Marcelo Carrera (born 1 October 1962) is an Argentine retired

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who played both indoor and outdoor soccer in the United States for the nearly a dozen teams.

Player

Carrera began his professional career when he signed with Once Unidos at the age of fifteen. In 1986, he signed with the

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, an expansion team in Major Indoor Soccer League. The Express withdrew from the league after 26 games and folded during the season. He then moved to the

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in the

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. He played two seasons with the Invaders. In 1988 played the summer outdoor season with the

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of the American Soccer League. He played three seasons with the Strikers; the 1990 season in the

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. He signed with the Dallas Sidekicks in the fall of 1990. Carrera played only one season with the Sidekicks. In 1991, he moved to the

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in the APSL. In 1992, he signed with the

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in the National Professional Soccer League. He moved to the

in 1993 and remained with the team until traded to the

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at the end of the 1995–1996 season. In addition to playing the indoor winter seasons in the NPSL, Carrera returned to outdoor soccer in 1993 with the Strikers and the

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in the

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in 1995. In February 1996, the

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selected Carrera in the 10th round (91st overall) in the

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. On November 12, 1997, he signed on loan with the

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, playing nineteen games. He also played the 1999–2000 season with the St. Louis Ambush.

Coach

In 1999, he became an assistant coach with

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. He held that position until 2000. In 2000, he returned to the Crew as an assistant coach for one season. From 2000 to 2008, he was a staff coach with Boca United S.C. in

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. In 2006, he was named as a coach of the Canton Crusaders of the

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.AISL Welcomes Canton Crusaders
However, the Crusaders never played a game.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Carrera, Marcelo 1962 births Living people American soccer coaches American Soccer League (1988–89) players American Professional Soccer League players A-League (1995–2004) players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Canada Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United States Argentine men's footballers Buffalo Blizzard players Canton Invaders players Chicago Power players Columbus Crew players Dallas Sidekicks (original MISL) players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1988–1994) players Club Atlético Independiente footballers Talleres de Córdoba footballers Argentine Primera División players Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players Major League Soccer players New York Centaurs players New York Express players National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players Footballers from Buenos Aires St. Louis Ambush (1992–2000) players Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–1993) players Men's association football forwards