Marcelo Carrera 1991

Marcelo Carrera was born 1st October, 1962 in Buenos Aries, Argentina. Marcelo went to the US with his family at the age of ten months, and although he moved back to Argentina when he was six, he would return to Pittsburgh with his father ever year. His first taste of organized soccer came in Agentina, upon his return at age six, and blossomed when the left-footed midfielder earned a spot on Independiente's First Division side. He was a member of the Independiente team that defeated Liverpool 1-0, in the 1984 World Club Championship.

In 1986, he moved to the US, and signed with the New York Express, an expansion team in Major Indoor Soccer League. The Express withdrew from the league after 26 games and folded during the season. He then moved to the Canton Invaders in the American Indoor Soccer Association. There he played two seasons with the Invaders.

In 1988 played the summer outdoor season with the Ft. Lauderdale Strikers of the American Soccer League. He played three seasons with the Strikers; the 1990 season in the American Professional Soccer League. He helped them to the National Championship.

He signed with the Dallas Sidekicks of the MISL, in the fall of 1990. Marcelo played only one season with the Sidekicks, appearing in 43 games and scoring 12 goals.

In 1991, he moved to the Rowdies in the APSL. He appeared in 14 games and scored 3 goals with 1 assist, earning him 7 points.

In 1992, he signed with the Chicago Power in the National Professional Soccer League, where he appeared in 37 games and scoring 20 goals.

He moved to the Canton Invaders in 1993 and remained with the team until traded to the Buffalo Blizzard at the end of the 1995-1996 season, he had played a total of 109 games and scored 120 goals for the Invaders. He would appear in 7 games for the Blizzard and scored 3 goals.

In addition to playing the indoor winter seasons in the NPSL, Marcelo returned to outdoor soccer with the New York Centaurs in the A-League in 1995, playing in 17 games and scoring 3 goals.

In February 1996, the Columbus Crew selected him in the 10th round (91st overall) in the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft. On November 12th, 1997, he signed on loan with the Cleveland Crunch, playing 19 games, and scored 18 goals. He eventually returned to the Crew, he would finish his stint with Columbus with totals of 70 appearances and 8 goals.

He also played the 1999-2000 indoor season with the St. Louis Ambush, playing in 35 games and scored 22 goals. In 1999, he became an assistant coach with Boban High School in Akron, Ohio. He held that position until 2000. In 2000, he returned to the Crew as an assistant coach for one season. From 2000 to 2008, he was a staff coach with Boca United S.C. in Canton, Ohio. In 2006, he was named as a coach of the Canton Crusaders of the American Indoor Soccer League. However, the Crusaders never played a game. Today, he is coaching at IMG Academies, more info can be found at : http://www.imgacademies.com/soccer-academy/