Carlos Marinelli
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Carlos Marinelli is an Argentine
footballer who plays for Universidad San Martín in Perú
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Marinelli started off his career with his boyhood club Boca Juniors
. He stayed at Boca until 1999 when Middlesbrough F.C.
signed him for £1.5 million. He was billed as the new Maradona
but he scored just four times against Derby County (twice), Fulham and Brentford in the League Cup. He generally failed to live up to expectations and left the Riverside Stadium in 2003 to sign for Torino F.C.
During the 2005-06 season, he joined Portuguese side SC Braga
on a transfer, playing until the end of that season. In 2007, he joined the Kansas City Wizards.
Marinelli spent two seasons with the Wizards, but struggled in his time there. He was eventually waived by the club at the end of the 2008 season. He later signed with Colombian first division team Millonarios de Bogota.
However, twelve games into the Copa Mustang I 2009, he was released by Millonarios along with four other under-productive players. He was linked with a return to England with Exeter City before moving back to Argentina in the second division with Aldosivi
Marinelli just signed with Peruvian first division team Universidad San Martín de Porres
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Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
footballer who plays for Universidad San Martín in Perú
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
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Marinelli started off his career with his boyhood club Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División....
. He stayed at Boca until 1999 when Middlesbrough F.C.
Middlesbrough F.C.
Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...
signed him for £1.5 million. He was billed as the new Maradona
New Maradona
New Maradona or New Diego is a title given by the press and public to promising Argentine football players in reference to the legendary Diego Maradona as a benchmark...
but he scored just four times against Derby County (twice), Fulham and Brentford in the League Cup. He generally failed to live up to expectations and left the Riverside Stadium in 2003 to sign for Torino F.C.
Torino F.C.
Torino Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Torino, is a professional Italian football club based in Turin, Piedmont, that was founded in 1906. The club has spent most of its history in the top tier in Italian football....
During the 2005-06 season, he joined Portuguese side SC Braga
SC Braga
Sporting Clube de Braga , commonly known as Sporting de Braga or just Braga, is a Portuguese sports club, from the city of Braga. Its football team plays at the AXA Stadium, also known as The Quarry, which was built for UEFA Euro 2004...
on a transfer, playing until the end of that season. In 2007, he joined the Kansas City Wizards.
Marinelli spent two seasons with the Wizards, but struggled in his time there. He was eventually waived by the club at the end of the 2008 season. He later signed with Colombian first division team Millonarios de Bogota.
However, twelve games into the Copa Mustang I 2009, he was released by Millonarios along with four other under-productive players. He was linked with a return to England with Exeter City before moving back to Argentina in the second division with Aldosivi
Marinelli just signed with Peruvian first division team Universidad San Martín de Porres
Universidad San Martín de Porres
Club Deportivo Universidad San Martín de Porres is a Peruvian football club, who plays in the city of Lima. The club was founded in 2004 as a joint stock company, the first in Peru. They then bought Club Sport Coopsol's place in the First Division who was promoted to the Peruvian First Division...
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