| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcelo Alejandro Escudero | ||
| Date of birth | 25 July 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Punta Alta, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | River Plate (interim) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1992 | Sporting Punta Alta | ||
| 1992–1996 | Newell's Old Boys | 90 | (10) |
| 1996–2002 | River Plate | 113 | (12) |
| 2003 | Fortaleza | 1 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Olimpo | 21 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 1994–1995 | Argentina | 9 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012–2014 | River Plate (assistant) | ||
| 2016 | Fénix | ||
| 2020–2021 | River Plate (youth) | ||
| 2021 | Newell's Old Boys (assistant) | ||
| 2022 | River Plate (youth) | ||
| 2023– | River Plate (reserves) | ||
| 2024– | River Plate (interim) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marcelo Alejandro Escudero (born 25 July 1972) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current interim manager of River Plate.
Born in Punta Alta, Escudero started his career with Sporting Punta Alta in the South Bahia Blanca regional League of Argentine football. Shortly afterwards, he was transferred to Newell's Old Boys in 1992. He made his professional debut in the Argentine First Division with Newell's, where he was part of the squad that won the Clausura 1992 championship.
In 1995 Escudero was selected to join the Argentina squad for the Copa América in 1995.
In 1996, he joined River Plate where he won five league championships, as well as the Copa Libertadores in 1996, and the Supercopa Sudamericana in 1997.
In 2003, he had an unsuccessful spell with Fortaleza in Brazil. His last club was Olimpo de Bahía Blanca where he retired in 2005.
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