Marcelo Andrés Verón (born January 8, 1978 in

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) is an Argentine former footballer who played for 11 clubs. He played and scored for Colo-Colo in the 2004

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Clausura. He is well known in Honduras, for playing in Platense (in two spells) and

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Club career

In 2000, he was hired by

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in Honduras. He won the top goalscorer title in the 2000–01 Apertura with 13 goals scored and the league title in the 2000–01 Clausura against Olimpia. Verón was then transferred to

in the 2001–02 Apertura, scoring 7 goals for them and winning the league title against

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. In 2006, he returned for a short spell at Platense, scoring 5 goals. Verón is one of the all-time goalscorers of Platense, with 28 goals in total.

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* * 1978 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentina men's international footballers Defensores de Belgrano footballers Club Atlético Platense footballers Platense F.C. players F.C. Motagua players AD Ceuta footballers Colo-Colo footballers C.D. Suchitepéquez players Chilean Primera División players Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Honduras Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala Men's association football forwards Footballers from Buenos Aires {{Argentina-footy-forward-1970s-stub