Marcelo Escudero
Marcelo Alejandro Escudero (born 25 July 1972 in Punta Alta) is a retired Argentine football midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcelo Alejandro Escudero | ||
| Date of birth | 25 July 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Punta Alta, Argentina | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1992 | Sporting Punta Alta | ||
| 1992–1996 | Newell's Old Boys | 90 | (10) |
| 1996–2002 | River Plate | 113 | (12) |
| 2003 | Fortaleza | 1 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Olimpo | 21 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 1994–1995 | Argentina | 9 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Escudero started his career with Sporting Punta Alta in the South Bahia Blanca regional League of Argentine football. Shortly afterwards, he was transferred to Newell's Old Boys in 1992. He made his professional debut in the Argentine First Division with Newell's, where he was part of the squad that won the Clausura 1992 championship.
In 1995 Escudero was selected to join the Argentina squad for the Copa América in 1995.
In 1996, he joined River Plate where he won five league championships, as well as the Copa Libertadores in 1996, and the Supercopa Sudamericana in 1997.
In 2003, he had an unsuccessful spell with Fortaleza in Brazil. His last club was Olimpo de Bahía Blanca where he retired in 2005.
Honours
- Primera División Argentina: Clausura 1992
- Primera División Argentina: Apertura 1996, Clausura 1997, Apertura 1999, Clausura 2000, Clausura 2002
- Copa Libertadores: 1996
- Supercopa Sudamericana: 1997
External links
- Marcelo Escudero at National-Football-Teams.com
- (in Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics
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