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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcelo Fabián Espina Barrano | ||
| Date of birth | (1967-04-28)28 April 1967 (age 58) | ||
| Place of birth | Capital Federal, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1989 | Platense | 109 | (25) |
| 1990–1991 | Irapuato | 33 | (5) |
| 1991–1992 | Atlante | 35 | (5) |
| 1992–1993 | Lanús | 16 | (1) |
| 1993–1994 | Correcaminos | 23 | (2) |
| 1994–1995 | Platense | 55 | (20) |
| 1995–1998 | Colo-Colo | 84 | (22) |
| 1999–2001 | Racing Santander | 71 | (4) |
| 2001–2004 | Colo-Colo | 75 | (18) |
| International career | |||
| 1994–1996 | Argentina | 15 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2005 | Colo-Colo | ||
| 2006 | Everton | ||
| 2007–2008 | Unión Española | ||
| 2010 | Platense | ||
| 2011 | Acassuso | ||
| 2012 | Platense | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marcelo Fabián Espina Barrano (born April 28, 1967) is an Argentine former professionalfootballmidfielder who played for a number of clubs in Argentina and Chile and represented theArgentine national team. He is now a match analyst forESPN South America.
Born inBuenos Aires, Espina began his career atPlatense in theArgentine Primera División in 1986. In 1989, he moved to Mexico where he played forIrapuato and thenAtlante F.C. In 1992, he returned to Argentina to play forLanús, but after only one season he returned to Platense.
In 1995, he joined Colo-Colo in Chile, in his first spell at the club he was part of 3 title winning teams. In 1999, he left Colo-Colo to play forRacing Santander ofLa Liga in Spain. After 2 seasons with Racing, Espina returned to Colo-Colo where he retired in 2004.
Espina represented theArgentine national team on 15 occasions between 1994 and 1996 scoring 1 goal.[1] He also captained national team in 1995. He is best remembered for being the first player afterDiego Maradona's retirement from the National Team to wear the #10 shirt, during the tenure of coachDaniel Passarella.
After retiring as a player he had spells as manager ofColo-Colo andEverton in Chile. In 2010, he joinedPlatense of the regionalised 3rd division of Argentine football.
Espina naturalizedChilean by residence.[citation needed]
His son, Santiago,[citation needed] was born in Chile and played football at professional level forPlatense,San Lorenzo andDeportes Copiapó.[2]
He has worked as afootball commentator and analyst forESPN Chile.[3]
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