Mauricio Salazar
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mauricio Javier Salazar Durán | ||
| Date of birth | 21 September 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | La Serena, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Academia Santa Inés | |||
| Deportes La Serena | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | Deportes La Serena | 17 | (8) |
| 2004–2006 | → Huachipato (loan) | 59 | (7) |
| 2008–2009 | Audax Italiano | 30 | (1) |
| 2009–2018 | Deportes La Serena | 252 | (62) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mauricio Javier Salazar Durán (born 21 September 1979) is a Chilean retired footballer who played as a striker.
Career
As a youth player, Salazar was with Academia de Fútbol Santa Inés, before joining Deportes La Serena.[1]
Personal life
An idol of Deportes La Serena,[2] he was nicknamed Ingeniero ( Engineer). Similarly, he received as mining engineer at the University of La Serena.[3]
Controversies
In October 2024, Salazar and his partner, the former footballer Marcelo Caro, were charged with scam by also former footballer Jorge Vargas, regarding business in La Serena, Chile.[4]
References
- ^ Amenábar, José Pedro (10 November 2018). "El Totti granate". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ Mora, Sebastián (28 October 2018). "Ingeniero y leyenda: La Serena despide al eterno Mauricio Salazar". 24 Horas. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Mauricio Salazar, capitán de Deportes La Serena se tituló como Ingeniero Civil en Minas". El Observalotodo. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ Morales, Italo (4 October 2024). "Ex seleccionado chileno denuncia estafa por 500 millones: acusa a ídolo de La Serena y un ex Católica". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 October 2024.
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