Marcelo Alejandro González Godoy (born 18 December 1963) is a Chilean

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and

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. He is commonly known for his play-by-play narrations in Canal del Fútbol (CDF), Canal del Deporte Olímpico (CDO) and

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(CHV); in this last one he related

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campaign during

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, where these national team achieved a historical second place after being final phase's runner-up under

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. He is also known for presenting

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's newscast.

Biography

Childhood and adolescence: 1963–1981

The son of

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and community director Mario González, and school principal Gladys Godoy, Marcelo has been linked to football since his childhood. He has been strongly influenced by his grandfather Juan Guillermo Godoy,

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who was one of the first members of the Coquimbo regional team. He began his studies at School Number 5 and later attended A8 Lyceum. After high school, his initial goal was to study theater, but his and his family's economical complications prevented him from pursuing this option. Regarding it, he said: "When I finished my secondary education, in those years I performed the PAA —

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— and I qualified to study

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, but due to financial problems I couldn't study". Even so, he worked to pay for an

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course to support his own projects in communications. He presented proposals to different media stations until being accepted by

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in 1981, thereby starting his career at 18.

Rise in media: 1981–2003

Once at UCV TV, he worked at the local station for La Serena (near his native

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). There, he presented a proposal to create a program on Fiestas Patrias (''Homeland Holidays''), which was well received by the board. At the same time, González began a career in

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, where he worked at a regional level for almost five years, participating in programs such as

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and Radio Amistad. In 1991, González decided to take a new opportunity in

, the capital of

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, where his voice was already known. He broadcast the program "" (''Sports Giants'') alongside personalities like Wladimiro Mimica,

Eduardo Bonvallet Eduardo Guillermo Bonvallet Godoy (13 January 1955 – 18 September 2015) was a Chilean footballer who played as a defensive midfielder and later developed a sportscasting career. He was best known for his strong and rather harsh commentaries ...

Carlos Caszely Carlos Humberto Caszely Garrido (born 5 July 1950 in Santiago, Chile) is a Chilean former footballer, nicknamed "Rey del metro cuadrado" ( en, King of the square meter, pt, O Rei do Metro Quadrado), who played as a forward. Regarded as one o ...

and Héctor Vega Onesime. This platform allowed him to be discovered by football commentator, Milton Millas, with whom he became close friends during their work at Radio Nacional, about which González states: In 1998, he left

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and joined Canal 13. The same year, and with a sufficient budget from his media work, he started studying

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at the

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, where he graduated from in 2003.

Professional career: 2003–present

CDF Era: 2003–2008

In 2008, he left CDF.

Post-CDF Era: 2018–present

In 2018, it was reported that

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hired him to broadcast the

as play-by-play commentator alongside

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Fernando Tapia, Javiera Naranjo and Magdalena Grant. In 2020, González related the 2020 Women's Primera División de Chile Final between

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and

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– won by Morning – that was broadcast by

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. There, he was accompanied by

Gustavo Huerta and Yoselin Fernández.

Points of view

Coquimbo–Serena rivalry

He thinks the rivalry between fans of

Deportes La Serena Club de Deportes La Serena S.A.D.P., is a Chilean football club based in the city of La Serena, Coquimbo Region. The club was founded 9 December 1955 and plays in the first division of the Chilean football league. Their home games are played ...

and

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 ...

is not positive for the region.

References

External links

LinkedIn Profile
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