Carlos Marinelli

Carlos Ariel Marinelli (born 14 March 1982 in Villa de Mayo, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine former footballer, who played as an attacking midfielder.

Club career Boca Juniors Son of Héctor Marinelli, a former Boca Juniors player, Marinelli started off his youth career at Argentinos Juniors before being signed by Boca Juniors in a package of youth players that included names such as Juan Román Riquelme, Fabricio Coloccini and César La Paglia.

Marinelli had only one reserve appearance against Independiente in August 1999

Middlesbrough Billed as the new Maradona by the English press, Marinelli played his first match for Middlesbrough for the reserve team against Barnsley, scoring from a free-kick in a game that had an attendance of nearly 10,000 people. He made his first team debut at the 1999 Boxing Day Premier League match against Sheffield Wednesday, playing the second half in a 1–0 loss. He had a second Premier League appearance that season in a 1–1 draw against Watford.

The following season, Marinelli played a total of 13 matches with only 305 minutes of action, averaging less than 25 minutes per match played. He was sent off in the 2–2 draw against Bradford City on 25 November 2000 and had dealt with ankle injuries that cost his place at the Argentina under-20 squad for the 2001 South American U-20 Championship. and earned a regular spot in the first team after a 5–1 win against Derby County, in which he scored his first goal for the team and later his second, had one assist and contributed to another goal after having a shot rebounded to Szilárd Németh. Losing his starting place in the second half of the season, Marinelli ended the 2001–02 season with 20 appearances.

After an unimpressive start in the 2002–03 season, Marinelli played just 7 league matches in the season, having scored once against Brentford in a 2002–03 Football League Cup match. After being close to returning to Boca Juniors, he stalled on the move after a managerial change at the Argentinian club.

Loan to Torino On 31 January 2003, he was loaned to Torino until the end of the season, On 14 November 2003, his contract was ended by mutual consent after failing to live up to expectations.

Boca Juniors After becoming a free agent, Marinelli stated his desire to return to Boca Juniors

Racing Club Marinelli joined Racing for the 2004–05 season Mostly a substitute, he ended 2004 with 11 league appearances for Racing. His debut at Serie B was against Hellas Verona and he was sent off just as his last match at the club. Marinelli played a total of 16 league matches and helped Torino to achieve promotion to 2005–06 Serie A, but the team was not admitted at the first tier for financial problems and his contract was ended due to the financial crisis at the club. He agreed a deal in December and officially signed in January 2006. He played only four times for the Portuguese side and left the club after the end of the 2005–06 season. Having limited playing time at Braga due to an injury in his right foot, he returned to Argentina for treatment and trained with Boca Juniors to regain match fitness. after the American club went to Argentina in their preseason and became interested in the player after seeing him in video. At the Colombian club, he played a total of 11 matches and was sent off three times but claimed he left the club after not receiving his wages. In 2015, FIFA ruled the situation in favour of the player and Millionarios were obliged to pay $550,000 for the player.

Aldosivi After being close to signing for Argentinos Juniors and a period of trial at Huracán, He played a total of 13 matches and scored twice for the Primera B Nacional club. in a short-term deal. He decided to end his contract after only two league matches, stating that his family failed to adapt to the country. taking part at the 2011 Copa Libertadores and scoring once. Marinelli stayed at the Peruvian club for four years, briefly leaving the club for a week to try to join Argentine club Alvarado which would play the Torneo Argentino A, in the third tier of the Argentinian football, although he was still contracted to Universidad San Martín.

At the age of 32, Marinelli decided to retire in 2014 due to injuries. where they were champions and in the 1999 South American Under-17 Football Championship, playing three matches as Argentina finished in 4th place and failed to qualify for the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship.