Marco Antonio Figueroa

Marco Antonio Figueroa Montero (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaɾko anˈtonjo fiɣeˈɾo.a]; born 21 February 1962) is a Chilean former footballer, currently manager for Cobreloa. He is commonly known as "El Fantasma" (Spanish word: "The phantom"). Figueroa played as a striker and spent the majority of his playing career at Mexico, after retiring in 1998, at the Chilean powerhouse Universidad Católica, aged 36.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Figueroa and the second or maternal family name is Montero.
Marco Antonio Figueroa
Figueroa with O'Higgins in 2019
Personal information
Full name Marco Antonio Figueroa Montero
Date of birth (1962-02-21) 21 February 1962
Place of birth San Felipe, Chile
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Cobreloa (Head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1983 Unión La Calera
1983–1985 Everton
1986–1990 Atlético Morelia 133 (55)
1990–1991 América 15 (5)
1992–1993 Cobreloa
1993–1997 Atlético Morelia 134 (75)
1997 Celaya 17 (3)
1998 Universidad Católica
National team
1987–1993 Chile ? (?)
Teams managed
2001 Comunicaciones
2002–2003 Celaya
2003 Salamanca
2004–2005 Celaya
2005 Querétano
2006 Barnsley
2006–2007 Morelia
2008 Cobreloa
2009–2010 Universidad Católica
2010 O'Higgins
2011–2012 Everton
2012 Unión San Felipe
2013 Cobreloa
2013–2014 Universidad de Chile
2015 Cobreloa
2016–2017 San Marcos de Arica
2017 Murciélagos FC
2018–2019 O'Higgins
2020– Cobreloa
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Coaching career

In January 2001, he debuted as head coach at the Guatemalan successful club Comunicaciones, signing the next season for Atlético Celaya of the Liga de Ascenso, in where Figueroa had two spells, after of direct to Salamanca F.C. of the same country in the 2003 season. Three years later, with adobe steps at Querétaro and UAG Tecos, in September 2006, he signed a contract with Monarcas Morelia,[1] his old club when was player, team in where also was an historic goalscorer during the 1980s and 90s.

Figueroa came back to his homeland in July 2008 signing for Cobreloa,[2] another old club in his career, of this form returning to his country after ten years out in Mexico and Guatemala. After a successful season at the team of Calama, reaching the Clausura Tournament semi–finals, in December of that year, he reached an agreement with Universidad Católica for direct to that team in the next season.[3] At Católica, Figueroa was runner–up the 2009 Clausura Tournament, after a regular season in the last semester, despite of reach the semi–finals of the Apertura Tournament, being also named as the coach of the year according to El Gráfico. The next season, after a regular campaign with Católica in the first part of the league tournament and in the 2010 Copa Libertadores, he was fired of the club, but signed months later for O'Higgins.

On 11 April 2011, Figueroa signed a contract with the Primera B side Everton, replacing to Diego Osella, because the bad results that the Argentine coach reached in the first weeks of the Apertura Tournament of that division.[4] At the club based in Viña del Mar, he was champion of the Clausura Tournament of that level, but not achieved the promotion, after of loss against Unión San Felipe and Rangers. The next season, he was fired from the club.

On 25 September 2018, Figueroa was re-appointed as head coach for O'Higgins.[5]

Honours

Player
Cobreloa
  • Primera División de Chile (1): 1992

Individual
  • Primera División de Chile Top–scorer (1): 1993
  • Monarcas Morelia all-time top scorer (130 goals)

Manager
Universidad Católica
  • Torneo Clausura (1): Runner–up 2009
Everton

Individual
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References
  1. "Vuelve El Fantasma". Mexico D.F.: Espn.go.com. 19 September 2006.
  2. "Marco Antonio Figueroa será el entrenador de Cobreloa". Cooperativa.cl. 30 July 2008.
  3. "Marco Antonio Figueroa es el nuevo técnico de la UC". Emol.com. 11 December 2008.
  4. Beovic, Daniel (11 April 2011). "Marco Antonio Figueroa es el nuevo DT de Everton". Redgol.cl.
  5. Bienvenido Marco Antonio Figueroa, ohigginsfc.cl, 25 September 2018
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