Marcelo Fabián Sosa Farías (born 2 June 1978) is an Uruguayan retired

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who played as a

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. His nickname is "Pato" –

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for

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– and he played professionally for clubs in five countries.

Club career

Born in

Montevideo Montevideo () is the capital and largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . Montevideo is situated on the southern ...

, Sosa started his career at

Danubio FC Danubio Fútbol Club is a Uruguayan football club based in Jardines del Hipódromo, Montevideo that currently plays in the Uruguayan Primera División. Founded in 1932, the club's home stadium is Jardines del Hipódromo, which has a capacity ...

, being a mainstay for several seasons. In January 2004 he joined

FC Spartak Moscow FC Spartak Moscow (russian: Футбольный клуб «Спартак» Москва, Futbolʹnyy klub «Spartak» Moskva, ) is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships (second only to Dy ...

on a four-year deal, but only six months later he moved to

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), known simply as Atleti in the Spanish-speaking world and commonly referred to at international level as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in ...

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on a free transfer, signing a three-year link with the

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club. Although he appeared in 28 league games during

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, Sosa failed to impress, being loaned to fellow league side

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where he was used rarely during the

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se's historical season (a fourth place). He added two contests in the

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. After another loan, at

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in January 2007, Sosa was allowed to join hometown's

Club Nacional de Football Club Nacional de Football (, ''National Football Club'' or simply as Nacional) is a Uruguayan professional sports club based in Montevideo. The club was founded on 14 May 1899 as a result of the merger between ''Uruguay Athletic Club'' and ''Mon ...

on another free transfer, despite still having a six-month contract left with Atlético Madrid. On 7 January 2008,

Tecos UAG Tecos Fútbol Club (often referred to by its nickname "Tecos") is a Mexican professional football club associated with the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara AC. It plays its home games in the '' Estadio 3 de Marzo'' (March 3 Stadium, named fo ...

officially presented him to the Guadalajara-area media. In the 2009 summer 31-year-old Sosa returned to his country, signing with national powerhouse

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. In early February 2011 he joined fellow Primera División team

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, on a six-month contract.

International career

Having first appeared for

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in 2003, Sosa represented the nation at the

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, playing in all the matches for a final third-place.Copa América 2004
at

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sosa, Marcelo 1978 births Living people Footballers from Montevideo Uruguayan men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Uruguayan Primera División players Danubio F.C. players Club Nacional de Football players Peñarol players Racing Club de Montevideo players Russian Premier League players FC Spartak Moscow players La Liga players Atlético Madrid footballers CA Osasuna players Argentine Primera División players Club Atlético River Plate footballers Liga MX players Tecos F.C. footballers Uruguay men's international footballers 2004 Copa América players Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Spain Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico