Marcelo Zunino

Marcelo Antonio Zunino Poblete is a Chilean former football player who played as a centre-back. He is a historical player for Audax Italiano.

Club career

A product of Audax Italiano, Zunino started his career in the 1986 Primera División de Chile. He spent four seasons with them in the Segunda División de Chile from 1987 to 1990.
The next years, Zunino played for Unión Española, Deportes Concepción, Deportes Antofagasta, Coquimbo Unido and Provincial Osorno, all of them in the Chilean top Division.
Zunino returned to Audax Italiano in 1997 until his retirement in 2001.

Coaching career

Zunino served as assistant coach of Deportes Melipilla in 2016 and 2017.

Political career

Zunino served as councillor for La Florida commune from 2004 to 2016.
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.

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.

Tv career

Zunino has participed as a commentator about Audax Italiano in the program ' from TNT Sports Chile.
In 2014, Zunino competed in the reality show ' from Canal 13 alongside his daughter, Michelle.
In September 2020, Zunino participed in the reality series from Chilevisión.

Personal life

Zunino is of Italian descent.
Marcelo is the cousin of the Chilean journalist.