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Marcelo Salas

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José Marcelo Salas Melinao (Latin American Spanish: [maɾˈselo ˈsalas]; born 24 December 1974), nicknamed Matador (due to his goalscoring celebrations), El Fenómeno and Shileno, is a Chilean former footballer who played as a striker. Salas is considered the best striker in the history of Chile. He stood out during the 1990s and 2000s in clubs such as Universidad de Chile, River Plate, Lazio and Juventus. He was the captain of the Chile national team and the top scorer – scoring 45 goals in total: 37 goals for the Chile national football team (4 in World Cups, 18 in World Cup qualification processes and 15 in friendlies) and 8 goals with the Chile Olympic football team. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marcelo Salas is the 1,029th most popular soccer player (down from 889th in 2019), the 42nd most popular biography from Chile (up from 45th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Chilean Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Marcelo Salas ranks 1,029 out of 21,273. Before him are Arda Turan, Claudio Pizarro, Anatoliy Banishevskiy, Andreas Möller, Sanae Mishima, and Kevin Phillips. After him are Nobuo Fujishima, Schubert Gambetta, Ángel Labruna, Ron Harris, Georgi Asparuhov, and Eraldo Monzeglio.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Marcelo Salas ranks 40. Before him are Vincenzo Montella, Kate Moss, Vijay, Sharon den Adel, Ariel Ortega, and Sébastien Loeb. After him are Jarno Trulli, Olivia Colman, Jordi Cruyff, Gaizka Mendieta, Karine Jean-Pierre, and Ingrida Šimonytė.

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In Chile

Among people born in Chile, Marcelo Salas ranks 42 out of 321. Before him are Humberto Maturana (1928), Luis Corvalán (1916), Carlos Ibáñez del Campo (1877), Arturo Vidal (1987), Gabriel González Videla (1898), and Orlando Letelier (1932). After him are Laura Vicuña (1891), Alexis Sánchez (1988), Juan Ignacio Molina (1740), José Donoso (1924), Tom Araya (1961), and Patricio Guzmán (1941).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Chile

Among soccer players born in Chile, Marcelo Salas ranks 5. Before him are Iván Zamorano (1967), Elías Figueroa (1946), Leonel Sánchez (1936), and Arturo Vidal (1987). After him are Alexis Sánchez (1988), Claudio Bravo (1983), Carlos Vidal (1902), Guillermo Subiabre (1903), Braulio Musso (1930), Víctor Morales (1905), and Casimiro Torres (1906).

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