| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Marcelo Alejandro Delgado | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1973-03-24)24 March 1973 (age 52) | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Capitán Bermúdez, Argentina | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position | 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
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Marcelo Alejandro Delgado (born 24 March 1973) is an Argentine former professionalfootballer, best known for his nickname "Chelo". He usually played as adeep-lying forward. He was capped forArgentina and played at the1996 Olympic Games and the1998 FIFA World Cup. He was well known for his technical ability and finishing.
He played for several clubs, includingRosario Central,Racing Club,Boca Juniors,Barcelona SC and MexicanCruz Azul. His nephew,Lucas, is a professional footballer.[2]
In the summer 2011, Delgado was appointed assistant coach toRaúl Alfredo Cascini atLos Andes.[3][4] The duo resigned on 9 September 2012.[5]
In 2013, Delgado had a short spell at amateur clubFor ever.[6] In 2016, Delgado played a few matches for his childhood clubDefensores de Villa.[7]
On 19 December 2019, when his close friend and former pro-playerJuan Román Riquelme was appointed vice-president and head of the football department ofBoca Juniors, Delgado also joined the club as a member of Boca Juniors Soccer Council.[8][9][10]
| 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 | |
Boca Juniors
Argentina
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