Marcelo Salas

Marcelo Salas (born 24 December 1974) is a former Chilean football player. He has played for Chile national team.

Marcelo Salas

Salas in 2015
Personal information
Full name	José Marcelo Salas Melinao
Date of birth	24 December 1974 (aged 51)
Place of birth	Temuco, Chile
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
1989–1991	Deportes Temuco
1991–1993	Universidad de Chile
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1996	Universidad de Chile	77	(50)
1996–1998	River Plate	53	(24)
1998–2001	Lazio	79	(34)
2001–2006	Juventus	18	(2)
2003–2005	→ River Plate (loan)	32	(10)
2005–2006	→ Universidad de Chile (loan)	38	(18)
2006–2008	Universidad de Chile	44	(19)
Total		333	(155)
National team
1993	Chile U20
1996	Chile Olympic	7	(8)
1994–2007	Chile	70	(37)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Universidad de Chile	1993	Chilean Primera División	15	1					15	1
	1994		25	27	15	12	6	2	46	41
	1995		27	17	4	0	7	5	38	22
	1996		10	5	5	2	12	5	27	12
River Plate	1996–97	Argentine Primera División	26	11	–		4	0	30	11
	1997–98		27	13	–		10	7	37	20
	Total		53	24	–		14	7	67	31
Lazio	1998–99	Serie A	30	15	7	5	6	4	43	24
	1999–2000		28	12	3	0	11	5	42	17
	2000–01		21	7	2	1	9	0	32	8
	Total		79	34	12	6	26	9	107	49
Juventus	2001–02	Serie A	7	1	2	0	2	0	11	1
	2002–03		11	1	2	1	2	1	15	3
	Total		18	2	4	1	4	1	26	4
River Plate	2003–04	Argentine Primera División	17	6	–		4	2	21	8
	2004–05		15	4	–		7	5	22	9
	Total		32	10	–		11	7	43	17
Universidad de Chile	2005	Chilean Primera División	10	5	–				10	5
	2006		28	13	–				28	13
	2007		14	8	–				14	8
	2008		30	11					30	11
	Total		82	37	–				82	37
Career total			333	155	40	21	80	35	453	248

International

Chile
Year	Apps	Goals
1994	3	1
1995	12	4
1996	11	6
1997	7	9
1998	10	10
1999	5	0
2000	7	2
2001	2	2
2002	0	0
2003	0	0
2004	4	0
2005	3	1
2006	0	0
2007	6	2
Total	70	37

Score and Result lists Chile's goals first

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Competition
1	18 May 1994	Santiago	Argentina	3–3	International match
2	29 March 1995	Los Angeles	Mexico	2–1	International match
3	22 April 1995	Temuco	Iceland	1–1	International match
4	28 May 1995	Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton	Canada	2–1	Canada Cup
5	11 October 1995	Concepción	Canada	2–0	International match
6	14 February 1996	Coquimbo	Peru	4–0	International match
7	26 May 1996	Santiago	Bolivia	2–0	International match
8	26 May 1996	Santiago	Bolivia	2–0	International match
9	6 July 1996	Santiago	Ecuador	4–1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
10	25 August 1996	Liberia	Costa Rica	1–1	International match
11	12 November 1996	Santiago	Uruguay	1–0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
12	8 June 1997	Quito	Ecuador	1–1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
13	5 July 1997	Santiago	Colombia	4–1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
14	5 July 1997	Santiago	Colombia	4–1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
15	5 July 1997	Santiago	Colombia	4–1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
16	10 September 1997	Santiago	Argentina	1–2	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
17	12 October 1997	Santiago	Peru	4–0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
18	12 October 1997	Santiago	Peru	4–0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
19	12 October 1997	Santiago	Peru	4–0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
20	16 November 1997	Santiago	Bolivia	3–0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
21	11 February 1998	Wembley Stadium, London	England	2–0	International match
22	11 February 1998	Wembley Stadium, London	England	2–0	International match
23	22 April 1998	Santiago	Colombia	2–2	International match
24	24 May 1998	Santiago	Uruguay	2–2	International match
25	31 May 1998	Montélimar	Tunisia	3–2	International match
26	4 June 1998	Avignon	Morocco	1–1	International match
27	11 June 1998	Parc Lescure, Bordeaux	Italy	2–2	1998 FIFA World Cup
28	11 June 1998	Parc Lescure, Bordeaux	Italy	2–2	1998 FIFA World Cup
29	17 June 1998	Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne	Austria	1–1	1998 FIFA World Cup
30	27 June 1998	Parc des Princes, Paris	Brazil	1–4	1998 FIFA World Cup
31	29 June 2000	Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago	Paraguay	3–1	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
32	15 August 2000	Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago	Brazil	3–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
33	14 August 2001	Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago	Bolivia	2–2	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
34	14 August 2001	Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago	Bolivia	2–2	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
35	4 June 2005	Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago	Bolivia	3–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
36	18 November 2007	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo	Uruguay	2–2	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
37	18 November 2007	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo	Uruguay	2–2	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Marcelo Salas Media

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  Salas' farewell match on 2 June 2009 at the Estadio Nacional

Other websites

• Official website (in Spanish)
• International Career
• Marcelo Salas – FIFA competition record
• Marcelo Salas at Soccerway
• Marcelo Salas at WorldFootball.net