Marcelo Salas

José Marcelo Salas Melinao (American Spanish: [maɾˈselo ˈsalas]; born 24 December 1974), dubbed El Matador ("The Killer" due to his goalscoring celebrations),[1] El Fenómeno and Shileno, is a retired Chilean footballer who played as a striker. Salas is considered the best striker in the history of Chile[2][3][4] and one of the best football players of all time in his country. He stood out during the 1990s and 2000s in clubs such as Universidad de Chile, River Plate , Lazio and Juventus. He was captain of the Chilean national team and the top scorer – netting 45 goals in total. 37 of those were for the full national side (4 in World Cups, 18 in World Cup qualification processes and 15 in friendlies)[5] and 8 with the Olympic team.

Marcelo Salas
Salas in 2015
Personal information
Full name José Marcelo Salas Melinao
Date of birth (1974-12-24) 24 December 1974
Place of birth Temuco, Chile
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1989–1991 Deportes Temuco
1991–1993 Universidad de Chile
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1996 Universidad de Chile 126 (76)
1996–1998 River Plate 67 (31)
1998–2001 Lazio 117 (49)
2001–2006 Juventus 26 (4)
2003–2005 → River Plate (loan) 43 (17)
2005–2006 → Universidad de Chile (loan) 38 (18)
2006–2008 Universidad de Chile 44 (19)
National team
1996 Chile Olympic 7 (8)
1994–2007 Chile 70 (37)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Salas and the second or maternal family name is Melinao.

He played in Chile, Argentina and Italy, winning titles with each club he joined. The IFFHS ranked him as the 31st best South American player of the 20th century, the 19th best South American forward of the 20th century and the 3rd best South American forward of the 1990s (joining the podium with Brazilians Ronaldo and Romário).[6] He was considered one of the best footballers in the world during the second half of the 1990s and the beginning of the 21st century. In 1997 he ranked third as the "best forward in the world" (after Ronaldo and Gabriel Batistuta) in the RSS Award for the best footballer of the year, in 1998 and 1999 he was the 5th best forward.[7][8][9] Also in 1996 and 1997 he was the "best striker in America", where he was part of the Ideal Team of America, he was also decorated as the South American Footballer of the Year 1997. In the 1998 FIFA World Cup he was included among the "10 highest figures" of the contest.[10] In 2013 the "7th best south-American footballer in history was chosen" ("Bleacher Report" magazine).[11][12] He was also chosen within the "10 best scorers in the history of South American football"[13] The year 2019 was included among the "50 great South American footballers of all time", ranking 27th.[14] A powerful and tenacious forward, with good technique, who was well-known for his deft touch with his left foot, as well as his aerial ability, Salas had a prolific goalscoring record throughout his career.[15][16][17][18]

He is considered (along with Leonel Sánchez) the greatest player in the history of Universidad de Chile, an idol (along with Enzo Francescoli) of River Plate of Argentina[19](a member of the historic ideal eleven)[20] and one of the greatest foreign players in Lazio's history.[21][22]

Between 1997 and 2001 he was considered one of the best forwards in the world, constantly compared to Ronaldo and Gabriel Batistuta.[23][24] He was also occasionally compared to Diego Maradona, Pelé and Gerd Müller. After a friendly match between England and Chile at Wembley Stadium, where Salas scored the only two goals, the English press headlined: "Ole, ole, ole , ole ... Salas is the new Diego Maradona"[25] and after scoring two goals in the first game of the 1998 FIFA World Cup against the Italy national team, the Spanish press headlined: "His header in the contest with Fabio Cannavaro recalled somehow Pelé's memorable jump over Burgnich in the 1970 World Cup final".[26]

On 16 December 1998 he joined the Rest of the World National Team in a match played at the Stadio Olimpico against Italy, in celebration of the centenary of Italian Calcio. Salas entered the second half, replacing Gabriel Batistuta.[27][28]

He appeared for the Chilean national team at the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, where he scored four goals in four matches, leading his nation to the second round of the competition. Salas also played for Chile at two Copa América tournaments, helping his nation to a fourth-place finish in the 1999 edition of the tournament.

