Marco Antonio Villaseca Cabezas (born March 15, 1975) is a

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an former footballer who played as a

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. Throughout his career, he had a reputation as a 'violent' player.

International career

Villaseca played for

at the

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where the team reached the quarter-finals. In total, he made 20 appearances for the national team. In addition, he made an appearance for Chile B in the friendly match against

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on 28 December 2001.

Honours

Club

;Colo-Colo *

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(2): 1997 Clausura,

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Marco Villaseca
at PartidosdeLaRoja 1975 births Living people Footballers from Santiago Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chile men's international footballers 2001 Copa América players Audax Italiano footballers Colo-Colo footballers Unión Española footballers FC Spartak Moscow players FC Rostov players Deportes Concepción (Chile) footballers Santiago Morning footballers Rangers de Talca footballers O'Higgins F.C. footballers Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Russian Premier League players Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Russia Men's association football midfielders {{Chile-footy-midfielder-stub