Marcelo Delgado

Personal information
Marcelo Delgado
Full name	Marcelo Alejandro Delgado
Date of birth	March 24, 1973 (1973-03-24) (age 35)
Place of birth	Capitán Bermúdez, Argentina
Height	173 cm
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Barcelona SC
Number	16
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1990-1994 1994-1995 1995-2000 2000-2003 2003-2004 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-Present	Rosario Central Cruz Azul Racing Club Boca Juniors Cruz Azul Boca Juniors Belgrano Barcelona SC	112 (23) 36 (5) 119 (48) 91 (25) 46 (18) 35 (5) 13 (3) 14 (7)
National team
1995-2002	Argentina	33 (9)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 29 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Marcelo Alejandro Delgado (born 24 March 1973 in Capitán Bermúdez, Santa Fe Province) is an Argentine football player, currently playing for Barcelona Sporting Club. He has been one of the best Argentinian forwards in the past decade having played and scored many goals in the Argentine Primera División as well as the Mexican Primera División with Cruz Azul. He has been capped for Argentina and played at the 1996 Olympic Games and the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He is well known for his technical ability and finishing, both well used from his usual deep lying forward position.

Nicknamed El Chelo, he played for several clubs including Rosario Central, Racing Club, Boca Juniors, Barcelona SC and Mexican Cruz Azul.

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v • d • e Argentina squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup

1 Roa • 2 Ayala • 3 Chamot • 4 Pineda • 5 Almeyda • 6 Sensini • 7 C. López • 8 Simeone • 9 Batistuta • 10 Ortega • 11 Verón • 12 Burgos • 13 Paz • 14 Vivas • 15 Astrada • 16 Berti • 17 Cavallero • 18 Balbo • 19 Crespo • 20 Gallardo • 21 Delgado • 22 Zanetti • Coach: Passarella