Editing Marcelo Balboa (section)

{{short description|American soccer player}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2017}}
{{use mdy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Marcelo Balboa
| fullname = 
| image = MarceloBalboa 20060410.jpg
| upright = 0.8
| caption = Balboa in 2006
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|8|8}}
| birth_place = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], United States
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| collegeyears1 = 1986–1987
| college1 = [[Cerritos College|Cerritos Falcons]]
| collegeyears2 = 1988–1989
| college2 = [[San Diego State Aztecs men's soccer|San Diego State Aztecs]]
| years1 = 1987–1989
| clubs1 = [[San Diego Nomads]]
| caps1 = 
| goals1 = 8
| years2 = 1990–1991
| clubs2 = [[San Francisco Bay Blackhawks|San Francisco Bay]]
| caps2 = 15
| goals2 = 7
| years3 = 1992
| clubs3 = [[Colorado Foxes]]
| caps3 = 15
| goals3 = 4
| years4 = 1994–1995
| clubs4 = [[Club León|León]]
| caps4 = 53
| goals4 = 3
| years5 = 1996–2001
| clubs5 = [[Colorado Rapids]]
| caps5 = 151
| goals5 = 24
| years6 = 2002
| clubs6 = [[MetroStars]]
| caps6 = 1
| goals6 = 0
| totalcaps = 235
| totalgoals = 46
| nationalyears1 = 1988–2000
| nationalteam1 = [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]]
| nationalcaps1 = 127
| nationalgoals1 = 13
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Country|{{fb|United States}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|soccer]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]}}
{{Medal|3rd|[[1992 King Fahd Cup|1992 Saudi Arabia]]|}}
{{Medal|3rd|[[1999 FIFA Confederations Cup|1999 Mexico]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[CONCACAF Gold Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup|1991 United States]]|}}
{{Medal|3rd|[[1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup|1996 United States]]|}}
{{Medal|RU|[[1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup|1998 United States]]|}}
}}
'''Marcelo Balboa''' (born August 8, 1967) is an American former professional [[association football|soccer]] player who played as a [[defender (association football)|defender]] in the 1990s for the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States national team]], becoming its [[Captain (association football)|captain]]. He is a member of the [[National Soccer Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marcelo Balboa - 2005 Inductee {{!}} National Soccer Hall of Fame |url=http://www.nationalsoccerhof.com/players/marcelo-balboa.html |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=Marcelo Balboa - 2005 Inductee {{!}} National Soccer Hall of Fame |language=en}}</ref>

After retiring from playing, he has worked as a commentator for [[ESPN]] and [[ABC Sports|ABC]] and MLS games on [[HDNet]] and [[Altitude Sports and Entertainment|Altitude]], as well as [[FIFA World Cup]] games on [[Univision]]. He is the head boys' soccer coach for [[Monarch High School (Colorado)|Monarch High School]] in [[Louisville, Colorado|Louisville]], [[Colorado]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.denverpost.com/preps/ci_20617274/marcelo-balboa-hired-coach-monarch-high-boys-soccer |title=Marcelo Balboa hired to coach Treble soccer club |publisher=The Denver Post |date=2012-05-14 |access-date=2010-05-14}}</ref>