Marco Olea

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Olea and the second or maternal family name is Hueche.

Marco Olea

Personal information
Full name	Marco Andrés Olea Hueche
Date of birth	(1979-03-24) 24 March 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Temuco, Chile
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Cultural Maipú (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2002	Audax Italiano	79	(20)
1999	→ Provincial Osorno (loan)	30	(22)
2003	Universidad de Concepción	36	(16)
2004–2005	Universidad de Chile	78	(27)
2006	O'Higgins	39	(11)
2007	Everton de Viña del Mar	40	(6)
2008	Cobresal	36	(16)
2009	Lobos BUAP	16	(2)
2009	Palestino	15	(3)
2010	Deportes Iquique	24	(3)
2011	Deportes Copiapó	25	(0)
2012	Provincial Osorno	14	(7)
2012–2013	Deportes Puerto Montt	13	(1)
Managerial career
2020	Cultural Maipú
2021	Santiago Morning (women)
2022–	Cultural Maipú
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 September 2018

Marco Andrés Olea Hueche (born 24 March 1979) is a former Chilean footballer and current manager.

Coaching career

From April to July 2021, he coached Santiago Morning (women).[1] On second half 2022, he assumed as the manager of Cultural Maipú in the Tercera B, the fifth level of the Chilean football league system.[2]

Personal life

From his maternal line, Olea is of Mapuche descent, since his last surname, Hueche (or Weche), means "young" in Mapudungun.[3]

As a footballer, he was nicknamed El Caballero del Gol (The Gentleman of the Goal) due to the fact that he used to put on a tie to celebrate his goals since he played for Universidad de Concepción.[4]

He has stated that cooking is also his passion. So, he took part in the first season of the cooking TV show Master Chef Chile in 2014.[4]

Honours

Club

Universidad de Chile

• Primera División de Chile (1): 2004 Apertura

Deportes Iquique

• Copa Chile: 2010
• Primera B: 2010

Individual

• Primera B Top-Scorer: 1999

References

1. Canelo Rojas, Javiera (21 July 2021). "Marco Olea deja la dirección técnica de Santiago Morning". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 July 2022.
2. Navarro, Nicolás (22 July 2022). "Marco Olea es nuevo entrenador de Cultural Maipú y avisa: "Sueño con dirigir a Universidad de Chile"". Bolavip Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 July 2022.
3. Asuntos Indígenas, Unidad de Coordinación de (1961). Diccionario de la lengua Mapuche (PDF). Santiago, Chile: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia. p. 63. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
4. Sepúlveda, Francisco (30 October 2014). "Marco Olea: el futbolista que cambió los goles por MasterChef". T13.cl (in Spanish). Teletrece. Retrieved 26 July 2022.

External links

• Marcos Andres Olea at BDFA (in Spanish)
• Marco Olea at Soccerway