Marcelo Claros
Bolivian footballer and manager (born 1964)
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Mario Marcelo Claros Enriquez (born 12 July 1964) is a Bolivian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mario Marcelo Claros Enriquez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 July 1964[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Cochabamba, Bolivia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position | Midfielder[2] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1990 | Washington Diplomats | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002–2005 | Independiente Cochabamba | ||
| 2007–2009 | Jorge Wilstermann (youth) | ||
| 2007–2008 | Jorge Wilstermann (caretaker) | ||
| 2009–2011 | Arauco Prado | ||
| 2013–2015 | Aurora (youth) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Aurora | ||
| 2016–2018 | Bata | ||
| 2019–2021 | Cochabamba FC | ||
| 2021–2022 | Universitario de Vinto | ||
| 2023 | Real Mizque | ||
| 2024 | Petrolero | ||
| 2025 | Union Tarija | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
After notably playing for the American side Washington Diplomats,[3] Claros subsequently became a manager. He began his career in 2002 with Independiente Cochabamba, leaving in 2005, and joined Jorge Wilstermann in 2007 as a manager of the youth categories.
Claros was an interim manager of Wilstermann on two occasions, in 2007[4] and 2008. He also managed the Cochabamba regional team in the latter year,[5] before being named manager of Arauco Prado in 2009.
In 2013, Claros joined Aurora as a youth manager, before being named in charge of the first team in 2015.[6] He was dismissed in the following year.
Claros subsequently managed Bata, Cochabamba FC and Universitario de Vinto, helping the latter side in their first-ever promotion to the Primera División in 2021. On 19 December of that year, he was maintained in charge of the side for the 2022 season.[7]
Claros left La U on 26 May 2022, as the club opted not to extend his contract.[8]