Marcelo Delgado

Marcelo Delgado
Personal information
Full name Marcelo Alejandro Delgado
Date of birth (1973-03-24) 24 March 1973 (age 51)
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
Representing  Argentina
Men's Football
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcelo Alejandro Delgado (born 24 March 1973) is an 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

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

Appearances and goals by national team and year[11]
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

Boca Juniors

Argentina

References

  1. ^ Marcelo Delgado, futbolistasderosariocentral.blogspot.com, 26 March 2019
  2. ^ "Amistoso desde el banco de suplentes". Vavel. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  3. ^ Los ex Boca, Cascini y Delgado, serán la dupla técnica de Los Andes, infobae.com, 2 July 2011
  4. ^ Pagina No Oficial del Club Atletico Los Andes, lomaslocura.com.ar
  5. ^ Cascini no es Vilanova, ole.com.ar, 9 September 2012
  6. ^ Con casi 40 años, el "Chelo" Delgado vuelve a jugar al fútbol, minutouno.com, 21 March 2013
  7. ^ Con cambios, el próximo domingo comienza a disputarse la ..., informacionregional.com.ar, 30 March 2016
  8. ^ Riquelme al poder en Boca con Jorge Ameal, marca.com, 9 December 2012
  9. ^ ¡Bienvenido a casa, Pol!, bocajuniors.com.ar, 20 January 2020
  10. ^ ¿Quiénes son y qué hacen los exjugadores que trabajan en Boca junto a Riquelme?, goal.com, 27 July 2021
  11. ^ Marcelo Delgado at National-Football-Teams.com