Nelson Marcenaro

Nelson Marcenaro
Personal information
Full name	Nelson Luis Marcenaro
Date of birth	4 September 1952
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death	13 May 2021 (aged 68)
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
	Progreso
Senior career*
Years	Team
1970–1971	Progreso
1972–1977	Portuguesa
1978–1984	Peñarol
1985	Emelec
National team
1979–1981	Uruguay
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Nelson Luis Marcenaro (4 September 1952 – 13 May 2021) was an Uruguayan footballer who played as a centre back.

Career[]

Born in Montevideo, Marcenaro played club football for Progreso, Portuguesa, Peñarol, and Emelec.^[1] With Peñarol he won the national title on four occasions, and also won the Copa Libertadores and Intercontinental Cup.^[2]

He also earned 8 caps for the Uruguay national team between 1979 and 1981,^[1] winning the 1980 Mundialito with the team.^[2]

His brother Roland was also a footballer and later a coach.^[2]

From 2014 he worked to support former footballers with food and housing.^[2]

He suffered a stroke in March 2020.^[2] He died on 13 May 2021, aged 68, from a heart attack.^[2]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Nelson Marcenaro". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Observador, El. "Murió Nelson Marcenaro, el campeón que ayudaba a futbolistas necesitados". El Observador.

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Personal information
Full name	Nelson Luis Marcenaro^[1]
Date of birth	(1952-09-04)4 September 1952
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death	13 May 2021(2021-05-13) (aged 68)
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
	Progreso
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1970–1971	Progreso
1972–1977	Portuguesa
1978–1984	Peñarol
1985	Emelec
National team
1979–1981	Uruguay	8	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only