| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marco Antonio Abascal Barria | ||
| Date of birth | 15 February 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Everton de Viña del Mar | |||
| Club Uruguay Toronto | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980 | Toronto Panhellenic | ||
| Cruz Azul | |||
| Morelia | |||
| 1981–1982 | Kansas City Comets (indoor) | 6 | (1) |
| 1982 | Nacional Latino | ||
| 1983 | Hamilton Steelers | ||
| 1984–1985 | Nacional Latino | ||
| 1986 | Toronto Blizzard | ||
| 1987 | Toronto Blizzard | 11 | (1) |
| 1988–1989 | Everton de Viña del Mar | ||
| 1990 | Coquimbo Unido | ||
| 1991–1992 | Toronto Blizzard | 29 | (9) |
| 1993 | Unión San Felipe | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marco Antonio Abascal Barria (born 15 February 1960) is a Chilean former professional footballer.
Abascal began playing football in Viña del Mar in Chile, eventually joining the youth side of Chilean club Everton de Viña del Mar. [1] He later moved to Canada and began playing for Club Uruguay Toronto, winning the Toronto & District Soccer League championship in 1979. [1]
In 1980, he began his professional career with Toronto Panhellenic in the Canadian National Soccer League, where they won the league playoff championship that season. [1] He then had short spells in Mexico with Cruz Azul and Morelia. [1] [2]
In 1981, he joined the Kansas City Comets of the Major Indoor Soccer League, initially being cut in preseason, before rejoining the team that season. [3] He scored his first and only goal for the Comets on November 29 against the Wichita Wings, scoring the winning goal in overtime. [4]
In 1982, he returned to the NSL with Nacional Latino. [1] In 1983, he joined the Hamilton Steelers of the Canadian Professional Soccer League. [5] Afterwards, he returned to Dinamo Latino, finishing as leading goalscorer in the 1985 season. [1] In 1985, he attended preseason with MISL club Chicago Sting. [6] In 1986, Dinamo was purchased and became the Toronto Blizzard, with whom he won the 1986 NSL title. [1] [7] In 1987, the Blizzard moved to the Canadian Soccer League, where he played the 1987 season, scoring once in 11 appearances. [8] [9]
He then returned to Chile, spending time with Everton de Viña del Mar and Coquimbo Unido, [2] [10] before returning to the Blizzard in 1991. [8] [11] In 1993, he again returned to Chile and joined Unión San Felipe. [10]