Marco Antonio Figueroa

Marco Antonio Figueroa
Figueroa with O'Higgins in 2019
Personal information
Full name Marco Antonio Figueroa Montero
Date of birth (1962-02-21) 21 February 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth San Felipe, Chile
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Nicaragua (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1983 Unión La Calera
1983–1985 Everton
1986–1990 Morelia 133 (55)
1990–1991 América 15 (5)
1992–1993 Cobreloa
1993–1997 Morelia 134 (75)
1997 Celaya 17 (3)
1998 Universidad Católica
International career
1987–1993 Chile 7 (1)
Managerial career
2001 Comunicaciones
2002 La Piedad
2003 Jaguares de Tapachula
2004 Petroleros de Salamanca
2004–2005 Celaya
2005 Querétano
2006 Lagartos de Tabasco
2006 Tecos
2006–2007 Morelia
2008 Cobreloa
2009–2010 Universidad Católica
2010 O'Higgins
2011–2012 Everton
2012 Unión San Felipe
2013 Cobreloa
2013–2014 Universidad de Chile
2015 Cobreloa
2015–2016 San Marcos
2017 Murciélagos
2018–2019 O'Higgins
2020 Cobreloa
2022– Nicaragua
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marco Antonio Figueroa Montero (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaɾko anˈtonjo fiɣeˈɾo.a]; born 21 February 1962) is a Chilean former footballer, currently manager for Nicaragua. He is commonly known as "El Fantasma" (Spanish word: "The phantom"). Figueroa played as a striker and spent the majority of his playing career at Mexico, after retiring in 1998, at the Chilean powerhouse Universidad Católica, aged 36.