Marco Andrés Olea Hueche (born 24 March 1979) is a former Chilean

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and current manager.

Coaching career

From April to July 2021, he coached

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. On second half 2022, he assumed as the manager of Cultural Maipú in the Tercera B, the fifth level of the Chilean football league system.

Personal life

From his maternal line, Olea is of

Mapuche The Mapuche ( (Mapuche & Spanish: )) are a group of indigenous inhabitants of south-central Chile and southwestern Argentina, including parts of Patagonia. The collective term refers to a wide-ranging ethnicity composed of various groups who sha ...

descent, since his last surname, Hueche (or Weche), means "young" in

Mapudungun Mapuche (, Mapuche & Spanish: , or Mapudungun; from ' 'land' and ' 'speak, speech') is an Araucanian language related to Huilliche spoken in south-central Chile and west-central Argentina by the Mapuche people (from ''mapu'' 'land' and ''che ...

. As a footballer, he was nicknamed ''El Caballero del Gol'' (The Gentleman of the Goal) due to the fact that he used to put on a tie to celebrate his goals since he played for

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. He has stated that cooking is also his passion. So, he took part in the first season of the cooking TV show Master Chef Chile in 2014.

Honours

Club

;Universidad de Chile *

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(1): 2004 Apertura ;Deportes Iquique *

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* Primera B:

Individual

* Primera B Top-Scorer:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Olea, Marco 1979 births Living people People from Temuco Chilean people of Mapuche descent Mapuche sportspeople Chilean footballers Chilean expatriate footballers Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Segunda División Profesional de Chile players Ascenso MX players Audax Italiano footballers Provincial Osorno footballers Universidad de Concepción footballers Universidad de Chile footballers O'Higgins F.C. footballers Everton de Viña del Mar footballers Cobresal footballers Lobos BUAP footballers Club Deportivo Palestino footballers Deportes Iquique footballers Deportes Copiapó footballers Puerto Montt footballers Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate footballers in Mexico Association football forwards Chilean football managers Indigenous sportspeople of the Americas 20th-century Mapuche people 21st-century Mapuche people