Marco_Olea
Marco Olea
Chilean footballer (born 1979)
Marco Andrés Olea Hueche (born 24 March 1979) is a former Chilean footballer and current manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marco Andrés Olea Hueche | ||
| Date of birth | (1979-03-24) 24 March 1979 (age 45) | ||
| Place of birth | Temuco, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cultural Maipú (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2002 | Audax Italiano | 79 | (20) |
| 1999 | → Provincial Osorno (loan) | 30 | (22) |
| 2003 | Universidad de Concepción | 36 | (16) |
| 2004–2005 | Universidad de Chile | 78 | (27) |
| 2006 | O'Higgins | 39 | (11) |
| 2007 | Everton | 40 | (6) |
| 2008 | Cobresal | 36 | (16) |
| 2009 | Lobos BUAP | 16 | (2) |
| 2009 | Palestino | 15 | (3) |
| 2010 | Deportes Iquique | 24 | (3) |
| 2011 | Deportes Copiapó | 25 | (0) |
| 2012 | Provincial Osorno | 14 | (7) |
| 2012–2013 | Deportes Puerto Montt | 13 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2020 | Cultural Maipú | ||
| 2021 | Santiago Morning (women) | ||
| 2022– | Cultural Maipú | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 September 2018 | |||
From April to July 2021, he coached Santiago Morning (women).[1] On second half 2022, he assumed as the manager of Cultural Maipú in the Tercera B, the fifth level of the Chilean football league system.[2]
From his maternal line, Olea is of Mapuche descent, since his last surname, Hueche (or Weche), means "young" in Mapudungun.[3]
As a footballer, he was nicknamed El Caballero del Gol (The Gentleman of the Goal) due to the fact that he used to put on a tie to celebrate his goals since he played for Universidad de Concepción.[4]
He has stated that cooking is also his passion. So, he took part in the first season of the cooking TV show Master Chef Chile in 2014.[4]
Club
- Universidad de Chile
- Deportes Iquique
Individual
- Canelo Rojas, Javiera (21 July 2021). "Marco Olea deja la dirección técnica de Santiago Morning". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- Navarro, Nicolás (22 July 2022). "Marco Olea es nuevo entrenador de Cultural Maipú y avisa: "Sueño con dirigir a Universidad de Chile"". Bolavip Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- Asuntos Indígenas, Unidad de Coordinación de (1961). Diccionario de la lengua Mapuche (PDF). Santiago, Chile: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia. p. 63. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- Sepúlveda, Francisco (30 October 2014). "Marco Olea: el futbolista que cambió los goles por MasterChef". T13.cl (in Spanish). Teletrece. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- Marcos Andres Olea at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Marco Olea at Soccerway