Marcelo Caro

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Marcelo Caro
Personal information
Full name Marcelo Osvaldo Caro Cubillos
Date of birth (1971-09-22) 22 September 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth La Serena, Chile
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1982–1990 Universidad Católica
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1989–1994 Universidad Católica 17 (1)
1992Huachipato (loan) 17 (4)
1995 Coquimbo Unido 27 (11)
1996 Universidad Católica 10 (0)
1997–1999 Coquimbo Unido 49 (11)
1999 Deportes Concepción 16 (4)
2000 Deportes Antofagasta 15 (8)
2000 Audax Italiano 11 (5)
2001 Palestino 10 (3)
2002 Audax Italiano 3 (0)
2002 Charlotte Eagles 2 (0)
2002–2003 Palestino 10 (1)
2004–2007 Deportes La Serena 72 (7)
Total259(55)
International career
1991 Chile U20
Managerial career
2012 Deportes La Serena
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcelo Osvaldo Caro Cubillos (born 22 September 1971) is a Chilean former football manager and player who played as a forward. Besides Chile, he played in the United States.

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Career

A product of Universidad Católica, Caro came to the youth system in 1982 [2] and made his professional debut in 1990. [3] As a member of them, he took part in both the 1993 Copa Libertadores, where they were the runners-up, and the 1994 Copa Interamericana, where they were the champions. [2]

He played almost his entire career in the Chilean Primera División. Besides Universidad Católica, he played for Huachipato, [4] Coquimbo Unido, where he coincided with his teammate in Universidad Católica, Jorge Vargas, [5] [6] Deportes Concepción, [7] Audax Italiano, Palestino [8] and Deportes La Serena, where he retired. [9]

In the Primera B, he played for Deportes Antofagasta in 2000. [10]

Abroad, he had a stint with Charlotte Eagles in the 2002 USL A-League. [11]

At international level, he represented Chile U20 in the 1991 South American Championship. [12]

Post-retirement

Caro has served as technical director of Deportes La Serena. As the head coach, he led them in the 2012 Torneo Clausura, [9] where they were relegated to the Primera B. [13]

Caro got a degree in business management and has worked for institutions such as Caja Los Andes  [ es ], a compensation fund, and Cámara Chilena de la Construcción  [ es ], an association of entrepreneurs in the building sector. [9]

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