Marcelo Salinas

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Marcelo Salinas
Personal information
Full name Marcelo Salinas Paulino
Date of birth 29 May 1995
Place of birth Langenhagen, Germany
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2003–2004 Hannover 96
2004–2007 TUS Wettbergen
2008–2012 Wolfsburg
2012–2013 Colo-Colo
2013–2014 Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Unión Española 1 (0)
International career
2011 Portugal U17 3 (0)
2012 Chile U20 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 February 2017

Marcelo Salinas Paulino (born 29 May 1995), known also as Marcelo Paulino, is a footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.[1] Born in Germany, he has represented both Portugal and Chile at youth level.

Club career[edit]

As a youth player, Salinas was with Hannover 96,[2] TUS Wettbergen, Wolfsburg[3] and Borussia Dortmund in Germany and Colo-Colo in Chile.[4]

In January 2016, he joined Unión Española in the Chilean Primera División and made his professional debut in a match versus O'Higgins by replacing Cristián Guerra [es].[5]

International career[edit]

Previously to 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, he took part of Chile, making appearances in the 2012 Milk Cup. Before he had made appearances for both Portugal[6] and Germany at youth level.[4]

Personal life[edit]

His father is Chilean and his mother is Portuguese.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "De palo a palo vuela Pedro el Escamoso". La Cuarta (in Spanish). 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  2. ^ "Junger Torwart will hoch hinaus". HAZ – Hannoversche Allgemeine (in German). Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  3. ^ "Especial: Marcelo Salinas-Paulino". PeloterosCM (in Spanish). 31 October 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Arquero juvenil desechado por Colo Colo está cerca del Borussia Dortmund" (in Spanish). La Tercera. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  5. ^ "La desconocida historia de dos chilenos que probaron suerte en el Borussia Dortmund". AS Chile (in Spanish). 2020-05-14. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  6. ^ Portugal 2 - Aústria 0 | Futebol Sub-16, em Sines (2011) on YouTube (in Portuguese)

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