Marco Bahamonde Explained

Marco Bahamonde
Fullname:Marco Antonio Bahamonde Nilian
Birth Date:14 June 1980
Birth Place:Río Negro, Chile
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:–1998
Youthclubs1:Provincial Osorno
Youthyears2:1998–1999
Youthclubs2:Boca Juniors
Years1:1997–1998
Caps1:8
Goals1:1
Years2:1999–2001
Years3:2000–2001
Clubs3:El Porvenir (loan)
Years4:2001
Clubs4:Provincial Osorno (loan)
Years5:2002–2004
Years6:2005
Clubs6:Estrella del Sur
Years7:2006
Clubs7:Pedro Aguirre Cerda
Years8:2007
Clubs8:Deportivo Arauco

Marco Antonio Bahamonde Nilian (born 14 June 1980) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for clubs in Chile and Argentina.[1] He has been one of the few Chilean players who have were with Boca Juniors.[2]

Career

Born in Río Negro, Chile,[3] Bahamonde is a product of Provincial Osorno youth system and made his professional debut at the age of seventeen thanks to the coach,[4] making appearances for the club in 1997 and 1998 in the Chilean top flight.[5] [6] [7]

In 1998, he joined Argentine club Boca Juniors in a transfer by US$150,000 thanks to his agent Eduardo Petrini,[4] along with his fellow Alberto González,[8] where they coincided with players such as Sebastián Battaglia, Juan Román Riquelme, Martín Palermo, among others. He played for the reserve team, joining the first team in 1999.[3] In 2000, he made appearances in matches against Racing Club, Vélez Sarsfield and River Plate, wearing the number 10, which is highly related to great players such as Juan Román Riquelme, Diego Maradona and Alberto Márcico.[9]

After a stint on loan at El Porvenir in 2000–01 alongside his fellows Juan Arostegui, Guillermo Báez, Domingo Cardozo and Gabriel Amadei,[10] he tried to sign with Universidad Católica in his country of birth, but he finally joined Provincial Osorno in 2001,[4] coinciding again with González.[11] He stayed with the club until 2004, with whom he won a qualifier for the 2003 Copa Sudamericana, being included in the squad for that international tournament.[4]

He ended his career playing for Estrella del Sur, Pedro Aguirre Cerda[12] and Deportivo Arauco in the Chilean Tercera División.[10]

He retired due to a serious ankle injury.[3]

Post-retirement

Bahamonde has coached amateur clubs such as Camilo Henríquez from and worked in freight,[3] [13] removals[14] and pest control.[4]

He has gone on playing football at amateur level along with Alberto González, in clubs such as Municipal from Osorno.[1]

Honours

Provincial Osorno[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Los osorninos que pasaron de jugar en la Bombonera a las canchas de los barrios . SoyChile . 16 November 2022 . es . 13 June 2016.
  2. Web site: Fuenzalida se convierte en el sexto chileno en jugar por Boca Juniors . Deportes13 . . 16 November 2022 . es . 29 July 2014.
  3. Web site: Ortega . Pablo . El chileno que jugó en Boca y hoy hace fletes en Osorno . Diario AS . . 4 July 2023 . es . 1 April 2016.
  4. Web site: Marco Bahamonde: De ser fichado por Boca Juniors a los 17 a controlar plagas a los 30 . Publimetro Chile . . 4 July 2023 . es . 3 August 2014.
  5. Web site: Osorno 1997 - Campeonato de Apertura . www.solofutbol.cl . 4 July 2023 . es.
  6. Web site: Osorno 1997 - Campeonato de Clausura . www.solofutbol.cl . 4 July 2023 . es.
  7. Web site: Osorno 1998 - Campeonato Nacional . www.solofutbol.cl . 4 July 2023 . es.
  8. Web site: Dos juveniles chilenos . . 16 November 2022 . es . 26 March 1998.
  9. (Pelotudos Chile) Marco Bahamonde, el chileno que jugó con la 10 de Maradona . 20 May 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  10. Web site: Soze . Keyser . Bahamonde Marco . En Una Baldosa . 4 July 2023 . es . 25 August 2007.
  11. Web site: 2002: UNA PAUSA ANTES DEL GRAN REGRESO . www.oocities.org . 16 November 2022 . es . October 2009.
  12. Web site: Bahamonde Marco . Se La Jugaron . 4 July 2023 . es . 10 October 2007.
  13. Web site: Jugó en Boca, ganó un superclásico con la 10 y ahora hace fletes . www.minutouno.com . 4 July 2023 . es . 7 April 2016.
  14. Web site: Prensa argentina destaca la historia de Marco Bahamonde, chileno que jugó en Boca Juniors . BioBioChile . . 4 July 2023 . es . 8 April 2016.