Marcelo Salas

Also known as José Marcelo Salas Melinao, Jose Marcelo Salas Melinao

Chilean footballer

Key facts

1993: Chile U20
1996: Chile Olympic
Full name: José Marcelo Salas Melinao
Date of birth: ( 1974-12-24 ) 24 December 1974 (age 51)
Place of birth: Temuco , Chile
Height: 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position: Striker
1989 1991: Deportes Temuco
1991 1993: Universidad de Chile
Years: Team
1993 1996: Universidad de Chile
1996 1998: River Plate
1998 2001: Lazio
2001 2006: Juventus
2003 2005: → River Plate (loan)
2005 2006: → Universidad de Chile (loan)
2006 2008: Universidad de Chile
1994 2007: Chile

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Chile
Place of birth: Temuco
Occupation: association football player
Languages spoken: Spanish
Participant in: 1998 FIFA World Cup
Sport: association football
Member of team: Chile men's national football team
Position played: forward
Country for sport: Chile
Mass: 75
Official website: www.marcelosalas.cl
Image: Marcelo Salas.jpg
Height: 173

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Commons category: Marcelo Salas
date of birth: 1974-12-24
start of work period: 1993-00-00
birth name: José Marcelo Salas Melinao
end of work period: 2008-00-00
number of matches played/races/starts: 1
total goals in career: 0

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Encyclopedic overview

* Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Marcelo Salas Melinao ( Latin American Spanish: [maɾˈselo ˈsalas]; born 24 December 1974), nicknamed Matador (due to his goalscoring celebrations), El Fenómeno and Shileno, is a Chilean former footballer who played as a striker. Salas is considered the best striker in the history of Chile. He stood out during the 1990s and 2000s in clubs such as Universidad de Chile, River Plate, Lazio and Juventus. He was the captain of the Chile national team and the top scorer – scoring 45 goals in total: 37 goals for the Chile national football team (4 in World Cups, 18 in World Cup qualification processes and 15 in friendlies) and 8 goals with the Chile Olympic football team.

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