Marco Vanzini

Marco Vanzini
Personal information
Full name	Marco Eduardo Vanzini Casteres
Date of birth	19 April 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995–1996	Danubio
1997	Banfield
1998–2003	Nacional
2003–2004	Braga
2004–2005	Terrassa
2005–2007	Nacional
2007	Juventude
2007–2009	Al-Hilal
Total
International career
1995–1996	Uruguay
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marco Eduardo Vanzini Casteres (born 19 April 1976) is a Uruguayan retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

In his country Vanzini represented hometown sides Danubio F.C. and Club Nacional de Football, playing in two different spells for the latter and winning a total of five first division championships. Nicknamed Palillo, he first joined Nacional in 1988, and he made his last appearance for the club in 2007.^[1]

Abroad, his first experience came in 1996, playing a couple of months with Argentina's Club Atlético Banfield. From 2003 to 2005 different fates befell him, as he helped Portuguese team S.C. Braga finish fifth and qualify for the UEFA Cup,^[2] subsequently relegating in Spain with second level's Terrassa FC.

After two more years at Nacional, Vanzini played briefly in Brazil for Esporte Clube Juventude (top division, relegation) at age 31.^[3] He retired in 2009 at the age of 33, after two seasons in Saudi Arabia with Al-Hilal FC.

International career

During one year, in the beginning of his professional career, Vanzini made three appearances for Uruguay, his debut coming in 1995.

References

^ Rosa, Daniel (7 June 2007). "La victoria final de Marco Vanzini" [Marco Vanzini's final win] (in Spanish). El País. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
^ "Marco Vanzini entrena, pero no se olvida" [Marco Vanzini trains, but he does not forget] (in Spanish). El País. 29 July 2003. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
^ Urwicz, Tomer (15 July 2012). "En carrera hasta los 35" [Going at it until 35] (in Spanish). El País. Retrieved 23 October 2012.

External links

Marco Vanzini at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Marco Vanzini at BDFutbol
Futpédia profile at the Wayback Machine (archived December 20, 2009) (in Portuguese)
National team data (in Spanish)
Marco Vanzini at National-Football-Teams.com

[1] Rosa, Daniel (7 June 2007). "La victoria final de Marco Vanzini" [Marco Vanzini's final win] (in Spanish). El País. Retrieved 23 October 2012.

[2] "Marco Vanzini entrena, pero no se olvida" [Marco Vanzini trains, but he does not forget] (in Spanish). El País. 29 July 2003. Retrieved 23 October 2012.

[3] Urwicz, Tomer (15 July 2012). "En carrera hasta los 35" [Going at it until 35] (in Spanish). El País. Retrieved 23 October 2012.

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