In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Palau and the second or maternal family name is Balzaretti.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcelo José Palau Balzaretti | ||
| Date of birth | (1985-08-01) 1 August 1985 (age 39) | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007 | Atenas | ? | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Rampla Juniors | 25 | (2) |
| 2008 | → Deportivo Quito (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Montevideo Wanderers | 23 | (2) |
| 2010 | Puebla | 12 | (3) |
| 2010 | Nacional Montevideo | 7 | (0) |
| 2011 | Cruz Azul | 15 | (1) |
| 2011 | Linense | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2017 | Guaraní | 72 | (12) |
| 2013 | → Atlético Paranaense (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Cerro Porteño | 70 | (6) |
| 2021 | Sportivo Luqueño | 23 | (0) |
| 2022 | Nacional Asunción | 25 | (0) |
| 2023 | Guaraní | 8 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2024 | Tacuary | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marcelo José Palau Balzaretti (born 1 August 1985) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.
External links
- Marcelo Palau at BDFA (in Spanish)
- M. Palau (Marcelo José Palau Balzaretti) at Soccerway
- Marcelo Palau Balzaretti at ESPN FC
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- 1985 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Montevideo
- Uruguayan men's footballers
- Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Atenas de San Carlos players
- Rampla Juniors players
- S.D. Quito footballers
- Montevideo Wanderers F.C. players
- Club Puebla players
- Club Nacional de Football players
- Cruz Azul footballers
- Clube Atlético Linense players
- Club Guaraní players
- Club Athletico Paranaense players
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- Liga MX players
- Ecuadorian Serie A players
- Paraguayan Primera División players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador
- Expatriate men's footballers in Paraguay
- Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil
- Cerro Porteño players
- Uruguayan football managers
- Paraguayan Primera División managers
- Tacuary managers
- Expatriate football managers in Paraguay
- 21st-century Uruguayan sportsmen
- Uruguayan football midfielder, 1980s birth stubs