Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marco Antonio Abascal Barria | ||
Date of birth | 15 February 1960 | ||
Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Everton de Viña del Mar | |||
Club Uruguay Toronto | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1980 | Toronto Panhellenic | ||
Cruz Azul | |||
Morelia | |||
1981–1982 | Kansas City Comets (indoor) | 6 | (1) |
1982 | Dinamo Latino | ||
1983 | Hamilton Steelers | ||
1984–1985 | Dinamo Latino | ||
1986 | Toronto Blizzard | ||
1987 | Toronto Blizzard | 11 | (1) |
1988–1989 | Everton de Viña del Mar | ||
1990 | Coquimbo Unido | ||
1991–1992 | Toronto Blizzard | 29 | (9) |
1993 | Unión San Felipe | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Marco Antonio Abascal Barria (born 15 February 1960) is a Chilean former professional footballer.
Abascal began playing football in Viña del Mar in Chile, eventually joining the youth side of Chilean club Everton de Viña del Mar.[1] He later moved to Canada and began playing for Club Uruguay Toronto, winning the Toronto & District Soccer League championship in 1979.[1]
In 1980, he began his professional career with Toronto Panhellenic in the Canadian National Soccer League, where they won the league playoff championship that season.[1] He then had short spells in Mexico with Cruz Azul and Morelia.[1][2]
In 1981, he joined the Kansas City Comets of the Major Indoor Soccer League, initially being cut in preseason, before rejoining the team that season.[3] He scored his first and only goal for the Comets on November 29 against the Wichita Wings, scoring the winning goal in overtime.[4]
In 1982, he returned to the NSL with Dinamo Latino.[1] In 1983, he joined the Hamilton Steelers of the Canadian Professional Soccer League.[5] Afterwards, he returned to Dinamo Latino, finishing as leading goalscorer in the 1985 season.[1] In 1985, he attended preseason with MISL club Chicago Sting.[6] In 1986, Dinamo was purchased and became the Toronto Blizzard, with whom he won the 1986 NSL title.[1][7] In 1987, the Blizzard moved to the Canadian Soccer League, where he played the 1987 season, scoring once in 11 appearances.[8][9]
He then returned to Chile, spending time with Everton de Viña del Mar and Coquimbo Unido,[2][10] before returning to the Blizzard in 1991.[8][11] In 1993, he again returned to Chile and joined Unión San Felipe.[10]