Marcelo Salas

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Marcelo Salas
Marcelo Salas 2015.jpg
Salas in 2015
Personal information
Full name José Marcelo Salas Melinao
Date of birth (1974-12-24) 24 December 1974 (age 46)
Place of birth Temuco, Chile
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1989–1991 Deportes Temuco
1991–1993 Universidad de Chile
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1996 Universidad de Chile 77 (50)
1996–1998 River Plate 53 (24)
1998–2001 Lazio 79 (34)
2001–2006 Juventus 18 (2)
2003–2005 → River Plate (loan) 32 (10)
2005–2006 → Universidad de Chile (loan) 38 (18)
2006–2008 Universidad de Chile 44 (19)
Total 333 (155)
National team
1996 Chile Olympic 7 (8)
1994–2007 Chile 70 (37)
Honours
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Salas and the second or maternal family name is Melinao.

José Marcelo Salas Melinao (American Spanish: [maɾˈselo ˈsalas]; born 24 December 1974), nicknamed El Matador ("The Killer" due to his goalscoring celebrations),[1] El Fenómeno and Shileno, is a retired Chilean footballer who played as a striker. Salas is considered the best striker in the history of Chile[2][3][4] and one of the best football players of all time in South America and the world. He stood out during the 1990s and 2000s in clubs such as Universidad de Chile, River Plate , Lazio and Juventus. He was captain of the Chilean national team and the top scorer – scoring 45 goals in total: 37 goals for the Chile national football team (4 in World Cups, 18 in World Cup qualification processes and 15 in friendlies)[5] and 8 goals with the Chile Olympic football team.

He played in Chile, Argentina and Italy, winning titles with each club he joined.

The IFFHS ranked him as the 31st best South American player of the 20th century, the 19th best South American forward of the 20th century and the 3rd best South American forward of the 1990s (integrating the podium with Brazilians players Ronaldo and Romário).[6] He was considered one of the best footballers in the world during the second half of the 1990s and the beginning of the 21st century. In 1997 he ranked 3rd as the "best centre forward in the world" (after players Ronaldo and Gabriel Batistuta) and he was ranked 5th in the “Best Centre Forward” category in the RSS Award for the best footballer of the year, in 1998 and 1999.[7][8][9] In addition, in 1996 and 1997 he was considered the "best striker in America", where he was part of the Ideal Team of America. He was also awarded as the South American Footballer of the Year in 1997. He was included in "10 highest figures" contest in the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[10] In 2013 he was awarded as the "7th best south-American footballer in history" ("Bleacher Report" magazine).[11][12] He was also chosen within the "10 best scorers in the history of South American football"[13] In 2019, he was included in the "50 great South American footballers of all time", ranking, positioning himself in 27th place.[14]

A powerful and tenacious forward, with good technique, who was well-known for his deft touch with his left foot, as well as his aerial ability, Salas had a prolific goalscoring record throughout his career.

He is considered (along with Leonel Sánchez) the greatest player in the history of Universidad de Chile, and icon for the football team River Plate of Argentina[15](he's a member of the historic ideal eleven)[16] and one of the greatest foreign players in Lazio's history.[17][18]

Between 1996 and 2001 he was considered one of the best forwards in the world, constantly compared to Ronaldo and Gabriel Batistuta.[19][20] He was also occasionally compared to Diego Maradona, Pelé and Gerd Müller. After a friendly match between England and Chile at Wembley Stadium, where Salas scored the two goals, the English press headlined: "Olé, Olé, Olé... Salas is the new Diego Maradona"[21] and after scoring two goals in the first game of the 1998 FIFA World Cup against the Italy national team, the Spanish press headlined: "His header in the dispute with Fabio Cannavaro recalled somehow Pelé's memorable jump over Burgnich in the 1970 World Cup final".[22]

On 16 December 1998 he integrated the Rest of the World National Team in a match played at the Stadio Olimpico against Italy national football team, in celebration of the centenary of Italian Calcio. Salas entered the second half, replacing Gabriel Batistuta.[23][24]

He played for the Chilean national football team at the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, where he scored four goals in four matches, leading his team to the second round of the competition. Additionally, Salas played for the Chile national football team at two Copa América tournaments, helping his team to reach fourth place in the 1999 edition of the tournament.

