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Marcelo Larrondo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Páez and the second or maternal family name is Larrondo.

Marcelo Alejandro Larrondo (born 16 August 1988) is an Argentine-born Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Marcelo Larrondo
Larrondo with Unión La Calera in 2019
Personal information
Full name Marcelo Alejandro Larrondo
Date of birth (1988-08-16) 16 August 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Tunuyán, Argentina
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
2004–2005 Fernández Alvarez
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Desamparados 18 (6)
2007–2008 River Plate 0 (0)
2009 Progreso 9 (1)
2009–2013 Siena 59 (8)
2013 → Fiorentina (loan) 7 (2)
2013–2015 Torino 10 (1)
2015 → Tigre (loan) 13 (3)
2015–2016 Rosario Central 16 (10)
2016–2019 River Plate 11 (1)
2018 → Defensa y Justicia (loan) 8 (1)
2019 → Unión La Calera (loan) 17 (4)
2020 Tigre 5 (1)
2020–2021 O'Higgins 17 (5)
2022 Audax Italiano 2 (0)
2023 Deportivo Maipú 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 April 2024

Club career

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Early career

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Larrondo began his youth career with Fernández Álvarez in 2005. The next year, he moved to Sportivo Desamparados. In June 2007, he was purchased by River Plate. He participated in the 2008 Viareggio Tournament where he scored four goals in three games; however, he never broke into the first team.

Siena

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In the summer of 2008, he was signed by Siena[1] where he trained with the primavera (under-20 squad). That year, the Siena under-20 reached the finals of the Campionato Nazionale Primavera, where he scored two goals in the quarter-finals. He made his debut for the first team in a Serie A match between Siena and Lazio, ending 1–1.[2]

On 12 November 2009, he scored the second goal in a 2–0 victory over U.S. Grosseto F.C. during Coppa Italia. He scored his first goal in Serie A on 21 March 2010 during Siena-Bologna, ending 1–0. At the end of the season Siena were relegated to Serie B. He scored his first goal in Serie B during a 2–1 home victory over Reggina. At the end of the season, Siena were promoted to Serie A, with Larrondo contributing 6 goals in 27 appearances.

Fiorentina (loan)

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On 18 January 2013, Larrondo was signed by ACF Fiorentina on loan basis for €315,000,[3] with the option to purchase.[4] He made his debut with the Viola on 3 February 2013 against Parma as a substitute for Luca Toni.[5] He scored his first goal on 3 March 2013; the winning goal for Fiorentina during a 2–1 defeat of Chievo Verona.[6] He scored again during a 2–0 victory over Atalanta. At the end of the season, he returned to Siena.[7]

Torino

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On 30 July 2013, Larrondo was sold to Torino under a co-ownership agreement from Siena, for €700,000,[8][9][10][11] with whom he signed a three-year contract[8] with an option for a fourth.[12] He debuted 17 August 2013 in the third round of Coppa Italia, lost 1–2 against Pescara. In only his third appearance, Larrondo broke his foot in a 2–2 draw with Milan – causing him to miss much of the season.[13] He also required stitches after an alleged elbow from Nigel de Jong.[14] He returned 9 February 2014, but was injured once again in March.[15] He scored his first goal for Torino in the final game of the season against his former team, Fiorentina (2–2). On 20 June 2014, the co-ownership agreement with Siena was resolved in favour of Torino, with Emanuele Gatto moved to Siena.[16] On 31 July he scored two goals in the preliminaries of the Europa League against Brommapojkarna.[17]

Club Atlético Tigre (loan)

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On 23 January 2015, he was loaned to the Argentine club Club Atlético Tigre with a buying option.[18]

Rosario Central

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On 24 July 2015, he was transferred outright to Rosario Central.[19]

River Plate

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On 22 July 2016, it was confirmed that he would join club River Plate.

Deportivo Maipú

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After leaving Audax Italiano in March 2022,[20] Larrondo joined Deportivo Maipú in June 2023.[21]

International career

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Larrondo was born in the city of Tunuyán in Mendoza, Argentina. His father Marino, is Chilean, originally from the city of Combarbalá, while his Argentine mother, Alicia, is from Mendoza,[22] which makes him eligible to play for both national teams.

Jorge Sampaoli, then-manager of Chile, showed interest in him.[23] Larrondo claimed it would be a dream to play for La Roja.[24] Larrondo was named in Chile's provisional squad for Copa América Centenario but was cut from the final squad.[25]

Honours

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Sportivo Desamparados: Apertura 2006

References

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  1. ^ "UFFICIALE: Del Grosso e Larrondo al Siena". Tuttomercatoweb.com. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  2. ^ "SIENA-LAZIO 1–1". Cdn.legaseriea.it. Retrieved 29 October 2014.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ A.C. Siena S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2013, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
  4. ^ "Larrondo alla Fiorentina. Indosserà la 18". Viola Channel (in Italian). ACF Fiorentina. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Match Report: Fiorentina 2 - Parma 0". Legaseriea.it. 3 February 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Match Report: Fiorentina 2 - CHIEVOVERONA 1". Legaseriea.it. 3 March 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  7. ^ "Fiorentina". Archived from the original on 1 July 2013.
  8. ^ a b Torino F.C. S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2013, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
  9. ^ "Larrondo al Toro | TORINO FC 1906 SITO UFFICIALE". Archived from the original on 1 August 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  10. ^ "Larrondo passa al Torino". AC Siena. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  11. ^ "Larrondo al Toro" (in Italian). Torino F.C. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  12. ^ "Larrondo: "Felice di essere a Torino!"". Toro.it. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  13. ^ "Torino vs. Milan – 14 September 2013 – Soccerway". Au.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  14. ^ "Larrondo broke foot with Milan – Football Italia". Football-italia.net. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  15. ^ "Convocati Toro, out Larrondo". Toro.it. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  16. ^ "Barreto e Larrondo al Toro". Torino FC. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  17. ^ "Europa League, Torino in scioltezza: 3–0 al Brommapojkarna". corrieredellosport.it. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  18. ^ "Larrondo al Tigre" (in Italian). Torino FC. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  19. ^ "¡Bienvenido Marcelo Larrondo! | RosarioCentral.com". Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  20. ^ González, Christian (16 March 2022). "Marcelo Larrondo rescinde con Audax Italiano y vuelve a Argentina". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  21. ^ "Marcelo Larrondo vuelve a las canchas y jugará en Deportivo Maipú". OneFootball (in Spanish). 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  22. ^ "El lado chileno de Larrondo: vivió en Calama y vacaciona en Combarbalá" (in Spanish). elmercurio.com. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  23. ^ "Gabriel Arias y Marcelo Larrondo, los dos argentinos que busca nacionalizar Jorge Sampaoli para la Selección de Chile" (in Spanish). infobae.com. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  24. ^ "El mendocino Marcelo Larrondo, dispuesto a jugar para la Selección de Chile" (in Spanish). losandes.com.ar. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  25. ^ "Sanchez, Vidal lead Chile's Copa squad". goal.com. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
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