bahía Blanca where he retired in 2005.

Honours

 * Newell's Old Boys
 * Primera División Argentina: Clausura 1992


 * River Plate
 * Primera División Argentina: Apertura 1996, Clausura 1997, Apertura 1999, Clausura 2000, Clausura 2002
 * Copa Libertadores: 1996
 * Supercopa Sudamericana: 1997