Marcelo Fracchia

Marcelo Fracchia
Personal information
Full name	Marcelo Wálter Fracchia Bilbao
Date of birth	4 January 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1987–1992	Central Español
1992–1993	Deportes Temuco
1994	Colo-Colo
1995	Unión Española
1996–1997	Deportes Concepción
1998–2000	Everton
2001–2004	New Jersey Stallions
International career
1991	Uruguay
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcelo Wálter Fracchia Bilbao (born 4 January 1968, in Montevideo) is a former Uruguayan footballer.^[1]

Club career

Fracchia spent most of his career in Chile, including playing for Deportes Temuco, Colo Colo, Unión Española and Everton de Viña del Mar. At the end of his career, he played for New Jersey Stallions in the United States, coinciding with his former teammate in Unión Española, Ramón Tapia.^[2]

International career

Fracchia earned seven caps for the senior Uruguay national football team during 1991.^[1] He made his debut in a friendly match against Chile (2–1 win) on June 26, 1991, in the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo.^[3]

Personal life

He is the father of the professional footballer Matías Fracchia, who was born in Chile, but has represented Uruguay as well as the United States at youth level.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Ficha de Jugador de selección: Marcelo Fracchia". Tenfield. Retrieved 18 January 2009. ^{[dead link]}
^ Lodes, Kirk J. (2008). The American Soccer Guide. p. 1151. ISBN 9781930852099.
^ "Uruguay - International Matches 1991-1995". Archived from the original on 23 July 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
^ "Matías Fracchia, el zaguero con tres nacionalidades de Temuco" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2021.

External links

Marcelo Fracchia at National-Football-Teams.com

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[bio-1] "Ficha de Jugador de selección: Marcelo Fracchia". Tenfield. Retrieved 18 January 2009. ^{[dead link]}

[2] Lodes, Kirk J. (2008). The American Soccer Guide. p. 1151. ISBN 9781930852099.

[3] "Uruguay - International Matches 1991-1995". Archived from the original on 23 July 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2013.

[4] "Matías Fracchia, el zaguero con tres nacionalidades de Temuco" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2021.

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