Nelson Luis Marcenaro Nieves[1] (4 September 1952 – 13 May 2021) was an Uruguayan footballer who played as a centre back.

Nelson Marcenaro
Personal information
Full name Nelson Luis Marcenaro Nieves [1]
Date of birth (1952-09-04)4 September 1952
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death 13 May 2021(2021-05-13) (aged 68)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
Progreso
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1971 Progreso
1972–1977 Portuguesa
1978–1984 Peñarol
1985 Emelec
International career
1979–1981 Uruguay 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Born in Montevideo, Marcenaro played club football for Progreso, Portuguesa, Peñarol, and Emelec.[2] With Peñarol he won the national title on four occasions, and also won the Copa Libertadores and Intercontinental Cup.[3]

He also earned 8 caps for the Uruguay national team between 1979 and 1981,[2] they won the 1980 Mundialito.[3]

Personal life

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His brother Roland was also a footballer and later a coach.[3]

From 2014 he worked to support former footballers with food and housing.[3]

He suffered a stroke in March 2020.[3] He died on 13 May 2021, aged 68, from a heart attack.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "EL PENTACAMPEÓN PORTUGUESA FC CUMPLE 49 AÑOS DE FUNDADO < el Informador Venezuela". 9 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Nelson Marcenaro". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Observador, El. "Murió Nelson Marcenaro, el campeón que ayudaba a futbolistas necesitados". El Observador.