Marcelo Sosa

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Marcelo Sosa
Personal information
Full name	Marcelo Fabian Sosa
Date of birth	February 6, 1978 (1978-02-06) (age 30)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	UAG Tecos
Number	20
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996–2003 2004 2004–2006 2005–2006 2006 2007– 2008-	Danubio Spartak Moscow Atlético Madrid →Osasuna (loan) →River Plate (loan) Nacional Montevideo Tecos UAG	8 (0) 28 (0) 11 (0) 2 (0) 11 (1)
National team
	Uruguay	23 (2)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Marcelo Fabian Sosa (born 6 February 1978 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is Uruguayan football player who currently plays for UAG Tecos. His usual position is Defensive Midfielder. Nickname is "Pato", Spanish for duck.

[edit] Football career

Sosa started his career at Danubio F.C.. In January 2004 he joined FC Spartak Moscow, signing a four year deal. But only 6 months later he joined Atlético Madrid on a free transfer, signing a 3 year deal. Again, he failed to earn a regular place and was loaned to Osasuna and River Plate. In January 2007, he was allowed to join Nacional de Montevideo on a free transfer, despite having a 6 month contract left with Madrid.

He played two games in UEFA Cup for Osasuna.

On January 7, 2008, Tecos UAG officially presents him to the Guadalajara-area media in a press conference.

[edit] Internationals career

He capped for Uruguay in Copa America 2004.

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