Marcelo Zalayeta

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Marcelo Zalayeta
Marcelo Zalayeta.jpg
Zalayeta in Peñarol's jersey (May 2012)
Personnel
Surname Marcelo Danubio Zalayeta
birthday 5th December 1978
place of birth Montevideo ,  Uruguay
size 188 cm
position striker
Juniors
Years station
until 1996 Danubio FC
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1996 Danubio FC 32 (12)
1997 Peñarol Montevideo 32 (13)
1997-2010 Juventus Turin 101 (16)
1998-1999 →  FC Empoli  (loan) 17 0(2)
1999-2001 →  Sevilla FC  (loan) 50 (10)
2004 →  AC Perugia  (loan) 5 0(0)
2007-2010 → SSC Napoli (co-owner) 49 (12)
2009-2010 →  Bologna FC  (loan) 29 0(4)
2010-2011 Kayserispor 14 0(7)
2011-2016 Peñarol Montevideo 125 (48)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
at least 1997 Uruguay U20 at least 8 (at least 5)
1997-2005 Uruguay 33 (10)
1 Only league games are given.
Marcelo Zalayeta in the Juventus jersey

Marcelo Danubio Zalayeta (born December 5, 1978 in Montevideo ) is a former Uruguayan football player . His nickname is "El Panterón".

Career

society

Marcelo Zalayeta began his career in his hometown of Montevideo with Danubio and Peñarol in the Primera División . In 1997 he was Uruguayan champion with Peñarol.

After the strong striker attracted attention at the 1997 U-20 World Cup , he was signed by the Italian record champions Juventus Turin in January 1998 . After only six games with two goals in the first two seasons, he was loaned to Serie A rivals FC Empoli in 1998/99 and to Sevilla FC in Spain from 1999 to 2001 . After his return to Juventus, Zalayeta could not earn a regular place. In 2004 he switched to AC Perugia on loan for the second half of the 2003/04 season .

As Juventus in summer 2006 because of the manipulation scandal 2005/06 in the Serie B relegated had and a lot of stars leaving the club Zalayeta remained loyal to the club and four goals in 16 games available for direct re-emergence of the "Old Lady" at.

Marcelo Zalayeta was a supplementary player at Juve , who was always in the shadow of top strikers such as Alessandro Del Piero , Filippo Inzaghi , David Trezeguet or Zlatan Ibrahimović . Nevertheless, at least since his goal in the extra time of the 2004/05 Champions League eighth final against Real Madrid , which secured Juventus' advancement, he has been an absolute darling .

In August 2007, Juve sold 50% of Zalayeta's transfer rights to SSC Napoli . After a strong start to the season, he took a penalty in the game against Juventus with a swallow and was banned for two game days, but this ban was lifted a short time later. On March 9, 2008, Marcelo Zalayeta tore a cruciate ligament in his left knee in the game against AS Roma and had to take a break until the end of the season. In June 2008, Napoli and Juve agreed to extend their co-ownership for another year. On September 25, 2008, the striker scored his first goal after the injury break against US Palermo . On May 5, 2009, Zalayeta did not appear after arguments with the new coach Roberto Donadoni for training of the SSC Napoli and was then removed from the team. Nonetheless, Juventus and Napoli extended the transfer deal for another year in June 2009.

The striker prepared for the 2009/10 season in Uruguay after he was not taken to training camp by Napoli . On August 21, 2009 Marcelo Zalayeta was loaned to FC Bologna until the end of the season. In summer 2010 he returned to SSC Napoli.

In August 2010, Marcelo Zalayeta signed with the Turkish first division club Kayserispor . In mid-2011 he then moved back to Uruguay to Peñarol.