Club career

Universidad de Chile

Born in Temuco, Salas was a youth product of the Deportes Temuco youth team until his father took him to Santiago de Chile to be incorporated into Universidad de Chile.

Salas made his debut playing for Universidad de Chile in 1993 and became a starter on 4 January 1994 against Cobreloa where he would also score a goal. Finally, Salas is consolidated in the match against Colo Colo at the National Stadium, where he scored a Hat-trick in the 4–1 victory.[29] His great performances quickly led the university fans to give him the nickname "Matador" due to his cold blood when defining, also inspired by the song of the same name by the Argentine musical group Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, which at that time was fashionable in Latin America. It was also at this time that he patented his particular way of celebrating goals: he put one leg down, bowed his head, stretched his right arm and pointed his index finger towards the sky.

Salas helped the team win back to back titles in 1994 and 1995, being a fundamental piece in the attack of the Universidad de Chile team, being the top scorer in both seasons (27 and 17 goals respectively).Leaving a trail of 76 goals which included a strong 1996 campaign in the Copa Libertadores.

River Plate

Later in 1996, Salas moved on to Argentina to play with River Plate of the Argentine first division. On 30 September 1996 he scored his first goal with the River Plate shirt in the classic against Boca Juniors at the La Bombonera stadium. From 1996 to 1998 Salas scored 31 goals in 67 games, helping River to win the Torneo de Apertura 1996 (where he scored two goals in the 3–0 win over Vélez Sarsfield that made him champion), the Clausura 1997, the Apertura 1997 (scoring the title goal against Argentinos Juniors), and the 1997 Supercopa Libertadores, where he scored the 2 goals in the final against São Paulo that gave the millionaire club the cup. In addition, he was elected the Best Footballer of the season in Argentina and South American Footballer of the Year in 1997. These accomplishments would cement his legacy in Argentina as one of its greatest foreign born players earning the nickname, "El shileno (sic) Salas".

The Argentine team valued his pass at US $30,000,000 in view of the interest of the English club, Manchester United, in addition to great clubs from Italy and Spain for hiring him.[30]

Lazio

On February 1, 1998, thanks to his good performances both in Argentina and in the Chilean national team, he was sold to S.S. Lazio in Italy for US$20.5 million.[31]

Salas played in Italy for five years, three with S.S. Lazio (1998–2001), a key catalyst in helping turn around a Lazio team that hadn't won a Scudetto since the 1973–1974 season. He made his debut for Lazio on 12 August 1998 against Real Madrid of Spain, where he scored the momentary winning goal 2–1 for the Teresa Herrera Trophy.[32] His official debut is for the Supercoppa italiana in win 2 -1 over Juventus F.C., on 29 August 1998, where he became champion. With Salas in the team, successes in Italian football returned for the whole of the Italian capital, after 25 years. He scored his first goal for Serie A playing for Lazio a few days later against Inter Milan. With Lazio he won a Serie A (being Salas the team's top scorer with 12 annotations), an Coppa Italia, two Supercoppa Italiana, a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and a UEFA Super Cup, scoring the match's only goal in the latter, in a 1–0 win over Manchester United.

Salas quickly became an idol of the Lazio tifosi, where they dedicated songs to him, the most traditional was: "Matador, Matador, che ce frega de Ronaldo noi c'avemo er Matador" (Matador, Matador, we care about Ronaldo if we have the Matador).[33][34]

After rejecting offers on the US $30,000,000[35] from clubs as important as: Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Barcelona, Parma, A.C. Milan and Inter Milan.[36][37] was in negotiations with Real Madrid to become, together with Zinedine Zidane, one of the two great "meringues" signings of 2001.[38] However, the transfer failed, largely due to the exorbitant sum that the Spanish club he invested in the signing of Zidane. Finally, that same year he signed for Juventus, after paying the club €25,000,000 (US $28,500,000) for him, which at the time was the most expensive transfer of a Chilean player.

Juventus

In 2001, he was transferred to Juventus F.C. for 55 billion lire[39] (€28.5 million by fixed exchange rate; 22 billion lire cash plus Darko Kovačević[39][40]) his stay in Turin was cut short due to a torn ACL in his right knee against Bologna FC in a match valid for Serie A. Where Salas would endure the worst moments of his career; he was hampered by injuries, including a further issue with his knee meniscus, allowing him to participate in only 26 games and scoring just 4 goals.

