Marcelo Claros

Mario Marcelo Claros Enriquez (born 12 July 1964) is a Bolivian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.

Marcelo Claros

Personal information
Full name	Mario Marcelo Claros Enriquez[1]
Date of birth	(1964-07-12) 12 July 1964 (age 60)[1]
Place of birth	Cochabamba, Bolivia
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder[2]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1988–1990	Washington Diplomats
Managerial career
2002–2005	Independiente Cochabamba
2007–2009	Jorge Wilstermann (youth)
2007–2008	Jorge Wilstermann (caretaker)
2009–2011	Arauco Prado [es]
2013–2015	Aurora (youth)
2015–2016	Aurora
2016–2018	Bata [es]
2019–2021	Cochabamba FC
2021–2022	Universitario de Vinto
2023	Real Mizque
2024	Petrolero
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

After notably playing for the American side Washington Diplomats,^[3] Claros subsequently became a manager. He began his career in 2002 with Independiente Cochabamba, leaving in 2005, and joined Jorge Wilstermann in 2007 as a manager of the youth categories.

Claros was an interim manager of Wilstermann on two occasions, in 2007^[4] and 2008. He also managed the Cochabamba regional team in the latter year,^[5] before being named manager of Arauco Prado [es] in 2009.

In 2013, Claros joined Aurora as a youth manager, before being named in charge of the first team in 2015.^[6] He was dismissed in the following year.

Claros subsequently managed Bata [es], Cochabamba FC and Universitario de Vinto, helping the latter side in their first-ever promotion to the Primera División in 2021. On 19 December of that year, he was maintained in charge of the side for the 2022 season.^[7]

Claros left La U on 26 May 2022, as the club opted not to extend his contract.^[8]

References

1. "¡Feliz cumpleaños a nuestro D.T. Mario Marcelo Claros Enriquez, mucho éxito y que Dios lo bendiga de parte de toda la familia de Cochabamba F.C." [Happy birthday to our manager Mario Marcelo Claros Enriquez, a lot of success and may God bless you from all the family of Cochabamba F.C.]. Cochabamba FC (in Spanish). Facebook. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
2. "FREEDOM ADDS TO DIPLOMATS' FRUSTRATION, 4-0". The Washington Post. 23 July 1990. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
3. "Marcelo Claros". Stats Crew. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
4. "Wilstermann se quedó sin entrenador, se fue Claudio Martínez" [Wilstermann ended up without a manager, Claudio Martínez left.] (in Spanish). Agencia de Noticias Fides. 3 August 2007. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
5. "Cochabamba con Santa Cruz" [Cochabamba with Santa Cruz] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. 14 November 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
6. "DT Claros goza de plena confianza de la directiva de Aurora" [Manager Claros enjoy of full confidence from Aurora's board] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. 21 May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
7. "Universitario de Vinto lo hace oficial: Marcelo Claros seguirá como entrenador" [Universitario de Vinto make it official: Marcelo Claros will remain as manager] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. 19 December 2021. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
8. "La "U" de Vinto saca al DT Marcelo Claros" [U de Vinto kick manager Marcelo Claros out] (in Spanish). Página Siete. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.

External links

• Marcelo Claros coach profile at Soccerway