Marcelo Pacheco


Marcelo Alexander Pacheco Reyes is a Chilean footballer and manager. He played in ten matches for the Chile [national football team] in 1983. He was also part of Chile's squad for the 1983 [Copa América] tournament.

Playing career

His last club was Everton de Viña [del Mar|Everton] in 1988.
At international level, he took part of Chile at under-20 level in the 1979 [South American U-20 Championship|1979 South American Championship]. At senior level, he made 10 appearances for Chile in 1983.

Coaching career

Following his retirement, he worked as coach at the youth ranks of Colo-Colo, Santiago Morning and Unión San Felipe. As head coach, he led the Indonesian teams Persma Manado and PSPS Pekanbaru from 2005 to 2007 and the Ecuadorian club Club Social, [Cultural y Deportivo Grecia|Grecia] in 2008.

Personal life

Pacheco is the son-in-law of the former football manager Luis Ibarra.