Nelson Marcenaro
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nelson Luis Marcenaro Nieves [1] | ||
Date of birth | 4 September 1952 | ||
Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
Date of death | 13 May 2021 | (aged 68)||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Youth career | |||
Progreso | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1970–1971 | Progreso | ||
1972–1977 | Portuguesa | ||
1978–1984 | Peñarol | ||
1985 | Emelec | ||
International career | |||
1979–1981 | Uruguay | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Nelson Luis Marcenaro Nieves[1] (4 September 1952 – 13 May 2021) was an Uruguayan footballer who played as a centre back.
Career
[edit]Born in Montevideo, Marcenaro played club football for Progreso, Portuguesa, Peñarol, and Emelec.[2] With Peñarol he won the national title on four occasions, and also won the Copa Libertadores and Intercontinental Cup.[3]
He also earned 8 caps for the Uruguay national team between 1979 and 1981,[2] they won the 1980 Mundialito.[3]
Personal life
[edit]His brother Roland was also a footballer and later a coach.[3]
From 2014 he worked to support former footballers with food and housing.[3]
He suffered a stroke in March 2020.[3] He died on 13 May 2021, aged 68, from a heart attack.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b https://www.elinformadorve.com/09/04/2021/especiales/el-pentacampeon-portuguesa-fc-cumple-49-anos-de-fundado/
- ^ a b "Nelson Marcenaro". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f Observador, El. "Murió Nelson Marcenaro, el campeón que ayudaba a futbolistas necesitados". El Observador.
Categories:
- 1952 births
- 2021 deaths
- Uruguayan men's footballers
- Uruguay men's international footballers
- C.A. Progreso players
- Portuguesa F.C. players
- Peñarol players
- C.S. Emelec footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Venezuela
- Expatriate men's footballers in Venezuela
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador
- Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador
- Footballers from Montevideo
- Uruguayan football defender stubs