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Marcelo Claros

Marcelo Claros
Personal information
Full name Mario Marcelo Claros Enriquez[1]
Date of birth (1964-07-12) 12 July 1964 (age 60)[1]
Place of birth Cochabamba, Bolivia
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Midfielder[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1990 Washington Diplomats
Managerial career
2002–2005 Independiente Cochabamba
2007–2009 Jorge Wilstermann (youth)
2007–2008 Jorge Wilstermann (caretaker)
2009–2011 Arauco Prado [es]
2013–2015 Aurora (youth)
2015–2016 Aurora
2016–2018 Bata [es]
2019–2021 Cochabamba FC
2021–2022 Universitario de Vinto
2023 Real Mizque
2024 Petrolero
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mario Marcelo Claros Enriquez (born 12 July 1964) is a Bolivian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.

Career

After notably playing for the American side Washington Diplomats,[3] Claros subsequently became a manager. He began his career in 2002 with Independiente Cochabamba, leaving in 2005, and joined Jorge Wilstermann in 2007 as a manager of the youth categories.

Claros was an interim manager of Wilstermann on two occasions, in 2007[4] and 2008. He also managed the Cochabamba regional team in the latter year,[5] before being named manager of Arauco Prado [es] in 2009.

In 2013, Claros joined Aurora as a youth manager, before being named in charge of the first team in 2015.[6] He was dismissed in the following year.

Claros subsequently managed Bata [es], Cochabamba FC and Universitario de Vinto, helping the latter side in their first-ever promotion to the Primera División in 2021. On 19 December of that year, he was maintained in charge of the side for the 2022 season.[7]

Claros left La U on 26 May 2022, as the club opted not to extend his contract.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "¡Feliz cumpleaños a nuestro D.T. Mario Marcelo Claros Enriquez, mucho éxito y que Dios lo bendiga de parte de toda la familia de Cochabamba F.C." [Happy birthday to our manager Mario Marcelo Claros Enriquez, a lot of success and may God bless you from all the family of Cochabamba F.C.]. Cochabamba FC (in Spanish). Facebook. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  2. ^ "FREEDOM ADDS TO DIPLOMATS' FRUSTRATION, 4-0". The Washington Post. 23 July 1990. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Marcelo Claros". Stats Crew. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Wilstermann se quedó sin entrenador, se fue Claudio Martínez" [Wilstermann ended up without a manager, Claudio Martínez left.] (in Spanish). Agencia de Noticias Fides. 3 August 2007. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Cochabamba con Santa Cruz" [Cochabamba with Santa Cruz] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. 14 November 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  6. ^ "DT Claros goza de plena confianza de la directiva de Aurora" [Manager Claros enjoy of full confidence from Aurora's board] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. 21 May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Universitario de Vinto lo hace oficial: Marcelo Claros seguirá como entrenador" [Universitario de Vinto make it official: Marcelo Claros will remain as manager] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. 19 December 2021. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  8. ^ "La "U" de Vinto saca al DT Marcelo Claros" [U de Vinto kick manager Marcelo Claros out] (in Spanish). Página Siete. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.