Nelson Marcenaro

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Marcenaro and the second or maternal family name is Nieves.

Nelson Marcenaro

Personal information
Full name	Nelson Luis Marcenaro Nieves
Date of birth	(1952-09-04)4 September 1952
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death	13 May 2021(2021-05-13) (aged 68)
Position	Centre back
Youth career
	Progreso
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1970–1971	Progreso
1972–1977	Portuguesa
1978–1984	Peñarol
1985	Emelec
International career
1979–1981	Uruguay	8	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nelson Luis Marcenaro Nieves (4 September 1952 – 13 May 2021) was an Uruguayan footballer who played as a centre back.

Career

Born in Montevideo, Marcenaro played club football for Progreso, Portuguesa, Peñarol, and Emelec. With Peñarol he won the national title on four occasions, and also won the Copa Libertadores and Intercontinental Cup.

He also earned 8 caps for the Uruguay national team between 1979 and 1981, they won the 1980 Mundialito.

Personal life

His brother Roland was also a footballer and later a coach.

From 2014 he worked to support former footballers with food and housing.

He suffered a stroke in March 2020. He died on 13 May 2021, aged 68, from a heart attack.