Club career[]

Universidad de Chile[]

Born in Temuco, Salas played for the Deportes Temuco youth team until his father took him to Santiago de Chile to be incorporated into the Universidad de Chile team.

Salas joined the Universidad de Chile team in 1993 and debuted on 4 January 1994 in a match against Cobreloa where he scored a goal. Finally, Salas was consolidated in the match against Colo Colo at the National Stadium, where he scored a Hat-trick in the 4–1 victory.[25] His great performances quickly led the university fans to give him the nickname of "Matador" due to his cold blood when defining, also inspired by the song of the same name by the Argentine musical group Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, which at that time was fashionable in Latin America. It was also at this time that he patented his particular way of celebrating goals: he put one leg down, bowed his head, stretched his right arm and pointed his index finger towards the sky.

Salas helped the team win back-to-back titles in 1994 and 1995, he was an essential player for the Universidad de Chile team, as the was the top scorer in both seasons (27 goals in the first season and 17 goals in the second season). Leaving a trail of 76 goals which included a strong 1996 campaign in the Copa Libertadores.

River Plate[]

Later in 1996, Salas moved to Argentina to play in River Plate team of the Argentine first division of football. On 30 September 1996 he scored his first goal, in a match played against Boca Juniors at the La Bombonera stadium. From 1996 to 1998 Salas scored 31 goals in 67 games, helping River to win the Torneo de Apertura 1996 (where he scored two goals in the 3–0 win over Vélez Sarsfield that made him champion), the Clausura 1997, the Apertura 1997 (scoring the title goal against Argentinos Juniors), and the 1997 Supercopa Libertadores, where he scored the 2 goals in the final against São Paulo that gave the millionaire club the cup. In addition, he was elected the Best Footballer of the season in Argentina and South American Footballer of the Year in 1997. These accomplishments would cement his legacy in Argentina as one of its greatest foreign born players earning the nickname, "El shileno (sic) Salas".

The Argentine team valued his transfer at US$30,000,000 as the English football club Manchester United (The coach Alex Ferguson wanted a player with the characteristics of Ronaldo and Marcelo Salas to replace the retirement of Eric Cantona, Ferguson traveled 14,000 miles to sign Salas, but River Plate refused to sell him.[26]), in addition to great clubs from Italy and Spain for hiring him.[27]

Lazio[]

On 1 February 1998, thanks to his good performances both in Argentina and in the Chile national football team, he was sold to S.S. Lazio in Italy for US$20.5 million.[28] becoming the highest transfer in history at that time, after Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Denilson (to Inter Milan from Italy, Barcelona and Betis from Spain, respectively).[29]

Salas played in Italy for five years: three years with S.S. Lazio (1998–2001), a key catalyst in helping turn around a Lazio team that hadn't won a Scudetto since the 1973–1974 season. He made his debut for Lazio on 12 August 1998 against the UEFA Champions League champion, the Real Madrid of Spain, where he scored the second goal of his team, in the Teresa Herrera Trophy.[30] His official debut was for the Supercoppa italiana where his team won the competition after winning 2–1 over Juventus F.C., on 29 August 1998. With Salas in the team, successes in Italian football returned for the whole of the Italian capital, after 25 years. He scored his first goal for Serie A playing for Lazio a few days later against Inter Milan. With Lazio he won a Serie A (being Salas the team's top scorer with 12 annotations), an Coppa Italia, two Supercoppa Italiana, a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and a UEFA Super Cup, scoring the match's only goal in the latter, in a 1–0 win over Manchester United.

Salas quickly became an idol of the Lazio tifosi, where they dedicated songs to him, the most traditional was: "Matador, Matador, che ce frega de Ronaldo noi c'avemo er Matador" (Matador, Matador, we care about Ronaldo if we have the Matador).[31][32]

After rejecting offers of US$30,000,000[33] from important football club as: Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Barcelona, Parma, A.C. Milan and Inter Milan.[34][35] was in negotiations with Real Madrid to become, together with Zinedine Zidane, one of the two great "meringues" signings of 2001.[36] However, the transfer failed, largely due to the exorbitant sum that the Spanish club he invested in the signing of Zidane. Finally, that same year he signed for Juventus, after paying the club €25,000,000 (US$28,500,000) for him, which at the time was the most expensive transfer of a Chilean player.