For the Aurinegros he completed 54 league games from the Apertura 2011 to the end of the 2012/13 season, in which he scored 31 goals. In the 2012/13 season he won the national championship with Peñarol and was named the best player of the season in the election carried out by the newspaper El Observador . In the 2013/14 season he was used in 26 other top division games and scored six goals. At international level, he ran for the Montevideans in 16 games (four goals) of the Copa Libertadores up to the end of the season (2011/12: 6 games (one goal), 2012/13: 6 (2); 2013/14: 4 (1 )) on. He was also used twice in the Copa Sudamericana . In the 2014/15 season he was used in 30 first division games (ten goals) and six matches (two goals) of the Copa Sudamericana 2014 . At the beginning of July 2015 he extended his expired contract with the "Aurinegros" for another year. In the Apertura of the 2015/16 season he scored one goal in 15 first division appearances. After he originally announced that he would end his career at the end of the season, he ended his career with immediate effect in January 2016 in response to the dismissal of Peñarol coach Pablo Bengoechea, despite an ongoing contract .

National team

Zalayeta took part with the Uruguayan U-20 selection at the U-20 South American Championship in 1997 and finished fourth with the team. During the tournament he was used by coach Víctor Púa eight times (five goals). In the same year he was runner-up in the junior selection. He also played for the Uruguayan senior team. From his debut on December 13, 1997 to his last use on November 16, 2005, he completed a total of 33 games in which he scored ten goals. With her he took part in the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 1999 Copa America .

successes

In the club

* revoked in the context of the Italian soccer scandal in 2005/2006

In the national team

References

Web links

Commons : Marcelo Zalayeta  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Blasi and Zalayeta: agreements with Napoli. (No longer available online.) Juventus.com, June 13, 2008, archived from the original on July 1, 2008 ; accessed on June 15, 2008 .
  2. ↑ Napoli, risolte 6 comproprietà. sscnapoli.it, accessed September 20, 2009 (Italian).
  3. ↑ Zalayeta, esilio aspettando una chiamata. (No longer available online.) Calciomercato.it, July 31, 2009, archived from the original on August 3, 2009 ; Retrieved September 20, 2009 (Italian).
  4. ↑ Marcelo Zalayeta in prestito al Bologna e Luigi Vitale al Livorno. sscnapoli.it, accessed September 20, 2009 (Italian).
  5. ↑ Napoli, risolte tre comproprietà. Bigon: "Siamo soddisfatti"
  6. ↑ Zalayeta ceduto a titolo definitivo al Kayserispor
  7. ↑ Zalayeta llega a Peñarol el 1º de junio (Spanish) on ovaciondigital.com.uy of May 6, 2011, accessed on January 12, 2013
  8. ↑ ESPN profile (as of June 4, 2013), accessed on June 5, 2013
  9. ↑ Los periodistas eligieron a los mejores del Campeonato Uruguayo ( Memento of July 30, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) in El Observador of June 24, 2013, accessed on July 28, 2013
  10. ↑ Profile on fichajes.com , accessed on February 4, 2015
  11. ↑ a b Profile on soccerway.com , accessed August 23, 2016
  12. ↑ Conocelo (Spanish) on futbol.com.uy of July 3, 2015, accessed on July 4, 2015
  13. ↑ Los números de la carrera de Zalayeta (Spanish) on ovaciondigital.com.uy from January 23, 2016, accessed on August 23, 2016
  14. ↑ Zalayeta no jugará más: se retira (Spanish) on ovaciondigital.com.uy from January 23, 2016, accessed on August 23, 2016
  15. ↑ Sudamericanos s20: década del 90 ( Memento from June 30, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Spanish) on auf.org.uy, accessed on May 11, 2015
  16. ↑ Uno a uno: ¿Quiénes integraron las anteriores sub 20 de Uruguay? ( Memento of July 14, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (Spanish) in El Observador of July 9, 2013, accessed on July 31, 2013
  17. ↑ Statistical data on international appearances in the Uruguayan national team on rsssf.com (as of March 29, 2016), accessed on August 24, 2016
  18. ↑ FRANCIA 0 - 0 URUGUAY ( Memento of October 14, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on December 11, 2012
  19. ↑ Uruguay - International Matches 2011-2015 (as of October 16, 2012), accessed on December 11, 2012
personal data
SURNAME Zalayeta, Marcelo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Zalayeta, Marcelo Danubio (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Uruguayan soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH 5th December 1978
PLACE OF BIRTH Montevideo