Marcelo Saralegui

Marcelo Saralegui Arregín (born 18 May 1971) is a former Uruguayan football midfielder who played 33 times for the Uruguay national team between 1992 and 1997.[1] In 1995 he was part of the Uruguay squad that won the Copa América.

Marcelo Saralegui

Personal information
Full name	Marcelo Saralegui Arregín
Date of birth	(1971-05-18) 18 May 1971
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1984–1988	Nacional
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1992	Nacional	37	(4)
1990	Atlético Madrileño	3	(0)
1992–1994	Torino	2	(5)
1994–1995	Racing Club	33	(29)
1995–1999	Colón de Santa Fe	105	(1)
1999–2000	Independiente	14	(0)
2000–2001	Racing Club	12	(1)
2001–2002	Nacional	12	(2)
2002–2003	Fénix	16	(?)
2004	Uruguay Montevideo	?
National team
1992–1997	Uruguay	33	(6)
Honours Representing  Uruguay Copa América Winner 1995 Uruguay
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Saralegui started his professional playing career in 1989 with Nacional, in 1992 he played a part in the clubs championship winning season. Later that year he joined Torino of Italy but he did not have much success there and returned to South America to play in Argentina.

His first club in Argentina was Racing Club de Avellaneda where he played one season before joining Colón de Santa Fe. He played over 100 games for Colón between 1995 and 1999.

In 1999, he joined Independiente, fierce rivals of Racing Club. In 2000, he rejoined Racing Club.

In 2001, he returned to Uruguay to play for Nacional again, and in 2001 he won his second Uruguayan championship. In the final years of his career he played for Fénix and Uruguay Montevideo.