Marcelo Zunino
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcelo Antonio Zunino Poblete | ||
| Date of birth | 30 January 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Audax Italiano | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1990 | Audax Italiano | 174 | (11) |
| 1991–1992 | Unión Española | 35 | (0) |
| 1993 | Deportes Concepción | 12 | (0) |
| 1994 | Deportes Antofagasta | 8 | (0) |
| 1995 | Coquimbo Unido | 21 | (4) |
| 1996 | Provincial Osorno | 23 | (0) |
| 1997–2001 | Audax Italiano | 135 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017–2017 | Deportes Melipilla (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marcelo Antonio Zunino Poblete (born 30 January 1967) is a Chilean former football player who played as a centre-back. He is a historical player for Audax Italiano.[1]
Club career
A product of Audax Italiano, Zunino started his career in the 1986 Primera División de Chile.[2] He spent four seasons with them in the Segunda División de Chile from 1987 to 1990.[1][3]
The next years, Zunino played for Unión Española,[3] Deportes Concepción, Deportes Antofagasta, Coquimbo Unido and Provincial Osorno, all of them in the Chilean top Division.[4]
Zunino returned to Audax Italiano in 1997 until his retirement in 2001.[1][4]
Managerial career
Zunino served as assistant coach of Deportes Melipilla in 2016 and 2017.[5][6]
In February 2026, Zunino assumed as sport manager of Tricolor Municipal de Paine.[7]
Political career
Zunino served as councillor for La Florida commune from 2004 to 2016.[4][8][9]
Zunino was elected a member of the Regional Council of Santiago Metropolitan Region for the Santiago V Division in the 2021 Chilean general election as a member of National Renewal. He was reelected in the 2024 Chilean regional elections.[9]
Controversies
In February 2025, Zunino was charged with tax evasion during his stint as a civil servant for Municipality of La Florida from February to November 2021.[9][10][11]
Tv career
Zunino has participed as a commentator about Audax Italiano in the program Show de Goles (Show of Goals) from TNT Sports Chile.[12]
In 2014, Zunino competed in the reality show Generaciones Cruzadas (Crossways Generations) from Canal 13 alongside his daughter, Michelle.[13]
In September 2020, Zunino participed in the reality series La Divina Comida (The Divine Dinner) from Chilevisión.[14]
Personal life
Zunino is of Italian descent.[15]
Marcelo is the cousin of the Chilean journalist Carla Zunino.[16]
References
- ^ a b c "Figuras Históricas Audax Italiano". audaxitaliano.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ "Audax Italiano 1986 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ a b García, Javier (14 February 2025). "Marcelo Zunino se aburrió de las sociedades anónimas y avisa: "Quiero ser presidente de Audax Italiano"". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ a b c González, Diego (6 September 2025). "Del fútbol a la política: Los campeones de la Libertadores 1991 lideran a ex futbolistas en Elecciones 2024". PrensaFútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ "Marcelo Zunino Ayudante Técnico de Los Potros nos invita y pide apoyo para este Sábado!" (in Spanish). Deportes Melipilla. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ "Marcelo Zunino confirmó candidatura de su hija para ser diputada". Radio Agricultura (in Spanish). 20 August 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
En la actualidad es ayudante de club de Segunda División Profesional, Deportes Melipilla
- ^ Casanova, Esteban (19 February 2026). "Marcelo Zunino asume importante desafío en el fútbol chileno: "Vamos con todo"". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ "Los deportistas que se pasaron a la política". Diario AS (in Spanish). 17 November 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ a b c González, Diego (6 September 2025). "De la cancha a tribunales: Marcelo Zunino imputado por remuneraciones fraudulentas". PrensaFútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ Solís, Francisco (15 April 2025). "Marcelo Zunino se defiende ante querella del CDE por millonario fraude: "No hay nada oculto"". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ Meneses, Angélica (15 April 2025). "Marcelo Zunino: Un escándalo de fraude al Fisco". enciclopediabiobio.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ @showdegoles; (17 July 2025). "Un histórico volvió al SDG para hablar de gran momento de Audax" (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 October 2025 – via Instagram.
- ^ Ulloa, Gabriela (7 March 2014). "Conoce a los participantes del nuevo reality de Canal 13 "Generaciones Cruzadas"". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 October 2025.
- ^ La Divina Comida - Álvaro Ballero, Patricia López, Paulina Rojas y Marcelo Zunino on YouTube
- ^ "Marcelo Zunino invita a votar a los @italochilenos". Visibles World (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ @zuninoaudax (26 February 2019). "Es mi prima querida Leonardo!!" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 October 2025 – via Twitter.
External links
- Marcelo Zunino y sus anécdotas en el fútbol chileno🇨🇱🔥⚽️| DOS 10 SON MEJOR QUE UNO⭐️ on YouTube (in Spanish)
- Marcelo Zunino Poblete at CORESantiago (in Spanish)