Marcelo Espina

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Marcelo Espina
Personal information
Full name	Marcelo Fabian Espina
Date of birth	April 28, 1967 (age 39)
Place of birth	Capital Federal, Argentina
Height	174 cm
Nickname	Cabezón
Playing position	midfielder
Club information
Current club	Retired
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1986-1989 1990-1991 1991-1992 1992-1993 1993-1995 1995-1998 1999-2001 2001-2004	Platense Irapuato CF Atlante Lanús Platense Colo-Colo Racing Santander Colo-Colo	180(45) (total) 35(2)
National team
1994-96	Argentina	15 (?)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 December 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Marcelo Fabian Espina is a retired Argentine football midfielder. He was born on April 28, 1967, in the Capital Federal District of Buenos Aires Argentina. He has had spells as manager of Colo-Colo and Everton in Chile.

[edit] Playing career

Espina bagan his career at Platense in the Primera Division Argentina in 1986. In 1989 he moved to Mexico where he played for Irapuato and then CF Atlante. In 1992 he returned to Argentina to play for Lanús, but after only one season he returned to Platense.

In 1995 he joined Colo-Colo in Chile, in his first spell at the club he was part of 3 title winning teams. In 1999 he left Colo-Colo to play for Racing Santander of La Liga in Spain. After 2 seasons with Racing, Espina returned to Colo-Colo where he retired in 2004.

[edit] Titles

Season	Club	Title
Clausura 1994	Platense	Topscorer Primera Division Argentina
1996	Colo-Colo	Liga Chilena de Fútbol: Primera División
1996	Colo-Colo	Copa Chile
Clausura 1997	Colo-Colo	Liga Chilena de Fútbol: Primera División
1998	Colo-Colo	Liga Chilena de Fútbol: Primera División
2002	Colo-Colo	Liga Chilena de Fútbol: Primera División

[edit] Managerial career

• Colo-Colo
• Everton