Marcelo Elizaga

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Personal information
Marcelo Elizaga
Full name	Marcelo Ramón Elizaga Ferrero
Date of birth	April 19, 1972 (1972-04-19) (age 36)
Place of birth	Morón, Argentina
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Club Sport Emelec
Number	1
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1992-1998 1998-2000 2000-2004 2005-Present	Nueva Chicago Lanús Quilmes Emelec	- 41 (0) - 94 (0)
National team²
2007-	Ecuador	5 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 July 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 15 July 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Marcelo Ramón Elizaga Ferrero (born April 19, 1972 in Morón, which is part of Gran Buenos Aires) is an Argentine-Ecuadorian football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Club Sport Emelec in the Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol.

Elizaga started his career in 1992 for Nueva Chicago in the Argentine 2nd division. In 1998 he transferred to Club Atlético Lanús in the Primera Division Argentina.

In 2000 he joined Quilmes Atlético Club in the 2nd division and helped them gain promotion to the Primera. Since transferring to Emelec he has received awards including Goalkeeper of the Year in 2005 from Copa Pilsener.

Elizaga became a citizen of Ecuador after declaring his intention of playing in the international stage. He has also stated that he has a love for his new country.

[edit] International career

He made his international debut in May 2007 with Ecuador against Ireland. They later tied 1-1. Selected for the Copa America 2007, he demonstrated superb goalkeeping skill during Ecuador's final match against giants Brazil keeping the score level until Robinho's penalty. They were eliminated 1-0.