Marcelo Andrés Verón (born January 8, 1978, in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine former footballer who played for 11 clubs. He played and scored for Colo-Colo in the 2004 Chilean Primera División Clausura.[1][2] He is well known in Honduras, for playing in Platense (in two spells) and F.C. Motagua.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcelo Andrés Verón | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | Platense | ||
| 2000 | Salgueiros | ||
| 2000–2001 | Platense | 44 | (23) |
| 2001 | Motagua | 21 | (7) |
| 2002 | Stade Tunisien | ||
| 2002 | Cobras de Ciudad Juárez | ||
| 2002–2003 | Cartagonova | ||
| 2003–2004 | Ceuta | ||
| 2004 | Colo-Colo | ||
| 2005 | Novelda | ||
| 2005–2006 | Deportivo Suchitepéquez | (?) | |
| 2006 | Platense | 13 | (5) |
| 2007–2008 | Deportivo Suchitepéquez | (?) | |
| 2008–2009 | Defensores de Belgrano | (?) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2013-7-22 | |||
Club career
editIn 2000, he was hired by C.D. Platense in Honduras. He won the top goalscorer title in the 2000–01 Apertura with 13 goals scored and the league title in the 2000–01 Clausura against Olimpia. Verón was then transferred to F.C. Motagua in the 2001–02 Apertura, scoring 7 goals for them and winning the league title against C.D. Marathón. In 2006, he returned for a short spell at Platense, scoring 5 goals. Verón is one of the all-time goalscorers of Platense, with 28 goals in total.
Career statistics
edit| Team | Season | Games | Goal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Club Deportivo Platense | 2000-01 A | 22 | 13 |
| Club Deportivo Platense | 2000-01 C | 22 | 10 |
| F.C. Motagua | 2001-02 A | 21 | 7 |
| Club Deportivo Platense | 2006-07 C | 13 | 5 |
References
edit- ^ "South American roundup". SI.com. Reuters. 17 August 2004. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
- ^ Andrés, Juan Pablo (14 April 2005). "Chile 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
External links
edit- Marcelo Verón at WorldFootball.net
- Marcelo Verón at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Marcelo Verón at BDFutbol
- Marcelo Verón at PlaymakerStats.com
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