Marcelo Escudero

Marcelo Escudero

Personal information
Full name	Marcelo Alejandro Escudero
Date of birth	July 25, 1972 (1972-07-25) (age 39)
Place of birth	Punta Alta, Argentina
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1991–1992	Sporting Punta Alta	?	(?)
1992–1996	Newell's Old Boys	90	(10)
1996–2002	River Plate	113	(12)
2003	Fortaleza	1	(0)
2004–2005	Olimpo	21	(2)
National team
1994–1995	Argentina	9	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Marcelo Alejandro Escudero (born 25 July 1972 in Punta Alta) is a retired Argentine football midfielder who won five league titles and the Copa Libertadores 1996 with River Plate.

Escudero started his career with Sporting Punta Alta in the regional leagues of Argentine football. In 1992 he joined Newell's Old Boys where he was part of the squad that won the Clausura 1992 championship.

In 1995 Escudero was selected to join the Argentina squad for Copa América 1995.

In 1996 he joined River Plate where he won five league championships, Copa Libertadores 1996 and Supercopa Sudamericana in 1997.

In 2003 he had an unsuccessful spell with Fortaleza in Brazil. His last club was Olimpo de Bahía Blanca where he retired in 2005.

Titles

Season	Team	Title
Clausura 1992	Newell's Old Boys	Primera División Argentina
Apertura 1996	River Plate	Primera División Argentina
1996	River Plate	Copa Libertadores
Clausura 1997	River Plate	Primera División Argentina
1997	River Plate	Supercopa Sudamericana
Apertura 1999	River Plate	Primera División Argentina
Clausura 2000	River Plate	Primera División Argentina
Clausura 2002	River Plate	Primera División Argentina

External links

• Marcelo Escudero at National-Football-Teams.com
• (Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics

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Name	Escudero, Marcelo
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Date of birth	25 July 1972
Place of birth	Punta Alta, Argentina
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