Juventus[]

In 2001, he was transferred to Juventus F.C. for 55 billion lire[37] (€28.5 million by fixed exchange rate; 22 billion lire cash plus Darko Kovačević[37][38]) his stay in Turin was cut short due to a torn ACL in his right knee against Bologna FC in a match valid for Serie A. Where Salas would endure the worst moments of his career; he was hampered by injuries, including a further issue with his knee meniscus, allowing him to participate in only 26 games and scoring just 4 goals.

Return to River Plate[]

After the club Juventus unsuccessfully tried to transfer him to various clubs including: Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool, Barcelona, A.C. Milan,[39][40][41][42][43] including Sporting de Lisbon, in exchange for the transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo.[44]

Finally in 2003 he returned to South America largely due to the divorce with his ex-wife, to be close to his daughters who lived in Chile,[45][46] returning on loan to River Plate.

After his return to the millionaire table, the traditional fans Los Borrachos del Tablon, took out posters and stamps-fixture with the image of "San Matador" in allusion to Salas.[47] They also dedicated songs to him that said: "madness, look, look at what emotion, that's the Chilean Salas who returned to River to be champion".[48]

Salas stood out especially in the Copa Sudamericana that year, but could not prevent his team's defeat in the final against Cienciano of Peru, despite scoring the tying goal 3–3 in the first leg. However, he later achieved a new title: the 2004 Clausura tournament.

A year later, he helped River Plate to reach the semifinals of the 2005 Copa Libertadores, scoring a hat-trick in the second round against Liga de Quito. In the semi-finals, they lost to São Paulo FC 5–2. In the second leg, Salas scored River's second goal, but it was inevitable, as River lost 2–0 in the first leg and River was losing 3–2 in the second leg. In his second time at the River, Salas scored 17 goals in 43 games.

Marcelo Salas is one of the greatest idols of the River Plate fans, along with Ángel Labruna, Enzo Francescoli, Ramón Díaz, Norberto Alonso, Ubaldo Fillol and Amadeo Carrizo. In addition, he was one of the few foreign players to become the captain of the Argentine team.

Salas in 2008

Universidad de Chile[]

Between 2004 and 2005 he received offers to return to European football from Barcelona in Spain and Inter Milan in Italy, among others.[49][50]

In late July 2005, it was confirmed that he would return to his original football team, Universidad de Chile on a temporary deal from Juventus team.[51]

Salas announced his retirement on 28 November 2008, at the age of 33. Before the 23 November game where the Universidad de Chile beat Cobreloa 3–2, with two goals from Salas at the National Stadium.

Retirement[]

Salas played his last game on 2 June 2009. Amongst the invited players were his friends from the 1993–1996 Universidad de Chile squads, River Plate, Juventus, plus members of Chile's France '98 World Cup squad. More than 60,000 people showed up to pay him one final salute. Playing for both sides, where he managed to score three goals.[52]

International career[]

On 30 April 1994 at the National Stadium, Salas made his debut for the Chile national football team at age 19, scoring his first international goal in a 3–3 draw with Argentina of Diego Maradona, who was preparing for the World Cup 1994.

In 1995 his team won the Canada Cup, where Salas scored the "goal of the victory" in the final match against Canada (2–1).

During the 1998 World Cup qualification campaign, Salas scored 11 goals. He also scored memorable goals: against Argentina of local, in Quito of visit against Ecuador and of local against Uruguay, including hat-tricks against Colombia and Peru, and a goal in the final match against Bolivia. Against Peru, he became the youngest Chilean footballer to wear the captain's belt, at just 22 years old.[53]

Salas' farewell match on 2 June 2009 at the Estadio Nacional

During the training for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, Chile played a friendly match with England in front of about 65,000 people at the legendary Wembley Stadium on 11 February 1998. In a memorable match, Chile won 2–0 with goals of "The Killer". The first, of great invoice, with perfect control, spin and definition, without letting the ball touch the ground after a pass of more than 60 meters. The second, a penalty that he created after brilliantly dribbling the English defender Sol Campbell.

In 1998, Marcelo Salas had an outstanding performance in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, reaching the 16th round of the tournament. He scored 4 goals: two against Italy, one against Austria and one against Brazil positioning himself as the third-best scorer of the World Cup in that year, along with Brazilian striker Ronaldo, being only 1 away from the bronze boot, and 2 from the golden boot.[53]

In 1999, Chile national football team reached the semi-finals of the Copa América, where they won fourth place.

