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Mauricio Salazar

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Mauricio Salazar
Personal information
Full name Mauricio Javier Salazar Durán
Date of birth (1979-09-21) 21 September 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth La Serena, Chile
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Academia Santa Inés
Deportes La Serena
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 Deportes La Serena 17 (8)
2004–2006Huachipato (loan) 59 (7)
2008–2009 Audax Italiano 30 (1)
2009–2018 Deportes La Serena 252 (62)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mauricio Javier Salazar Durán (born 21 September 1979) is a Chilean retired footballer who played as a striker.

Career

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As a youth player, Salazar was with Academia de Fútbol Santa Inés, before joining Deportes La Serena.[1]

Personal life

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An idol of Deportes La Serena,[2] he was nicknamed Ingeniero ( Engineer). Similarly, he received as mining engineer at the University of La Serena.[3]

Controversies

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In October 2024, Salazar and his partner, the former footballer Marcelo Caro, were charged with scam by also former footballer Jorge Vargas, regarding business in La Serena, Chile.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Amenábar, José Pedro (10 November 2018). "El Totti granate". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  2. ^ Mora, Sebastián (28 October 2018). "Ingeniero y leyenda: La Serena despide al eterno Mauricio Salazar". 24 Horas. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Mauricio Salazar, capitán de Deportes La Serena se tituló como Ingeniero Civil en Minas". El Observalotodo. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  4. ^ Morales, Italo (4 October 2024). "Ex seleccionado chileno denuncia estafa por 500 millones: acusa a ídolo de La Serena y un ex Católica". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 October 2024.
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