Marcelo Pontiroli

Marcelo Pontiroli

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Personal information
Full name	Marcelo Fabián Pontiroli
Date of birth	(1972-01-22) January 22, 1972
Place of birth	San Andrés de Giles, Argentina
Height
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1997	Deportivo Español	22	(0)
1997–1999	Argentinos Juniors	76	(0)
1999–2000	Independiente	20	(0)
2000–2001	Belgrano Córdoba	34	(0)
2001–2002	Lanús	35	(0)
2002–2003	Varzim	21	(0)
2003	Belgrano Córdoba	16	(0)
2003–2005	Quilmes	74	(0)
2005–2007	Argentinos Juniors	73	(0)
2007–2010	Quilmes	39	(0)
2010–2011	Deportivo Merlo	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcelo Fabián Pontiroli (born 22 January 1972 in San Andrés de Giles, Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Football career

Pontiroli began his career in 1993 at Deportivo Español, moving to Argentinos Juniors in 1997, and Club Atlético Independiente two years later. Between 2000–07, he represented Belgrano de Córdoba, Club Atlético Lanús and Quilmes Atlético Club, with his first and only abroad experience in between, with only six Primeira Liga games for Varzim S.C. in a relegation-ending season.

In 2007, after 310 Primera División games, 35-year-old Pontiroli returned to Quilmes and helped El Cervecero promote to the top flight in 2009–10. He chose, however, to continue in Primera B Nacional, signing with Deportivo Merlo.

External links

• Argentine League statistics (Spanish)
• Marcelo Pontiroli profile at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
• Turk Sportal profile (Turkish)