On 15 August 2000, Salas was the great figure in Chile 3–0 victory over Brazil, scoring a great goal and being the most important player of the match, played in the 2002 World Cup qualification.

Due to his injury problems, Salas's appearances for Chile were limited after 2001. He scored four goals in nine matches during the failed 2002 World Cup qualification campaign and during the 2006 World Cup qualification. He surpassed Iván Zamorano as the nation's all-time leading scorer for the second time (he had previously done so in 1998) with his 35th goal against Bolivia.[53]

On 18 November 2007, during a match for the qualification for 2010 World Cup where Chile played against Uruguay, Marcelo Salas scored his last 2 final goals at the majestic Estadio Centenario, the first with a header after Carlos Villanueva center and the second, penalty.[53]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chile League Copa Chile South America Total
1993 Universidad de Chile Primera División 15 1 15 1
1994 25 27 15 12 6 2 46 41
1995 27 17 4 0 7 5 38 22
1996 10 5 5 2 12 5 27 12
Argentina League Cup South America Total
1996–97 River Plate Primera División 26 11 - 4 0 30 11
1997–98 27 13 - 10 7 37 20
Italy League Coppa Italia Europe Total
1998–99 Lazio Serie A 30 15 7 5 6 4 43 24
1999–00 28 12 3 0 11 5 42 17
2000–01 21 7 2 1 9 0 32 8
2001–02 Juventus Serie A 7 1 2 0 2 0 11 1
2002–03 11 1 2 1 2 1 15 3
Argentina League Cup South America Total
2003–04 River Plate Primera División 17 6 - 4 2 21 8
2004–05 15 4 - 7 5 22 9
Chile League Copa Chile South America Total
2005 Universidad de Chile Primera División 10[citation needed] 5 - 10 5
2006 28[citation needed] 13 - 28 13
2007 14[citation needed] 8 - 14 8
2008 30[citation needed] 11 30 11
Total Chile 159 87 24 14 25 12 208 113
Argentina 85 34 25 14 110 48
Italy 97 36 16 7 30 9 143 53
Career total 333 155 40 21 80 35 453 248[54]

International[]

[55][56]

Chile national team
Year Apps Goals
1994 3 1
1995 12 4
1996 11 6
1997 7 9
1998 10 10
1999 5 0
2000 7 2
2001 2 2
2002 0 0
2003 0 0
2004 4 0
2005 3 1
2006 0 0
2007 6 2
Total 70 37

International goals[]

Score and Result lists Chile's goals first
# Date Venue Opponent Score Competition
1 18 May 1994 Santiago  Argentina 3–3 International match
2 29 March 1995 Los Angeles  Mexico 2–1 International match
3 22 April 1995 Temuco  Iceland 1–1 International match
4 28 May 1995 Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton  Canada 2–1 Canada Cup
5 11 October 1995 Concepción  Canada 2–0 International match
6 14 February 1996 Coquimbo  Peru 4–0 International match
7 26 May 1996 Santiago  Bolivia 2–0 International match
8 26 May 1996 Santiago  Bolivia 2–0 International match
9 6 July 1996 Santiago  Ecuador 4–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
10 25 August 1996 Liberia  Costa Rica 1–1 International match
11 12 November 1996 Santiago  Uruguay 1–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
12 8 June 1997 Quito  Ecuador 1–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
13 5 July 1997 Santiago  Colombia 4–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
14 5 July 1997 Santiago  Colombia 4–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
15 5 July 1997 Santiago  Colombia 4–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
16 10 September 1997 Santiago  Argentina 1–2 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
17 12 October 1997 Santiago  Peru 4–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
18 12 October 1997 Santiago  Peru 4–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
19 12 October 1997 Santiago  Peru 4–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
20 16 November 1997 Santiago  Bolivia 3–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
21 11 February 1998 Wembley Stadium, London  England 2–0 International match
22 11 February 1998 Wembley Stadium, London  England 2–0 International match
23 22 April 1998 Santiago  Colombia 2–2 International match
24 24 May 1998 Santiago  Uruguay 2–2 International match
25 31 May 1998 Montélimar  Tunisia 3–2 International match
26 4 June 1998 Avignon  Morocco 1–1 International match
27 11 June 1998 Parc Lescure, Bordeaux  Italy 2–2 1998 FIFA World Cup
28 11 June 1998 Parc Lescure, Bordeaux  Italy 2–2 1998 FIFA World Cup
29 17 June 1998 Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne  Austria 1–1 1998 FIFA World Cup
30 27 June 1998 Parc des Princes, Paris  Brazil 1–4 1998 FIFA World Cup
31 29 June 2000 Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago  Paraguay 3–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
32 15 August 2000 Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago  Brazil 3–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
33 14 August 2001 Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago  Bolivia 2–2 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
34 14 August 2001 Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago  Bolivia 2–2 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
35 4 June 2005 Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago  Bolivia 3–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
36 18 November 2007 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo  Uruguay 2–2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
37 18 November 2007 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo  Uruguay 2–2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours[]

