Marco Eduardo Vanzini Casteres (born 19 April 1976) is a

Uruguay Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the A ...

an former

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who played as a

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Club career

In his country Vanzini represented hometown sides

Danubio F.C. Danubio Fútbol Club is a Uruguayan association football, football club based in Jardines del Hipódromo, Montevideo that currently plays in the Uruguayan Primera División. Founded in 1945, the club's home stadium is Jardines del Hipódromo Ma ...

and

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

, playing in two different spells for the latter and winning a total of five

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championships. Nicknamed ''Palillo,'' he first joined Nacional in 1988, and he made his last appearance for the club in 2007. Abroad, his first experience came in 1996, playing a couple of months with

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Club Atlético Banfield Club Atlético Banfield is an Argentine sports club based in the Banfield, Buenos Aires, Banfield city of Greater Buenos Aires. It was founded on 21 January 1896, by the British–origin inhabitants of that city (mostly English people, English, ...

. From 2003 to 2005 different fates befell him, as he helped Portuguese team

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finish fifth and

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for the

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, subsequently relegating in

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with second level's

Terrassa FC Terrassa Futbol Club is a Spanish football team based in Terrassa, Barcelona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1906, it currently plays in , holding home matches at '' Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa'', with a capacity of 7,500 sp ...

. After two more years at Nacional, Vanzini played briefly in

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for

Esporte Clube Juventude Esporte Clube Juventude (), or simply Juventude, is a Brazilian football (soccer), football club in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul. The club currently competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the Brazilian football league system, fi ...

( top division,

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) at age 31. He retired in 2009 at the age of 33, after two seasons in

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with

Al-Hilal FC Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club (), simply known as Al-Hilal, is a professional multi-sports club based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Their Association football, football team competes in the Saudi Pro League. In Arabic, Al-Hilal means "the Crescent Mo ...

International career

During one year, in the beginning of his professional career, Vanzini made three appearances for

, his debut coming in 1995.

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National team data
* 1976 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 Argentine Primera División players Club Atlético Banfield footballers Primeira Liga players S.C. Braga players Segunda División players Terrassa FC footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Esporte Clube Juventude players Al Hilal SFC players Uruguay men's international footballers Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Uruguayan sportspeople of Italian descent Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina {{Uruguay-footy-midfielder-stub