Name: Marcelo Saralegui Arregín
Nickname: "Saraga"
ERA: 1995-1998



Country: Uruguay
Club: C.A. Colón
Shirt Number: 8
Position: ★AMF, SMF
Side: RF/BS
Age: 24-27 (18/05/1971)

Height: 172 cm
Weight: 70 kg

Attack: 80
Defence: 42
Balance: 78
Stamina: 83
Top Speed: 76
Acceleration: 77
Response: 73
Agility: 80
Dribble Accuracy: 84
Dribble Speed: 77
Short Pass Accuracy: 85
Short Pass Speed: 83
Long Pass Accuracy: 82
Long Pass Speed: 82
Shot Accuracy: 79
Shot Power: 84
Shot Technique: 78
Free Kick Accuracy: 86
Swerve: 84
Header: 73
Jump: 74
Technique: 84
Aggression: 80
Mentality: 73
GK Skills: 50
Team work: 81

Injury Tolerance: B
Condition/Fitness: 6
Weak Foot Accuracy: 6
Weak Foot Frequency: 5
Consistency: 6
Growth type: Standard

SPECIAL ABILITIES: Tactical Dribble - Playmaking - Passing - Middle Shooting

CARDS:
P11 - Long Ranger
S02 - Passer
S15 - Shoulder Feint Skills
S18 - Turning Skills
S21 - Step On Skills

Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Balanced

INFO:
Marcelo Saralegui is a former footballer who played as an advanced midfielder and as a side midfielder. Born in Montevideo, Uruguay (18/05/1971), he started his pro career at Club Nacional in 1989, at the age of 18. In 1990 he was loaned to Atlético de Madrid, although he returned after six months. Upon his return to the Uruguayan club, he began to gain many minutes, establishing himself as an important player on the team. In 1992 he was sold to Torino in Italy, although he was not able to play many games in the granata squad. In 1994 he arrived in Argentina to play for Racing Club, where he put together very good performances. A year later, he was sold to the recently promoted Colón de Santa Fe: there, Saralegui displayed the best football of his career, establishing himself as one of the best number 8 of that time in Argentina and taking the Santa Fe club to its first participation in the Copa Libertadores, finishing in the quarterfinals, and a runner-up in the Primera División. After leaving Colón in 1998, Saralegui would continue his career at Independiente, and return to Uruguay to play for Defensor Sporting, Club Nacional, Fénix, and Uruguay Montevideo, where he would finally retire from professional activity in 2004 at the age of 33.

He was international with the Uruguayan national football team between 1992 and 1997, playing 33 games and scoring 6 goals. He played in 3 Copa América for la celeste, in 1993, 1995, and 1997, winning the 1995 Copa América held in Uruguay.