Marcelo Balboa
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | August 8, 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Chicago, Illinois, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1987 | Cerritos College | ||
| 1988–1989 | San Diego State Aztecs | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1989 | San Diego Nomads | ? | (8) |
| 1990–1991 | San Francisco Bay | 15 | (7) |
| 1992 | Colorado Foxes | 15 | (4) |
| 1994–1995 | León | 53 | (3) |
| 1996–2001 | Colorado Rapids | 151 | (24) |
| 2002 | MetroStars | 1 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1988–2000 | United States | 127 | (13) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Marcelo Balboa (born August 8, 1967) is an American retired soccer defender who played in the 1990s for the U.S. national team, becoming its captain. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
After retiring from playing, he has worked as a commentator for ESPN and ABC and MLS games on HDNet and Altitude, as well as FIFA World Cup games on Univision. He is currently the head boys' soccer coach for Monarch High School in Louisville, Colo.
Balboa, who is of Argentine descent, was born in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up in Cerritos, California. Balboa played youth soccer for Fram-Culver, which won the 1986 McGuire Cup (U-19 National Championship). Balboa's father, Luis Balboa who played professionally in Argentina and with the Chicago Mustangs of the North American Soccer League, coached him. In 1985, Balboa graduated from Cerritos High School.
Balboa attended Cerritos College, a local two-year community college from 1986 to 1987. At Cerritos, Balboa was both placekicker on the football team and a two-time 1st Team All-South Coast Conference soccer player. Cerritos College has retired Balboa's jersey number – #3. In 1988, Balboa transferred to San Diego State University where he was a 1988 First Team and a 1989 Second Team All American soccer player.
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