 Figueroa withO'Higgins in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marco Antonio Figueroa Montero | ||
| Date of birth | (1962-02-21)21 February 1962 (age 63) | ||
| Place of birth | San Felipe, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nicaragua (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1983 | Unión La Calera | ||
| 1983–1985 | Everton | ||
| 1986–1990 | Morelia | 133 | (55) |
| 1990–1991 | América | 15 | (5) |
| 1992–1993 | Cobreloa | ||
| 1993–1997 | Morelia | 134 | (75) |
| 1997 | Celaya | 17 | (3) |
| 1998 | Universidad Católica | ||
| International career | |||
| 1987–1993 | Chile | 7 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001 | Comunicaciones | ||
| 2002 | La Piedad | ||
| 2003 | Jaguares de Tapachula | ||
| 2004 | Petroleros de Salamanca | ||
| 2004–2005 | Celaya | ||
| 2005 | Querétaro | ||
| 2006 | Lagartos de Tabasco | ||
| 2006 | Tecos | ||
| 2006–2007 | Morelia | ||
| 2008 | Cobreloa | ||
| 2009–2010 | Universidad Católica | ||
| 2010 | O'Higgins | ||
| 2011–2012 | Everton | ||
| 2012 | Unión San Felipe | ||
| 2013 | Cobreloa | ||
| 2013–2014 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| 2015 | Cobreloa | ||
| 2015–2016 | San Marcos | ||
| 2017 | Murciélagos | ||
| 2018–2019 | O'Higgins | ||
| 2020 | Cobreloa | ||
| 2022–2025 | Nicaragua | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marco Antonio Figueroa Montero (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈmaɾkoanˈtonjofiɣeˈɾo.a]; born 21 February 1962) is aChilean formerfootballer, Was Formermanager forNicaragua. He is commonly known as"El Fantasma" (Spanish word: "Thephantom"). Figueroa played as astriker and spent the majority of his playing career atMexico, after retiring in 1998, at the Chilean powerhouseUniversidad Católica, aged 36.
Figueroa is considered an idol ofMorelia after playing for the club between 1986 and 1990.[1] He and his Chilean fellowsJuan Carlos Vera andÁngel Bustos are well remembered as a prolific attacking trident.[2]
In January 2001, he debuted ashead coach at theGuatemalan successful clubComunicaciones, signing the next season forAtlético Celaya of theLiga de Ascenso, in where Figueroa had two spells, after of direct toSalamanca F.C. of the same country in the 2003 season. Three years later, with adobe steps atQuerétaro andUAG Tecos, in September 2006, he signed a contract withMonarcas Morelia,[3] his old club when was player, team in where also was an historic goalscorer during the 1980s and 90s.
Figueroa came back to his homeland in July 2008 signing forCobreloa,[4] another old club in his career, of this form returning to his country after ten years out inMexico andGuatemala. After a successful season at the team ofCalama, reaching theClausura Tournament semi–finals, in December of that year, he reached an agreement withUniversidad Católica for direct to that team in the next season.[5] At Católica, Figueroa was runner–up in the2009 Clausura Tournament, after a regular season in the last semester, despite reaching the semi–finals of theApertura Tournament, being also named as the coach of the year according toEl Gráfico. The next season, after a regular campaign with Católica in the first part of theleague tournament and in the2010 Copa Libertadores, he was fired of the club, but signed months later forO'Higgins.
On 11 April 2011, Figueroa signed a contract with thePrimera B sideEverton, replacing toDiego Osella, because the bad results that theArgentine coach reached in the first weeks of theApertura Tournament of that division.[6] At the club based inViña del Mar, he was champion of theClausura Tournament of that level, but not achieved the promotion, after of loss againstUnión San Felipe andRangers. The next season, he was fired from the club.
On 25 September 2018, Figueroa was re-appointed as head coach forO'Higgins.[7]
His son, Mateo, is a player from theAtlético Morelia youth system.[8]
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