How tall is Marcelo Salas?

Marcelo Salas's listed height is 173 cm (5'8"). He is taller than about 64% of men in Chile.

Where 173 cm sits among men in Chile

Taller than about 64% of men in Chile born in 1974 (average 170.5 cm).

Salas next to his teammates

Pavel Nedvěd is 4 cm taller than Marcelo Salas (177 cm), teammate at Juventus FC from 2001 to 2004.

About Marcelo Salas

José Marcelo Salas Melinao is a Chilean former footballer who played as a striker. He was born on 24 December 1974 in Temuco. He was nicknamed Matador because of his goalscoring celebrations, and also El Fenómeno and Shileno. He is considered the best striker in the history of Chile.

Salas stood out in the 1990s and 2000s at clubs including Universidad de Chile, River Plate, Lazio and Juventus, playing in Chile, Argentina and Italy and winning titles with each club he joined. He captained the Chile national team and scored 45 goals in total, 37 for the national team and 8 for the Olympic team. He was named South American Footballer of the Year in 1997, and in 1997 he ranked third as the best centre forward in the world, after Ronaldo and Gabriel Batistuta.

At a listed 173 cm (5'8"), Salas is 4 cm shorter than Pavel Nedvěd, who is listed at 177 cm (5'10") and was his teammate at Juventus FC from 2001 to 2004.

Frequently asked

How tall is Marcelo Salas in feet and inches? Marcelo Salas is 5'8" tall, which is 173 cm, 68.1 inches or 1.73 m.

How tall is Marcelo Salas compared to Pavel Nedvěd? Pavel Nedvěd is 4 cm taller than Marcelo Salas: 177 cm (5'10") vs 173 cm (5'8").

Is Marcelo Salas tall for men in Chile? At 173 cm he is taller than about 64% of men in Chile born in 1974, whose average height is 170.5 cm.

Sources

• Marcelo Salas on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Marcelo Salas on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 173 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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