Return to River Plate

After Juventus tried unsuccessfully to transfer him to various clubs, including: Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool, Barcelona, A.C. Milan,[41][42][43][44][45] including Sporting de Lisbon, in exchange for the pass of a young Cristiano Ronaldo.[46]

Finally in 2003 he returned to South America largely due to the divorce with his ex-wife, to be close to his daughters who lived in Chile,[47][48] returning on loan to River Plate.

After his return to the millionaire table, the traditional fans Los Borrachos del Tablon, took out posters and stamps-fixture with the image of "San Matador" in allusion to Salas.[49] They also dedicated songs to him that said: "madness, look, look at what emotion, that's the Chilean Salas who returned to River to be champion".[50]

Salas stood out especially in the Copa Sudamericana that year, but could not prevent his team's defeat in the final against Cienciano of Peru, despite scoring the tying goal 3–3 in the first leg. However, he later achieved a new title: the 2004 Clausura tournament.

A year later, he helped River reach the semifinals of the 2005 Copa Libertadores, scoring a hat-trick in the second round against Liga de Quito. In the semi-finals, they lost to São Paulo FC 5–2. In the second leg, Salas scored River's second goal, but it was inevitable, as River lost 2–0 in the first leg and River was losing 3–2 in the second leg. In his second time at the River, Salas scored 17 goals in 43 games.

Marcelo Salas is one of the greatest idols of the millionaire fans, along with Ángel Labruna, Enzo Francescoli, Ramón Díaz, Norberto Alonso, Ubaldo Fillol, Amadeo Carrizo, among others. In addition, he is one of the few foreign players to occupy the captain's belt of the Argentine team.

Salas in 2008

Universidad de Chile

Between 2004 and 2005 he received offers to return to European football from Barcelona in Spain and Inter Milan in Italy, among others.[51][52]

In late July 2005, it was confirmed that he would return to his original football team, Universidad de Chile on a temporary deal from Juventus,[53] and the never-ending love of the fans of Universidad de Chile for Salas was evident. He carried Universidad de Chile to the cup finals. The 2005 final was decided on a shootout, won by Universidad Católica. After retirement rumors flourished in the summer of 2006, Salas began campaign with Universidad de Chile and led the team to the final one more time, which saw Universidad de Chile dropping the title to archrivals Colo-Colo on penalties.

Salas announced his retirement on 28 November 2008, at the age of 33. Before the 23 November game where the Universidad de Chile beat Cobreloa 3–2, with two goals from Matador at the National Stadium.

Retirement

Salas played his farewell game on 2 June 2009. Amongst the invited players were his friends from the 1993–1996 Universidad de Chile squads, River Plate, Juventus, plus members of Chile's France '98 World Cup squad. More than 60,000 people showed up to pay him one final salute. Playing for both sides, he managed to score three goals.[54]

International career

On April 30, 1994 at the National Stadium, Salas made his debut for the Chile national football team at age 19, scoring his first international goal in a 3-3 draw with Argentina of Diego Maradona, who was preparing for the World Cup 1994.

In 1995 he won the Canada Cup scoring the goal of victory for the Chileans in the 87th minute of the game in the final against Canada (2-1).

During the 1998 World Cup qualification campaign, Salas scored 11 goals. He scored memorable goals: against Argentina at home, in Quito and home against Ecuador and at home against Uruguay, including hat-tricks against Colombia and Peru, and a goal in the final match against Bolivia. Against Peru, he became the youngest Chilean footballer to wear the captain's belt, at just 22 years old.[55]

Salas' farewell match on 2 June 2009 at the Estadio Nacional

On the preparatory tour for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, Chile played a friendly match with England in front of about 65,000 spectators at the legendary Wembley Stadium on February 11, 1998. In a memorable match, Chile won 2-0 with goals of "The Killer". The first, of great invoice, with perfect control, spin and definition, without letting the ball touch the ground after a pass of more than 60 meters. The second, a penalty that he created after brilliantly dribbling the English defender Sol Campbell.

