Mauricio Salazar

Mauricio Salazar
Personal information
Full name	Mauricio Javier Salazar Durán
Date of birth	21 September 1979 (age 45)
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
2004–2008	Deportes La Serena
2004–2006	→ Huachipato (loan)
2008–2009	Audax Italiano
2009–2018	Deportes La Serena
	*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.

External links

Mauricio Salazar at Soccerway
Salazar at Football Lineups

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[1] Amenábar, José Pedro (10 November 2018). "El Totti granate". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 October 2024.

[2] Mora, Sebastián (28 October 2018). "Ingeniero y leyenda: La Serena despide al eterno Mauricio Salazar". 24 Horas. Retrieved 19 April 2022.

[3] "Mauricio Salazar, capitán de Deportes La Serena se tituló como Ingeniero Civil en Minas". El Observalotodo. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2022.

[4] 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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