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Marcelo Salas
Sign in to saveAlso known as José Marcelo Salas Melinao, Jose Marcelo Salas Melinao
Chilean footballer
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Prayer Journal : Prayer Journal
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Group
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1996
- Active to
- 2017-03-19
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 17
- Total plays
- 50
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Marcelo+Salas">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The Sequence of the Human Genome
· 2001 · cited 10,205x
- Electron-Hole Diffusion Lengths Exceeding 1 Micrometer in an Organometal Trihalide Perovskite Absorber
· 2013 · cited 9,973x
- A human gut microbial gene catalogue established by metagenomic sequencing
· 2010 · cited 9,937x
- Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines
· 2018 · cited 9,660x
- Dynamical mean-field theory of strongly correlated fermion systems and the limit of infinite dimensions
· 1996 · cited 6,412x
via Crossref · CC0
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
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Team
- _Retired Soccer
- Position
- Forward
- Nationality
- Chile
via TheSportsDB
~18 min read
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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