Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marcelo Alejandro Delgado | ||
Date of birth | 24 March 1973 | ||
Place of birth | Capitán Bermúdez, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
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 | 13 | (3) |
2007–2010 | Barcelona SC | 40 | (10) |
National team | |||
1991 | Argentina U20 | 2 | (1) |
1995–2002 | Argentina | 18 | (0) |
1996 | Argentina Olympic | 2 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2011–2012 | Los Andes | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 August 2008. |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Representing Argentina | ||
Men's Football | ||
1996 Atlanta | Team Competition |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 August 2008.
Marcelo Alejandro Delgado (born 24 March 1973 in Capitán Bermúdez, Santa Fe Province) is an Argentine footballer. He usually plays as a deep-lying forward, and is currently in Defensores de Villa Cassini, Argentina. He is regarded as one of the best Argentinian forwards in the past decade. He has been capped for Argentina and played at the 1996 Olympic Games and the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He is well known for his technical ability and finishing.
Nicknamed El Chelo, he played for several clubs including Rosario Central, Racing Club, Boca Juniors, Barcelona SC and Mexican Cruz Azul.