ChileCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
José Marcelo Salas Melinao, nicknamed Matador, El Fenómeno and Shileno, is a Chilean former footballer who played as a striker. Salas is considered the best striker in the history of Chile. He stood out during the 1990s and 2000s in clubs such as Universidad de Chile, River Plate, Lazio and Juventus. He was the captain of the Chile national team and the top scorer – scoring 45 goals in total: 37 goals for the Chile national football team and 8 goals with the Chile Olympic football team. — Wikipedia
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In the line-ups
6 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1998–1999The archive holds 6 team sheets naming Marcelo Salas in Chile's starting line-up, from 1998-06-11 to 1999-07-13.
6 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
22 goals across 15 scoring matches · 2 tournaments · 1996–2007| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-11-18 |  Uruguay | D2–2(a) | 59' 70' (pen) | FIFA World Cup qualification | Montevideo |
| 2005-06-04 |  Bolivia | W3–1(h) | 66' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Santiago |
| 2001-08-14 | Bolivia | D2–2(h) | 35' 75' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Santiago |
| 2000-08-15 |  Brazil | W3–0(h) | 74' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Santiago |
| 2000-06-29 |  Paraguay | W3–1(h) | 35' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Santiago |
| 1998-06-27 | Brazil | L1–4(n) | 70' | FIFA World Cup | Paris |
| 1998-06-17 |  Austria | D1–1(n) | 70' | FIFA World Cup | Saint-Étienne |
| 1998-06-11 |  Italy | D2–2(n) | 45' 50' | FIFA World Cup | Bordeaux |
| 1997-11-16 | Bolivia | W3–0(h) | 40' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Santiago |
| 1997-10-12 |  Peru | W4–0(a) | 13' 82' 88'hat-trick | FIFA World Cup qualification | Lima |
| 1997-09-10 |  Argentina | L1–2(h) | 34' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Santiago |
| 1997-07-05 |  Colombia | W4–1(h) | 16' 26' 41'hat-trick | FIFA World Cup qualification | Santiago |
| 1997-06-08 |  Ecuador | D1–1(a) | 53' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Quito |
| 1996-11-12 | Uruguay | W1–0(h) | 60' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Santiago |
| 1996-07-06 | Ecuador | W4–1(h) | 75' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Santiago |
Honours
15 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours15 | ||||
| Serie A | ×3 | 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2002–03 | Lazio ·1, Juventus ·2 | |
| Argentine Primera División | ×4 | 1996, 1997, 2004 | River Plate | |
| Primera División de Chile | ×2 | 1994, 1995 | Universidad de Chile | |
| Supercoppa Italiana | ×2 | 1998, 2002 | Lazio ·1, Juventus ·1 | |
| Coppa Italia | ×1 | 1999–2000 | Lazio | |
| Supercopa Libertadores | ×1 | 1997 | River Plate | |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | ×1 | 1998–99 | Lazio | |
| UEFA Super Cup | ×1 | 1999 | Lazio | |
| Individual honours23 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 1 | ||||
| Copa Chile Top scorer | 1994 | |||
| Player of the year · 6 | ||||
| Chilean Footballer of the Year | ×2 | 1997, 1998 | ||
| 3rd "Best Centre Forward in the World" RSS Award for the best footballer of the year | 1997 | |||
| 5th "Best Centre Forward in the World" RSS Award for the best footballer of the year | 1998 | |||
| Argentine Footballer of the Year | 1997 | |||
| South American Footballer of the Year | 1997 | |||
| More honours · 16 | ||||
| America's Ideal Team | ×2 | 1996, 1997 | ||
| 4th best striker in the history of South America of the 1990s | ||||
| 7th best South American left-foot soccer player in history ("Bleacher Report" magazine) | ||||
| Best South American player of the 20th century by IFFHS | ||||
| Best South American striker of the 1990s by IFFHS | ||||
| Best South American striker of the 20th century by IFFHS | ||||
| Chile's Best Athlete Award | 1997 | |||
| Chilean Sportsman of the Year | 1997 | |||
| Included in the 50 Greatest South American Footballers of All Time | ||||
| Included in the best 50 soccer players in history representative of each country by These Football Times (The Guardian) | ||||
| Included in the Top 10 Best Scorers in the History of South American Soccer | ||||
| Included within the 10 figures of 1998 FIFA World Cup | ||||
| Integra the Rest of the world in sports and games 1998 | ||||
| Olimpia Award | 1997 | |||
| Order of the Liberator General San Martín | 2009 | |||