In 1998, Marcelo Salas had an outstanding performance in the France 1998 FIFA World Cup, reaching the round of 16 of the tournament, he scored 4 goals (two against Italy, one against Austria and one against Brazil), being the third scorer of that World Cup, along with Brazilian striker Ronaldo, being only 1 away from the bronze boot, and 2 from the golden boot.[55]

In 1999 with the Chile national football team reaches the semifinals of the Copa América, where they obtain fourth place.

On August 15, 2000, Salas was the great figure in Chile 3-0 victory over Brazil, scoring a great goal and being the most important player of the match, played in the 2002 World Cup qualification.

Due to his injury problems, Salas appearances for Chile were limited after 2001. He scored four goals in nine appearances during the failed 2002 World Cup qualification campaign and during the 2006 World Cup qualification. he surpassed Iván Zamorano as the nation's all-time leading scorer for the second time (he had previously done so in 1998) with his 35th goal against Bolivia.[55]

On November 18, 2007, during a match valid for the qualification for 2010 World Cup that Chile played against Uruguay, Marcelo Salas scored his last 2 final goals at the mythical Estadio Centenario, the first with a header after Carlos Villanueva center and the second, penalty.[55]

Career statistics

Club
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Chile League Copa Chile South America Total
1993Universidad de ChilePrimera División151151
199425271512624641
1995271740753822
1996105521252712
Argentina League Cup South America Total
1996–97River PlatePrimera División2611-403011
1997–982713-1073720
Italy League Coppa Italia Europe Total
1998–99LazioSerie A301575644324
1999–002812301154217
2000–012172190328
2001–02JuventusSerie A712020111
2002–031112121153
Argentina League Cup South America Total
2003–04River PlatePrimera División176-42218
2004–05154-75229
Chile League Copa Chile South America Total
2005Universidad de ChilePrimera División105-105
20062813-2813
2007148-148
200830113011
Total Chile 1598724142512208113
Argentina 8534251411048
Italy 973616730914353
Career total 33315540218035453248[56]

International

[57][58]

Chile national team
YearAppsGoals
199431
1995124
1996116
199779
19981010
199950
200072
200122
200200
200300
200440
200531
200600
200762
Total7037

International goals
Score and Result lists Chile's goals first
#DateVenueOpponentScoreCompetition
118 May 1994Santiago Argentina3–3International match
229 March 1995Los Angeles Mexico2–1International match
322 April 1995Temuco Iceland1–1International match
428 May 1995Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton Canada2–1Canada Cup
511 October 1995Concepción Canada2–0International match
614 February 1996Coquimbo Peru4–0International match
726 May 1996Santiago Bolivia2–0International match
826 May 1996Santiago Bolivia2–0International match
96 July 1996Santiago Ecuador4–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
1025 August 1996Liberia Costa Rica1–1International match
1112 November 1996Santiago Uruguay1–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
128 June 1997Quito Ecuador1–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
135 July 1997Santiago Colombia4–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
145 July 1997Santiago Colombia4–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
155 July 1997Santiago Colombia4–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
1610 September 1997Santiago Argentina1–21998 FIFA World Cup qualification
1712 October 1997Santiago Peru4–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
1812 October 1997Santiago Peru4–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
1912 October 1997Santiago Peru4–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
2016 November 1997Santiago Bolivia3–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
2111 February 1998Wembley Stadium, London England2–0International match
2211 February 1998Wembley Stadium, London England2–0International match
2322 April 1998Santiago Colombia2–2International match
2424 May 1998Santiago Uruguay2–2International match
2531 May 1998Montélimar Tunisia3–2International match
264 June 1998Avignon Morocco1–1International match
2711 June 1998Parc Lescure, Bordeaux Italy2–21998 FIFA World Cup
2811 June 1998Parc Lescure, Bordeaux Italy2–21998 FIFA World Cup
2917 June 1998Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne Austria1–11998 FIFA World Cup
3027 June 1998Parc des Princes, Paris Brazil1–41998 FIFA World Cup
3129 June 2000Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago Paraguay3–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification
3215 August 2000Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago Brazil3–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
3314 August 2001Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago Bolivia2–22002 FIFA World Cup qualification
3414 August 2001Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago Bolivia2–22002 FIFA World Cup qualification
354 June 2005Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago Bolivia3–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification
3618 November 2007Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Uruguay2–22010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3718 November 2007Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Uruguay2–22010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Universidad de Chile

