Marcelo Velazco

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

Marcelo René Velazco Ghiena (born February 14, 1970, in Montevideo, Uruguay) is a former Uruguayan naturalized Ecuadorian football player who played for clubs of Uruguay, Chile and Ecuador.

Marcelo Velazco

Personal information
Full name	Marcelo René Velazco Ghiena
Date of birth	(1970-02-14) 14 February 1970 (age 55)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Deportivo Cuenca (assistant)
Youth career
	NAcional
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989	Nacional	0	(0)
1995	Cerro	4	(0)
1996	Deportes Iquique	25	(4)
1997	Montevideo Wanderers
1998–1999	Frontera Rivera [es]	27	(9)
2000	Danubio		(1)
2001–2002	Aucas	66	(10)
2003–2005	Deportivo Cuenca	108	(14)
2006–2007	Deportivo Quito	71	(5)
2008	Macará	32	(2)
2009	Técnico Universitario	8	(1)
Managerial career
2018–2019	Deportivo Cuenca (assistant)
2019	Barcelona SC (assistant)
2023–	Deportivo Cuenca (assistant)
2024	Deportivo Cuenca (interim)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Teams

• Nacional 1989^[2]
• Cerro 1995
• Deportes Iquique 1996^[3]
• Montevideo Wanderers 1997
• Frontera Rivera [es] 1998–1999
• Danubio 2000^[4]
• Aucas 2001–2002^[5][6]
• Deportivo Cuenca 2003–2005^[7]
• Deportivo Quito 2006–2007^[8]
• Macará 2008
• Técnico Universitario 2009^[5]

Titles

• Deportivo Cuenca 2004 (Ecuadorian Primera División Championship)

Personal life

Velazco naturalized Ecuadorian.^[5][8]