Marcelo Espina

Marcelo Espina
Personal information
Full name Marcelo Fabián Espina Barrano
Date of birth (1967-04-28) 28 April 1967
Place of birth Capital Federal, Argentina
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1989 Platense 109 (25)
1990–1991 Irapuato 33 (5)
1991–1992 Atlante 35 (5)
1992–1993 Lanús 16 (1)
1993–1994 Correcaminos 23 (2)
1994–1995 Platense 55 (20)
1995–1998 Colo-Colo 84 (22)
1999–2001 Racing Santander 71 (4)
2001–2004 Colo-Colo 75 (18)
International career
1994–1996 Argentina 15 (1)
Managerial career
2005 Colo-Colo
2006 Everton
2007–2008 Unión Española
2010 Platense
2011 Acassuso
2012 Platense
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcelo Fabián Espina Barrano (born April 28, 1967) is an Argentine former professional football midfielder who played for a number of clubs in Argentina and Chile and represented the Argentine national team. He is now a match analyst for ESPN South America.

Club career

Born in Buenos Aires, Espina began his career at Platense in the Argentine Primera División in 1986. In 1989, he moved to Mexico where he played for Irapuato and then Atlante F.C. In 1992, he returned to Argentina to play for Lanús, but after only one season he returned to Platense.

In 1995, he joined Colo-Colo in Chile, in his first spell at the club he was part of 3 title winning teams. In 1999, he left Colo-Colo to play for Racing Santander of La Liga in Spain. After 2 seasons with Racing, Espina returned to Colo-Colo where he retired in 2004.

International career

Espina represented the Argentine national team on 15 occasions between 1994 and 1996 scoring 1 goal.[1] He also captained national team in 1995. He is best remembered for being the first player after Diego Maradona's retirement from the National Team to wear the #10 shirt, during the tenure of coach Daniel Passarella.

Managerial career

After retiring as a player he had spells as manager of Colo-Colo and Everton in Chile. In 2010, he joined Platense of the regionalised 3rd division of Argentine football.

Personal life

Espina naturalized Chilean by residence.[2]

His father, Marcelino "Cacho" Espina, died in August 2024, worked as a scout for Platense and Colo-Colo.[3] His son, Santiago,[4] was born in Chile and played football at professional level for Platense, San Lorenzo and Deportes Copiapó.[5]

Marcelo has worked as a football commentator and analyst for ESPN Chile.[6]

Honours

Colo-Colo

Individual

References

  1. ↑ rsssf: Argentina international footballers
  2. ↑ "¿Matías Almeyda a Paraguay?". ABC (in Spanish). 13 June 2016. Marcelo Espina, periodista nacido en Argentina y de nacionalidad chilena,
  3. ↑ Reyes, Luis (28 August 2024). "Muere Marcelino Espina, formador en Colo Colo y padre de Marcelo: qué le pasó y reacciones a su fallecimiento". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2026.
  4. ↑ Santiago Espina at ESPN FC
  5. ↑ "El hijo chileno de Marcelo Espina que llegó a la Primera B y sueña con hacer dupla con Lionel Messi en la "Albiceleste" | Emol.com". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  6. ↑ Marín Roldán, Pedro (11 June 2018). "Vuelve un ídolo a Colo Colo: Marcelo Espina es el nuevo director deportivo de Blanco y Negro". Publimetro Chile (in Spanish). Publimetro. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
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