Marco Olea

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

Primera División de Chile (1): 2004 Apertura

Deportes Iquique

Copa Chile: 2010

Primera B: 2010

Individual

Primera B Top-Scorer: 1999

References

External links

1979 births

Living people

Sportspeople 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