Marcelo Claros
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mario Marcelo Claros Enriquez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 July 1964[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 | ||
| 2013–2015 | Aurora (youth) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Aurora | ||
| 2016–2018 | Bata | ||
| 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
[edit]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 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, 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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "FREEDOM ADDS TO DIPLOMATS' FRUSTRATION, 4-0". The Washington Post. 23 July 1990. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Marcelo Claros". Stats Crew. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Cochabamba con Santa Cruz" [Cochabamba with Santa Cruz] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. 14 November 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
External links
[edit]- Marcelo Claros coach profile at Soccerway
- 1964 births
- Living people
- People from Cochabamba
- Bolivian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Washington Diplomats (1988–1990) players
- Bolivian football managers
- Bolivian Primera División managers
- C.D. Jorge Wilstermann managers
- Club Aurora managers
- F.C. Universitario de Vinto managers
- Club Petrolero managers