Marcelo José Zamora Gonzales (born January 24, 1987) is a

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who plays as a

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. He currently plays for

Comerciantes Unidos Comerciantes Unidos is a Peruvian football club from Cutervo, Cajamarca. It plays in the Peruvian Segunda Division. History Comerciantes Unidos was founded as Los Comerciantes by Abdias Cieza Tapia, Juan Tarrillo Castro, and Jorge Salas Toro ...

in the Torneo Descentralizado.

Club career

On January 28, 2010 it was announced that Zamora joined First Division side

Colegio Nacional de Iquitos Colegio Nacional Iquitos (usually referred to as CNI) is a Peruvian football team based in the city of Iquitos which was founded in 1926. CNI is the biggest club in the city of Iquitos and currently is not playing in any league. At the beginni ...

for the start of the new season. Marcelo played his first match in the

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in Round 2 of the 2010 season at home against

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. The manager César Gonzales allowed Marcelo to start the match along with Jahir Butrón in the center of defence. The match finished 3–1 in favor of the home team, but Zamora was given a yellow card and was substituted by midfielder Juan Pablo Vergara in the 55th minute.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zamora, Marcelo 1987 births Living people Footballers from Lima Peruvian men's footballers Deportivo Municipal footballers Colegio Nacional Iquitos footballers Cienciano footballers Comerciantes Unidos footballers Men's association football central defenders