Marcelo Fracchia | |
Fullname: | Marcelo Wálter Fracchia Bilbao |
Birth Date: | 4 January 1968 |
Birth Place: | Montevideo, Uruguay |
Position: | Midfielder |
Years1: | 1987–1992 |
Years2: | 1992–1993 |
Years3: | 1994 |
Years4: | 1995 |
Years5: | 1996–1997 |
Years6: | 1998–2000 |
Years7: | 2001–2004 |
Clubs1: | Central Español |
Clubs2: | Deportes Temuco |
Clubs3: | Colo-Colo |
Clubs4: | Unión Española |
Clubs5: | Deportes Concepción |
Clubs6: | Everton |
Clubs7: | New Jersey Stallions |
Nationalyears1: | 1991 |
Nationalteam1: | Uruguay |
Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Marcelo Wálter Fracchia Bilbao (born 4 January 1968, in Montevideo) is a former Uruguayan footballer.[1]
Fracchia spent most of his career in Chile, including playing for Deportes Temuco, Colo Colo, Unión Española and Everton de Viña del Mar. At the end of his career, he played for New Jersey Stallions in the United States, coinciding with his former teammate in Unión Española, Ramón Tapia.[2]
Fracchia earned seven caps for the senior Uruguay national football team during 1991. He made his debut in a friendly match against Chile (2–1 win) on June 26, 1991, in the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo.[3]
He is the father of the professional footballer Matías Fracchia, who was born in Chile, but has represented Uruguay as well as the United States at youth level.[4]