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Marcelo Zalayeta

1978 - Today

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Marcelo Danubio Zalayeta ([maɾˈselo salaˈʝeta]; born 5 December 1978) is a Uruguayan former footballer who played as a striker. Zalayeta began his club career with Danubio before moving to Peñarol for a season in 1997, where he won the Uruguayan Primera División and the Uruguayan Liguilla Cup. Later that year, he was acquired by Italian club Juventus, where he remained for ten seasons, winning three Serie A titles and reaching the 2003 UEFA Champions League Final, although he was sent on several loan spells with Empoli, Spanish side Sevilla and Perugia during his time at the Turin club, due to heavy competition from other strikers in the team's line-up. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marcelo Zalayeta has received more than 268,660 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Marcelo Zalayeta is the 4,232nd most popular soccer player (down from 3,473rd in 2019), the 206th most popular biography from Uruguay (down from 164th in 2019) and the 113th most popular Uruguayan Soccer Player.

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  • 30

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  • 5.04

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  • 2.84

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Marcelo Zalayeta ranks 4,232 out of 16,880Before him are Claudio Sala, Ola Toivonen, Bonaventure Kalou, Birgit Prinz, Anatoli Isayev, and Enzo Robotti. After him are Cristian Tello, Marlos, Toshiaki Imai, Gerard López, Isaac Cuenca, and Éder.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Marcelo Zalayeta ranks 202Before him are Judith Barsi, AJ McLean, Zoë Bell, Ivan Leko, Emilia Rydberg, and Bonaventure Kalou. After him are Ludwika Paleta, Estella Warren, Danna García, Chelsea Peretti, Ringo Sheena, and Caucher Birkar.

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In Uruguay

Among people born in Uruguay, Marcelo Zalayeta ranks 206 out of 370Before him are Walter Pandiani (1976), Álvaro Pereira (1985), Ronald Araújo (1999), Tomás Gomensoro Albín (1810), José Eugenio Ellauri (1834), and Sebastián Soria (1983). After him are Pablo Gabriel García (1977), Alberto Héber Usher (1918), Walter Gargano (1984), Luis Garisto (1945), Miguel Seijas (1930), and Máximo Tajes (1852).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Uruguay

Among soccer players born in Uruguay, Marcelo Zalayeta ranks 113Before him are Carlos Aguilera (1964), Ildo Maneiro (1947), Walter Pandiani (1976), Álvaro Pereira (1985), Ronald Araújo (1999), and Sebastián Soria (1983). After him are Pablo Gabriel García (1977), Walter Gargano (1984), Luis Garisto (1945), Diego Alonso (1975), Fernando Picun (1972), and Jorge Barrios (1961).