Marcelo Wálter Fracchia Bilbao (born 4 January 1968, in

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) is a former

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Club career

Fracchia spent most of his career in Chile, including playing for

Deportes Temuco Deportes Temuco is a Chilean football club based in Temuco, Araucanía Region. It currently plays in the Chilean Primera División B, holding home games at the new '' Estadio Municipal Germán Becker''. The club was founded on February 22, 196 ...

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and

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. At the end of his career, he played for

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in the United States, coinciding with his former teammate in Unión Española,

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International career

Fracchia earned seven caps for the senior

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during 1991. He made his debut in a

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against

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(2-1 win) on June 26, 1991, in the

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Personal life

He is the father of the professional footballer Matías Fracchia, who was born in Chile, but has represented Uruguay as well as the United States at youth level.

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* 1968 births Living people Footballers from Montevideo Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Uruguay men's international footballers 1991 Copa América players Central Español players Uruguayan Primera División players Deportes Temuco footballers Colo-Colo footballers Unión Española footballers Deportes Concepción (Chile) footballers Everton de Viña del Mar footballers Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players New Jersey Stallions players USL Second Division players USL League Two players Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Chile Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in the United States Men's association football midfielders {{Uruguay-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub