Marcelo Corrales

Marcelo Corrales
Personal information
Full name Marcelo Enrique Corrales García
Date of birth (1971-02-20) 20 February 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1993 Palestino 61 (23)
1994 Universidad Católica 3 (0)
1995 Deportes Temuco 28 (12)
1996 Provincial Osorno 27 (13)
1997–1999 Palestino 88 (40)
2000 Santiago Wanderers 20 (7)
2001 Unión San Felipe 22 (15)
2001 Al Shabab
2002 Universidad de Chile 19 (3)
2003 Deportes Puerto Montt 32 (30)
2004–2007 Coquimbo Unido 132 (55)
2008 Municipal Iquique 25 (19)
2008–2009 Unión San Felipe 26 (26)
2010 Coquimbo Unido 7 (1)
2012 San Antonio Unido 13 (5)
Total 503 (249)
International career
1985 Chile U15
2001 Chile 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcelo Enrique Corrales García (born 20 February 1971) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a striker.[1]

Club career

Born in Santiago, Corrales formerly played for Palestino, Universidad Católica, Temuco, Provincial Osorno, Santiago Wanderers, Unión San Felipe, Al-Shabab, Universidad de Chile, Puerto Montt, Coquimbo Unido and Municipal Iquique. In 2010, he retired from football after playing for Coquimbo Unido, but he returned to the activity by joining San Antonio Unido in the Tercera A in 2012.[2]

Corrales is seventh on the list of all-time Chilean top scorers.[3]

International career

Corrales represented Chile at under-15 level in a tournament played in Coquimbo.[4]

At senior level, he made two appearances for the Chile national team at the Copa América 2001, scoring one goal.[5]

Personal life

His son, Joan, is a former footballer who was in the Coquimbo Unido youth ranks[6] and played for Swedish side Rågsveds IF in 2019.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Marcelo Corrales retorna al fútbol al fichar en San Antonio Unido". La Tercera. 16 April 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Se sumó Luis Jiménez: Los 12 jugadores del fútbol chileno que decidieron volver del retiro". En Cancha (in Spanish). 20 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Coquimbo perdió con Palestino y rompió record de derrotas en casa" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
  4. ^ "Marcelo Corrales: Un pirata con la cara llena de gol". www.diarioeldia.cl (in Spanish). Diario El Día. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Colombia, Chile start campaign with wins". 13 July 2001. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
  6. ^ Fuchslocher, Waleska (16 September 2013). "SUB 19: LA U LE ARREBATA EL INVICTO A COQUIMBO" (in Spanish). ANFP. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  7. ^ @futchile_oficial (20 March 2019). "Suecia - Joan Corrales es nuevo jugador del Ragsveds IF de la cuarta división sueca" (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2022 – via Instagram.