River Plate

Lazio

Juventus

Individual

Tributes

In the year 2004 the River Plate club of Argentina honored and immortalized the figure of Marcelo Salas with a portrait of the image of the "Matador" in the dressing rooms of the Monumental de Nuñez Stadium, being included among the most prominent idols in the club's history.[71] Also in the year 2009, at the inauguration of the museum of the Argentine club, the goals of Marcelo Salas are portrayed in videos and images (the goals of the titles of the Apertura 1996, Clausura 1997, Apertura 1997, Supercopa Sudamericana 1997, among others), in addition to the shirts and boots that Marcelo Salas wore while he played in River Plate.[72]

In the year 2013 Marcelo Salas received a tribute from the English Football Federation at Wembley Stadium for his "excellent performance" in the England vs Chile match from 11 February from 1998.[73] Where his first goal of that match is portrayed in the museum of said stadium, as one of the best goals in all history scored at Wembley Stadium.[74]

Players tribute

Long is the list of public figures whose idol is the "Matador" where several of them have decided to honor Marcelo Salas by imitating his typical celebration after scoring a goal: knee to the ground, head bowed and one arm pointing to the sky. Among the players who have Salas as an idol, the following stand out:[75][76][77][78][79][80][81][82][83][84][85][86][87][88]

Football players

Golfer

Tennis players

tributes from the world of music

On 16 October 1997, Jay Kay, lead singer of the English band Jamiroquai, paid tribute to Marcelo Salas, in his presentation with the band at the Teatro Caupolicán, wearing the traditional shirt number 11 from Salas where he celebrated as the Matador on stage[89]

On 11 February 1998 the Irish band U2 performed in Chile for the first time. That day the vocalist and leader Bono went on stage at the National Stadium along with the rest of the members wearing Marcelo Salas' jersey number 11, where at the same time Salas' goals playing for Chile against England at Wembley Stadium were displayed on a giant screen.[90]

