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{{short description|Argentine footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
 | name = Marcelo Escudero
 | image =
 | caption = Escudero in 1994
 | fullname = Marcelo Alejandro Escudero  
 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|7|25|df=yes}}         
 | birth_place = [[Punta Alta]], Argentina
 | height = 
 | position = [[Midfielder]]
 | currentclub = [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]] (reserves manager)
 | youthyears1 = 
 | youthclubs1 = 
 | years1 = 1991–1992 
 | clubs1 = [[Sporting Punta Alta]] 
 | caps1 =     
 | goals1 =   
 | years2 = 1992–1996  
 | clubs2 = [[Newell's Old Boys]]  
 | caps2 = 90   
 | goals2 = 10  
 | years3 = 1996–2002  
 | clubs3 = [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]  
 | caps3 = 113   
 | goals3 = 12  
 | years4 = 2003  
 | clubs4 = [[Fortaleza Esporte Clube|Fortaleza]]  
 | caps4 = 1    
 | goals4 = 0  
 | years5 = 2004–2005  
 | clubs5 = [[Olimpo de Bahía Blanca|Olimpo]]
 | caps5 = 21    
 | goals5 = 2 
 | nationalyears1 = 1994–1995
 | nationalteam1 = [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]]
 | nationalcaps1 = 9  
 | nationalgoals1 = 1
 | manageryears1 = 2012–2014
 | managerclubs1 = [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]] (assistant)
 | manageryears2 = 2016
 | managerclubs2 = [[Centro Atlético Fénix|Fénix]]
 | manageryears3 = 2020–2021
 | managerclubs3 = [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]] (youth)
 | manageryears4 = 2021
 | managerclubs4 = [[Newell's Old Boys]] (assistant)
 | manageryears5 = 2022
 | managerclubs5 = [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]] (youth)
 | manageryears6 = 2023–
 | managerclubs6 = [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]] (reserves)
 | manageryears7 = 2024
 | managerclubs7 = [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]] (interim)
}}
'''Marcelo Alejandro Escudero''' (born 25 July 1972) is an Argentine [[Association football|football]] [[Manager (association football)|manager]] and former player who played as a [[midfielder]]. He is the current manager of [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]'s reserve team.

==Career==
Born in [[Punta Alta]], Escudero started his career with [[Sporting Punta Alta]] in the South Bahia Blanca regional League of Argentine football. Shortly afterwards, he was transferred to  [[Newell's Old Boys]] in 1992. He made his professional debut in the Argentine First Division with Newell's, where he was part of the squad that won the [[1991-1992 in Argentine football#Torneo Clausura .28.22Closing.22 Tournament.29|Clausura 1992]] championship.

In 1995 Escudero was selected to join the [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] squad for the [[1995 Copa América|Copa América in 1995]].

In 1996, he joined [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]] where he won five league championships, as well as the [[1996 Copa Libertadores|Copa Libertadores in 1996]], and the [[Supercopa Sudamericana]] in 1997.

In 2003, he had an unsuccessful spell with [[Fortaleza Esporte Clube|Fortaleza]] in [[Brazil]]. His last club was [[Olimpo de Bahía Blanca]] where he retired in 2005.

==Honours==
; [[Newell's Old Boys]]
*[[Primera División Argentina]]: [[1991-1992 in Argentine football#Torneo Clausura .28.22Closing.22 Tournament.29|Clausura 1992]]

; [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]
*[[Primera División Argentina]]: [[1996-97 in Argentine football#Torneo Apertura .28.22Opening.22 Tournament.29|Apertura 1996]], [[1996-97 in Argentine football#Torneo Clausura .28.22Closing.22 Tournament.29|Clausura 1997]], [[1999-2000 in Argentine football#Torneo Apertura .28.22Opening.22 Tournament.29|Apertura 1999]], [[1999-2000 in Argentine football#Torneo Clausura .28.22Closing.22 Tournament.29|Clausura 2000]], [[2001-02 in Argentine football#Torneo Clausura .28.22Closing.22 Tournament.29|Clausura 2002]]
*[[Copa Libertadores]]: [[Copa Libertadores 1996|1996]]
*[[Supercopa Sudamericana]]: 1997

==External links==
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