Marcelo Salas

Jose Marcelo Salas Melinao (born on December 24, 1974), better known as Marcelo Salas is an association football player from Chile. He and Ivan Zamorano are two of Chile’s most famous soccer players ever. Some state that 1976 was his birth year, however, most records, including his playing records, indicate that he was born in 1974.

Salas debuted playing for de Universidad de Chile in 1993. In 1994, he played overseas for the first time, sharing the bench with legendary player Hugo Sanchez, among others, in the Atlante first division team in Mexico. He finished his participation with Atlante in 1995. In 1996, Salas went on to play with River Plate of Argentina’s first division. That year also, he helped his team in Chile win the national championship. In 1998, he participated with Chile in the World  Cup, after his run at River Plate was over.

Marcelo Salas scored 29 goals in 54 games at the AFA league. With the Chilean national team, he scored 21 goals in 27 games.
(Written by Benjamín Carrasco - 3°H - 6,4)