References
  1. "El Matador dice addio, Salas lascia il calcio" (in Italian). Sky.it. 3 June 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  2. "Marcelo Salas is the best striker in the history of Chile". ElMercurio.cl. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  3. "World Cup winners in Chile: Marcelo Salas the best striker in history". Rincondelbulla.cl. 27 November 2008.
  4. "Who is the best striker in history". Elperiscopio.cl. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  5. "Players with the most goals in the Chilean team". Red matches. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  6. "IFFHS HISTORY: SOUTH AMERICA – PLAYER OF THE CENTURY (1900–1999)". IFFHS.de. 16 October 2017.
  7. Rec.sport.soccer Player of the Year Award 1997
  8. Rec.sport.soccer Player of the Year Award 1998
  9. Rec.sport.soccer Player of the Year Award 1999
  10. Gabriel Jaime García (29 May 2014). "France 1998 World Cup". Eluniversal.com.
  11. "Marcelo Salas among the best left-handers in the history of South America". 24horas.cl. 20 March 2013.
  12. "The ten best South American footballers in history". PasionLibertadores.com. 19 March 2013.
  13. Diego Fernando Pineda and Leyner Camilo López (16 September 2013). "The best scorers in the history of South American football". Pasionfutbol.com.
  14. "50 Greatest South American Footballers of All Time". 90min.com. 4 July 2019.
  15. "Marcelo Salas". Britannica. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  16. Alan Nixon (17 November 1997). "Football: Ferguson looks to South America for pounds 10m deal on Salas". The Independent. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  17. Stefano Petrucci (3 January 1999). "Lazio, la coppia atomica" [Lazio, the atomic pair] (in Italian). Il Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  18. Stefano Bedeschi (25 December 2015). "Gli eroi in bianconero: Marcelo SALAS" [The heroes in black and white: Marcelo Salas] (in Italian). Tutto Juve. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  19. "River Plate includes Marcelo Salas in the gallery of idols". mercurioantofagasta.cl. 27 August 2007.
  20. "Marcelo Salas was considered in the eleven ideal historico de River Plate". elperiscopio.cl. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  21. "Marcelo Salas' phrase that moved the fans of Lazio and Universidad de Chile". elperiscopio.cl. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  22. "Marcelo Salas is received as an idol during his visit to Lazio in Italy". t13.cl. 10 March 2017.
  23. "Passarella compared Batistuta with Ronaldo, Salas and the goals". LaNacion.com.ar. 6 February 1998.
  24. "Salas, un bomber in bianco e nero". Tuttosport.com. 27 January 2019.
  25. "17 years after Marcelo Salas' feat at Wembley". Mega.cl. 11 February 2015.
  26. Santiago Segurola (16 June 1998). "The World Cup gives its first signs". ElPaís.com.
  27. "Batistuta, Ronaldo Italians party". clarin.com. 18 December 1998.
  28. "Italy to take one the world". irishtimes.com. 16 December 1998.
  29. "25 years after the birth of the Matador nickname: Marcelo Salas and his three goals against Colo Colo" (in Spanish). RedGol. 10 April 2019.
  30. "Road to France 98. Ferguson will see a Salas". Lanacion.com.ar. 14 November 1997.
  31. "Marcelo Salas: 20 years after the pass that exceeded 20 million". clarin.com. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  32. "Madrid moves Riazor". elpais.com. 13 August 1998.
  33. "Salas, the Nord curve intona il vecchio coro e il 'Matador 'ringrazia". lazionews24.com. 18 May 2017.
  34. ""Che ce frega de Ronaldo, noi c'avemo er Matador ..." oggi Marcelo Salas compie 44 anni". noibiancocelesti.com. 24 December 2018.
  35. "¿Salas al Chelsea?". Nacion.com. 6 March 2001.
  36. "Inter and Lazio reach an agreement for Marcelo Salas". Emol.com. 29 June 2001.
  37. "Signature of Marcelo Salas by Real Madrid is just a procedure". Emol.com. 20 July 2013.
  38. "In Italy it is taken for granted the transfer of Salas to Real Madrid". Abc.es. 14 June 2001.
  39. "E' ufficiale la cessione di Marcelo Salas alla Juve e l'acquisto di Darko Kovacevic" (Press release) (in Italian). Rome: S.S. Lazio. 24 August 2001. Archived from the original on 7 September 2001. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  40. "Salas joins Juventus". BBC Sport. 17 August 2001. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
  41. "Manchester United I would be interested in Salas". emol.com. 21 January 2003.
  42. "Juventus received an offer from Chelsea for Marcelo Salas and Edgard Davis". alairelibre.cl. 3 July 2003.
