Marcelo Fracchia

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| name = Marcelo Fracchia

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| fullname = Marcelo Wálter Fracchia Bilbao

| height = {{height|m=1.80|precision=0}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|01|04|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Montevideo, Uruguay

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| position = Midfielder

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| years1 = 1987–1992

| years2 = 1992–1993

| years3 = 1994

| years4 = 1995

| years5 = 1996–1997

| years6 = 1998–2000

| years7 = 2001–2004

| clubs1 = Central Español

| clubs2 = Deportes Temuco

| clubs3 = Colo-Colo

| clubs4 = Unión Española

| clubs5 = Deportes Concepción

| clubs6 = Everton

| clubs7 = New Jersey Stallions

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| nationalyears1 = 1991

| nationalteam1 = Uruguay

| nationalcaps1 = 7 | nationalgoals1 = 0

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Marcelo Wálter Fracchia Bilbao (born 4 January 1968, in Montevideo) is a former Uruguayan footballer.{{cite web|publisher=Tenfield|title=Ficha de Jugador de selección: Marcelo Fracchia|url=http://www.tenfieldigital.com.uy/servlet/hprfchsj?2,43,2%2F43%2F,1,1397|accessdate=2009-01-18}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}

Club career

Fracchia spent most of his career in Chile, including playing for Deportes Temuco, Colo Colo, Unión Española and Everton de Viña del Mar. At the end of his career, he played for New Jersey Stallions in the United States, coinciding with his former teammate in Unión Española, Ramón Tapia.{{cite book |last1=Lodes |first1=Kirk J. |title=The American Soccer Guide |date=2008 |isbn=9781930852099 |page=1151 }}

International career

Fracchia earned seven caps for the senior Uruguay national football team during 1991. He made his debut in a friendly match against Chile (2–1 win) on June 26, 1991, in the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uru-intres1995.html |title=Uruguay - International Matches 1991-1995 |accessdate=2013-06-24 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100723133440/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/uru-intres1995.html |archivedate=2010-07-23 }}

Personal life

He is the father of the professional footballer Matías Fracchia, who was born in Chile, but has represented Uruguay as well as the United States at youth level.{{cite web |title=Matías Fracchia, el zaguero con tres nacionalidades de Temuco |url=https://chile.as.com/chile/2017/06/13/futbol/1497363110_698442.html |publisher=AS Chile |access-date=24 March 2021 |language=es-cl |date=13 June 2017}}