Marcelo Saralegui Arregín (born 18 May 1971) is a Uruguayan

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and former player who played as a

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. Saralegui played 33 times for the Uruguay national team between 1992 and 1997. In

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he was part of the Uruguay squad that won the

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Playing career

Club

Saralegui started his professional playing career in 1989 with

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, in 1992 he played a part in the clubs championship winning season. Later that year he joined

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but he did not have much success there and returned to South America to play in Argentina. His first club in Argentina was

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where he played one season before joining

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. He played over 100 games for Colón between 1995 and 1999. In 1999, he joined Independiente, fierce rivals of Racing Club. In 2000, he rejoined Racing Club. In 2001, he returned to Uruguay to play for

again, and in 2001 he won his second Uruguayan championship. In the final years of his career he played for Fénix and

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International

He made his debut for

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in a

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against

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(2-0 win) on June 21, 1992, in the

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under coach

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Career statistics

International

Honours

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saralegui, Marcelo 1971 births Living people Footballers from Montevideo Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Uruguay men's international footballers 1993 Copa América players 1995 Copa América players 1997 Copa América players Men's association football midfielders Club Nacional de Football players Centro Atlético Fénix players Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Uruguay Montevideo players Club Atlético Colón footballers Club Atlético Independiente footballers Torino FC players Uruguayan Primera División players Serie A players Argentine Primera División players Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Copa América–winning players Uruguayan people of Basque descent Uruguayan football managers Club Sportivo Cerrito managers Rampla Juniors managers Club Atlético Colón managers Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Italy Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Spain