In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Olea and the second or maternal family name is Hueche.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marco Andrés Olea Hueche | ||
| Date of birth | (1979-03-24) 24 March 1979 (age 45) | ||
| Place of birth | Temuco, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Cultural Maipú (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2002 | Audax Italiano | 79 | (20) |
| 1999 | → Provincial Osorno (loan) | 30 | (22) |
| 2003 | Universidad de Concepción | 36 | (16) |
| 2004–2005 | Universidad de Chile | 78 | (27) |
| 2006 | O'Higgins | 39 | (11) |
| 2007 | Everton | 40 | (6) |
| 2008 | Cobresal | 36 | (16) |
| 2009 | Lobos BUAP | 16 | (2) |
| 2009 | Palestino | 15 | (3) |
| 2010 | Deportes Iquique | 24 | (3) |
| 2011 | Deportes Copiapó | 25 | (0) |
| 2012 | Provincial Osorno | 14 | (7) |
| 2012–2013 | Deportes Puerto Montt | 13 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2020 | Cultural Maipú | ||
| 2021 | Santiago Morning (women) | ||
| 2022– | Cultural Maipú | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 September 2018 | |||
Marco Andrés Olea Hueche (born 24 March 1979) is a former Chilean footballer and current manager.
Coaching career
From April to July 2021, he coached Santiago Morning (women). On second half 2022, he assumed as the manager of Cultural Maipú in the Tercera B, the fifth level of the Chilean football league system.
Personal life
From his maternal line, Olea is of Mapuche descent, since his last surname, Hueche (or Weche), means "young" in Mapudungun.
As a footballer, he was nicknamed El Caballero del Gol (The Gentleman of the Goal) due to the fact that he used to put on a tie to celebrate his goals since he played for Universidad de Concepción.
He has stated that cooking is also his passion. So, he took part in the first season of the cooking TV show Master Chef Chile in 2014.
Honours
Club
- Universidad de Chile
- Deportes Iquique
Individual
References
- Canelo Rojas, Javiera (21 July 2021). "Marco Olea deja la dirección técnica de Santiago Morning". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- Navarro, Nicolás (22 July 2022). "Marco Olea es nuevo entrenador de Cultural Maipú y avisa: "Sueño con dirigir a Universidad de Chile"". Bolavip Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- Asuntos Indígenas, Unidad de Coordinación de (1961). Diccionario de la lengua Mapuche (PDF). Santiago, Chile: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia. p. 63. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ Sepúlveda, Francisco (30 October 2014). "Marco Olea: el futbolista que cambió los goles por MasterChef". T13.cl (in Spanish). Teletrece. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
External links
- Marcos Andres Olea at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Marco Olea at Soccerway
| Chilean Primera B top scorers | |
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- 1979 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Temuco
- Chilean people of Mapuche descent
- Mapuche sportspeople
- Chilean men's footballers
- Chilean expatriate men's footballers
- Chilean Primera División players
- Primera B de Chile players
- Segunda División Profesional de Chile players
- Ascenso MX players
- Audax Italiano footballers
- Provincial Osorno footballers
- C.D. Universidad de Concepción footballers
- Club Universidad de Chile footballers
- O'Higgins F.C. footballers
- Everton de Viña del Mar footballers
- C.D. Cobresal footballers
- Lobos BUAP footballers
- Club Deportivo Palestino footballers
- Deportes Iquique footballers
- Deportes Copiapó footballers
- Deportes Puerto Montt footballers
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Men's association football forwards
- Chilean football managers
- Indigenous sportspeople of the Americas
- 20th-century Mapuche people
- 21st-century Mapuche people