  43. "Liverpool wants to take Marcelo Salas for free". emol.com. 1 July 2003.
  44. "Marcelo Salas would go to Barcelona if they fire Van Gaal". emol.com. 19 January 2003.
  45. "Milan the savior of Salas?". espn.cl. 9 July 2003.
  46. "Salas prevented Cristiano Ronaldo from playing in Juventus". LaPaginaMillonaria.com. 5 July 2018.
  47. "The secret divorce of the "Matador"". australtemuco.cl. 27 March 2003.
  48. "The 'Matador' returns a River". mercuriovalpo.cl. 18 July 2003.
  49. "In Argentina, Salas is already "San Matador"". estrellavalpo.cl. 1 August 2003.
  50. "This time Salas did not return, the Matador returned". clarin.com. 23 February 2004.
  51. "Barcelona would be interested in Marcelo Salas". Emol.com. 14 December 2004.
  52. "Inter Milan would be interested in Marcelo Salas". Emol.com. 13 July 2005.
  53. "Six-Monthly Report at 31 December 2005" (PDF). Juventus F.C. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2008.
  54. "La Nación – Diario La Nación". Archived from the original on 6 October 2009.
  55. "Marcelo SALAS". FIFA. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  56. S.A., COPESA, Consorcio Periodistico de Chile. "Los 10 más grandes goleadores de Chile – Deportes – La Tercera Edición Impresa".
  57. "Marcelo Salas". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
  58. "José Marcelo Salas – Goals in International Matches".
  59. Mar, I. Municipalidad de Viña del. "20 de diciembre 1997: Salas, Chileno, Matador, Fenómeno..." Ciudad del Deporte – Viña del Mar Chile.
  60. "FRANCIA 1998 | Copa mundial de la FIFA Brasil 2014". m.eluniversal.com.co.
  61. "Batistuta y Ronaldo, en la fiesta de los italianos". www.clarin.com.
  62. "IFFHS HISTORY: SOUTH AMERICA – PLAYER OF THE CENTURY (1900–1999)". IFFHS.de. 16 October 2017.
  63. "IFFHS HISTORY: SOUTH AMERICA – PLAYER OF THE CENTURY (1900–1999)". IFFHS.de. 16 October 2017.
  64. "IFFHS HISTORY: SOUTH AMERICA – PLAYER OF THE CENTURY (1900–1999)". IFFHS.de. 16 October 2017.
  65. S.A.P, El Mercurio (15 December 2009). "Embajada argentina en Chile honra a Marcelo Salas con importante distinción | Emol.com". Emol.
  66. "Los mejores goleadores de la historia del fútbol sudamericano". Pasión Fútbol.
  67. "Los diez mejores futbolistas sudamericanos zurdos de la historia". Pasión Fútbol.
  68. "8 delanteros sudamericanos de los '90 que hicieron historia en el fútbol mundial". 90min.com. 16 October 2016.
  69. "How Marcelo Salas became Chile's greatest goalscorer". 23 August 2017.
  70. Joe Marcovitch (4 July 2019). "50 Greatest South American Footballers of All Time". 90min.com.
  71. mercurioantofagasta.cl, ed. (27 August 2004). "River includes Salas in idol gallery".
  72. estrellavalpo.cl, ed. (30 October 2009). "Marcelo Salas will be featured in the River Plate museum".
  73. 24horas.cl, ed. (15 November 2013). "Marcelo Salas receives tribute in Wembley after 15 years".
  74. as.com, ed. (10 October 2019). "Goal of Salas between the best scores from Wembley".
  75. meganoticias.cl, ed. (9 October 2014). "All the athletes who dedicated their celebration to Marcelo Salas".
  76. prensafutbol.cl, ed. (8 June 2020). "Mauricio Isla: My idol is Marcelo Salas, I hope I can play in the U".
  77. prensafutbol.cl, ed. (22 April 2020). "Diaz's learning when he met Marcelo Salas".
  78. tvn.cl, ed. (1 December 2018). "Fanatic del Matador launched an inspiring message".
  79. biobiochile.cl, ed. (17 February 2018). "David Pizarro paid tribute to Marcelo Salas after scoring".
  80. encancha.cl, ed. (6 May 2019). "Argentine tennis player Federico Coria celebrated as Marcelo Salas the obtaining of his first Challenger".
  81. chile.as.com, ed. (8 December 2019). "Chilena de River scored a goal and celebrated as Marcelo Salas".
  82. adnradio.cl, ed. (8 April 2010). "Gonzalo Higuaín highlighted Salas as one of his sports idols".
  83. encancha.cl, ed. (28 May 2018). "Javier Saviola praised Marcelo Salas".
  84. chile.as.com, ed. (9 October 2019). "The unknown suffering of Eduardo Vargas in his childhood".
  85. ole.com.ar, ed. (29 October 2018). "Solari's footprint in Argentina".
  86. redgol.cl, ed. (24 April 2020). "Christiane Endler: "My greatest idol is Marcelo Salas. My first soccer jersey I had was River Plate's"".
  87. prensafutbol.cl, ed. (4 March 2016). "Larrondo wants to play for Chile like his idol Marcelo Salas".
  88. chile.as.com, ed. (26 February 2020). "Salas made the River fans, let's follow Chile".
  89. chile.as.com, ed. (2 July 2019). "The day Jamiroquai honored Matador Salas".
  90. goal.com, ed. (11 February 2016). "The day in that U2 got the Red thanks to the "Matador"".
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.