Marcelo Enrique Corrales García (born 20 February 1971) is a Chilean former professional

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who played as a striker.

Club career

Born in

Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whos ...

, Corrales formerly played for

Palestino Club Deportivo Palestino is a professional football club based in the city of Santiago, Chile. The club was founded in 1920 and plays in the Primera División de Chile. They play their home games at the Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna stadi ...

, Universidad Católica,

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Provincial Osorno Provincial Osorno is a association football, football club based in Osorno, Chile, Osorno, Los Lagos Region, Chile. The club is currently playing at the fourth tier of the Chilean football system, the Chilean Tercera División, Tercera División ...

Santiago Wanderers Club de Deportes Santiago Wanderers is a football club based in Valparaíso, a founding member of the Chilean Football Federation. Their home ground, Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, is in the north-west of the city. Wanderers have played thei ...

Unión San Felipe Unión San Felipe is a Chilean Football club, their hometown is San Felipe in the V Región of Valparaíso. They play in the second level of the Chilean football league, the Primera B. They were the Copa Chile champions, and played the 2010 C ...

, Al-Shabab,

Universidad de Chile The University of Chile ( es, Universidad de Chile) is a public research university in Santiago, Chile. It was founded on November 19, 1842, and inaugurated on September 17, 1843.

, Puerto Montt,

Coquimbo Unido Coquimbo Unido is a Chilean football club based in the city of Coquimbo. The club was founded August 30, 1958 and will play in the Chilean Primera División on 2022. Their home games are played at the Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso ...

and

Municipal Iquique Club de Deportes Iquique S.A.D.P. is a Chilean football club based in Iquique that is a current member of the Primera B. Founded in 1978, the club's home stadium is the Estadio Tierra de Campeones, which has a 13,171 capacity. Iquique has spent ...

. In 2010, he retired from football after playing for

, but he returned to the activity by joining

San Antonio Unido Club Social y Deportivo San Antonio Unido, usually referred to as SAU is a football club located in the port city of San Antonio, Chile, situated in the Valparaíso Region. It was founded on July 21, 1961. Its football team currently plays in Seg ...

in the Tercera A in 2012. Corrales is seventh on the list of all-time Chilean top scorers.

International career

Corrales made two appearances for the Chile national team at the

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, scoring one goal.

Personal life

His son, Joan, is a former footballer who was in the

youth ranks and played for Swedish side Rågsveds IF in 2019.

References

External links

Corrales at Football Lineups
{{DEFAULTSORT:Corrales, Marcelo 1971 births Living people Footballers from Santiago Chilean footballers Chilean expatriate footballers Chile international footballers Club Deportivo Palestino footballers Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers Deportes Temuco footballers Provincial Osorno footballers Santiago Wanderers footballers Unión San Felipe footballers Al Shabab Al Arabi Club Dubai players Universidad de Chile footballers Puerto Montt footballers Coquimbo Unido footballers Deportes Iquique footballers San Antonio Unido footballers Chilean Primera División players UAE Pro League players Primera B de Chile players Tercera División de Chile players 2001 Copa América players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates Association football forwards