Marco Andrés Olea Hueche (born 24 March 1979) is a Chilean

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manager and former footballer. He is currently in charge of .

Playing career

Olea represented the Chile national team in the 0–1 loss against

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on 28 December 2001.

Coaching career

From April to July 2021, Olea coached

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. In the second half of 2022, he became the manager of Cultural Maipú in the

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, the fifth level of the Chilean football league system. In May 2025, Olea was appointed the manager of .

Personal life

On his maternal line, Olea is of

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descent, since his last surname, Hueche (or Weche), means "young" in

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. As a footballer, he was nicknamed ''El Caballero del Gol'' (The Gentleman of the Goal) due to the fact that he used to put on a tie to celebrate his goals since he played for

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. He has stated that cooking is also his passion. So, he took part in the first season of the cooking TV show Master Chef Chile in 2014.

Honours

Player

;Universidad de Chile *

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(1): 2004 Apertura ;Deportes Iquique *

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;Individual * Primera B Top-Scorer:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Olea, Marco 1979 births Living people Footballers from Temuco Chilean people of Mapuche descent Mapuche sportspeople Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chile men's international footballers Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Segunda División Profesional de Chile players Ascenso MX players Audax Italiano footballers Provincial Osorno footballers C.D. Universidad de Concepción footballers Club Universidad de Chile footballers O'Higgins F.C. footballers Everton de Viña del Mar footballers C.D. Cobresal footballers Lobos BUAP footballers Club Deportivo Palestino footballers Deportes Iquique footballers Deportes Copiapó footballers Deportes Puerto Montt footballers Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Men's association football forwards Chilean football managers Indigenous sportspeople of the Americas 20th-century Mapuche people 21st-century Mapuche people