Marcelo Saralegui
{{short description|Uruguayan footballer (born 1971)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Marcelo Saralegui
| image = Marcelo_Saralegui.jpg
| caption = Saralegui with Colón in 1997
| fullname = Marcelo Saralegui Arregín
| height = {{height|m=1.72|precision=0}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|5|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = Montevideo, Uruguay
| currentclub =
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 = 1984–1988
| youthclubs1 = Nacional
| years1 = 1989–1992
| years2 = 1990
| years3 = 1992–1994
| years4 = 1994–1995
| years5 = 1995–1999
| years6 = 1999
| years7 = 2000
| years8 = 2000–2001
| years9 = 2001–2002
| years10 = 2002–2003
| years11 = 2004
| clubs1 = Nacional
| clubs2 = Atlético Madrileño
| clubs3 = Torino
| clubs4 = Racing Club
| clubs5 = Colón
| clubs6 = Independiente
| clubs7 = Defensor Sporting
| clubs8 = Racing Club
| clubs9 = Nacional
| clubs10 = Fénix
| clubs11 = Uruguay Montevideo
| caps1 = 37
| caps2 = 3
| caps3 = 2
| caps4 = 33
| caps5 = 105
| caps6 = 14
| caps7 = 5
| caps8 = 12
| caps9 = 12
| caps10 = 16
| caps11 = ?
| goals1 = 4
| goals2 = 0
| goals3 = 5
| goals4 = 29
| goals5 = 1
| goals6 = 0
| goals7 = 0
| goals8 = 1
| goals9 = 2
| goals10 = ?
| goals11 = ?
| nationalyears1 = 1992–1997
| nationalteam1 = Uruguay
| nationalcaps1 = 33
| nationalgoals1 = 6
| manageryears1 = 2004–2006
| managerclubs1 = Uruguay Montevideo
| manageryears2 = 2006–2007
| managerclubs2 = Cerrito
| manageryears3 = 2010
| managerclubs3 = Cerrito
| manageryears4 = 2014
| managerclubs4 = Rampla Juniors
| manageryears5 = 2016
| managerclubs5 = Colegiales
| manageryears6 = 2022–2023
| managerclubs6 = Colón
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|URU}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Copa América}}
{{Medal|Winner|1995 Uruguay|}}
}}
Marcelo Saralegui Arregín (born 18 May 1971) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.
Saralegui played 33 times for the Uruguay national team between 1992 and 1997.[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/uru-recintlp.html Uruguay record internationalfootballers] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628200526/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/uru-recintlp.html |date=2011-06-28 }} at rsssf In 1995 he was part of the Uruguay squad that won the Copa América.
Playing career
=Club=
Saralegui started his professional playing career in 1989 with Nacional, in 1992 he played a part in the clubs championship winning season. Later that year he joined Torino of Italy but he did not have much success there and returned to South America to play in Argentina.
His first club in Argentina was Racing Club de Avellaneda where he played one season before joining Colón de Santa Fe. He played over 100 games for Colón between 1995 and 1999.
In 1999, he joined Independiente, fierce rivals of Racing Club. In 2000, he rejoined Racing Club.
In 2001, he returned to Uruguay to play for Nacional again, and in 2001 he won his second Uruguayan championship. In the final years of his career he played for Fénix and Uruguay Montevideo.
=International=
He made his debut for Uruguay in a friendly match against Australia (2-0 win) on June 21, 1992, in the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo under coach Luis Alberto Cubilla.{{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 }}
Career statistics
=International=
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|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
rowspan="6"|Uruguay{{cite web|title=Marcelo Saralegui - AUF|url=https://www.auf.org.uy/marcelo-saralegui/|access-date=21 February 2022}}
|1992 | 6 | 0 | |
1993 | 6 | 2 | |
1994 | 0 | 0 | |
1995 | 7 | 1 | |
1996 | 6 | 0 | |
1997 | 8 | 3 | |
colspan="2"|Total||33||6 |
Honours
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!Season !Team !Title | ||
1992 | Nacional | Primera División Uruguaya |
1995 | Uruguay | Copa América |
2001 | Nacional | Primera División Uruguaya |
References
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External links
- {{NFT player|pid=12569}}
- {{in lang|es}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20080302160749/http://www.tenfieldigital.com.uy/servlet/hprfchsj?0,2,2%2F43%2F,1,230 Profile] at Tenfield
- {{in lang|es}} {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120604141541/http://www.futbolxxi.com/Futbolista.aspx?ID=10371&SEOFutbolista=Saralegui+Marcelo Argentine Primera statistics]}}
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