Club[]

Universidad de Chile

River Plate

Lazio

Juventus

Individual[]

  • Top scorer Copa Chile (1): 1994
  • America's Ideal Team (2): 1996, 1997
  • South American Footballer of the Year (1): 1997
  • Footballer of the Year of Argentina (1): 1997
  • Olimpia Award (1): 1997[57]
  • Award for the best athlete in Chile (1): 1997
  • 3rd "Best Centre Forward in the World" RSS Award for the best footballer of the year: 1997[58]
  • Chilean Footballer of the Year (2): 1997, 1998
  • Third scorer (shared) 1998 FIFA World Cup
  • Included within the 10 figures of 1998 FIFA World Cup[59]
  • 5th “Best Centre Forward in the World” RSS Award for the best footballer of the year: 1998[60]
  • Integra the Rest of the world in sports and games 1998[61]
  • Goal scorer 1999 UEFA Super Cup
  • 5th “Best Centre Forward in the World” RSS Award for the best footballer of the year: 1999[62]
  • Best South American striker of the 1990s by IFFHS: No. 3[63]
  • Best South American striker of the 20th century by IFFHS: No. 19[64]
  • Best South American player of the 20th century by IFFHS: No. 31[65]
  • Order of the Liberator General San Martín (1): 2009[66]
  • Included in the Top 10 Best Scorers in the History of South American Soccer[67]
  • 7th best South American left-foot soccer player in history ("Bleacher Report" magazine)[68]
  • 4th best striker in the history of South America of the 1990s[69]
  • Included in the best 50 soccer players in history representative of each country by These Football Times (The Guardian)[70]
  • Included in the 50 Greatest South American Footballers of All Time: #27[71]

Tributes[]

In the year 2004 the River Plate club of Argentina honored and immortalized the figure of Marcelo Salas with a portrait of the image of the "Matador" in the dressing rooms of the Monumental de Nuñez Stadium, being included among the most prominent idols in the club's history.[72] Also in the year 2009, at the inauguration of the museum of the Argentine club, the goals of Marcelo Salas are portrayed in videos and images (the goals of the titles of the Apertura 1996, Clausura 1997, Apertura 1997, Supercopa Sudamericana 1997, among others), in addition to the shirts and boots that Marcelo Salas wore while he played in River Plate.[73]

In the year 2013 Marcelo Salas received a tribute from the English Football Federation at Wembley Stadium for his "excellent performance" in the England vs Chile match from 11 February from 1998.[74] Where his first goal of that match is portrayed in the museum of said stadium, as one of the best goals in all history scored at Wembley Stadium.[75]

Players tribute[]

Long is the list of public figures whose idol is the "Matador" where several of them have decided to honor Marcelo Salas by imitating his typical celebration after scoring a goal: knee to the ground, head bowed and one arm pointing to the sky. Among the players who have Salas as an idol, the following stand out:[76][77][78][79][80][81][82][83][84][85][86][87][88][89][90][91][92]


Football players

Golfer

Tennis players

Tributes from the world of music[]

On 16 October 1997, Jay Kay, lead singer of the English band Jamiroquai, paid tribute to Marcelo Salas, in his presentation with the band at the Teatro Caupolicán, wearing the traditional shirt number 11 from Salas where he celebrated as the Matador on stage[93]

On 11 February 1998 the Irish band U2 performed in Chile for the first time. That day the vocalist and leader Bono went on stage at the National Stadium along with the rest of the members wearing Marcelo Salas' jersey number 11, where at the same time Salas' goals playing for Chile against England at Wembley Stadium were displayed on a giant screen.[94]

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