Christian Marrugo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Marrugo and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.
Christian Marrugo
Christian Marrugo in 2016
Personal information
Full name Christian Camilo Marrugo Rodríguez
Date of birth (1985-07-18) July 18, 1985
Place of birth Cartagena, Colombia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Real Cartagena
Number 17
Youth career
2000–2002 Deportivo Cali
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2006 Atlético Nacional 94 (14)
2006–2007 Santa Fe 51 (13)
2008–2012 Deportes Tolima 212 (30)
2013–2017 Pachuca 15 (0)
2013–2014 → Veracruz (loan) 17 (5)
2014 → Deportivo Cali (loan) 21 (1)
2014–2017 → Independiente Medellín (loan) 93 (15)
2017–2020 Club Puebla 54 (5)
2018–2019 → Millonarios (loan) 37 (3)
2020–2022 Rionegro Águilas 68 (15)
2022 Independiente Medellín 22 (1)
2023 Santa Fe 35 (2)
2024– Real Cartagena 43 (8)
International career
2008–2012 Colombia 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2025

Christian Camilo Marrugo Rodríguez (born 18 July 1985), is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Real Cartagena.

Club career

When he was 15 years old, he traveled from Cartagena and joined Deportivo Cali's youth ranks, before making his debut with Atlético Nacional in the 2002 Finalizacion. In the 2005 Apertura he won his first title as a professional after Nacional beat Independiente Santa Fe in the finals.[1] In 2006, he joined Santa Fe.

Marrugo joined Deportes Tolima in 2008. He was part of the squad that finished runner-up to Once Caldas in 2010 Finalizacion. On 27 February 2011, he provided two assists in a 3-2 away victory to Cucuta.[2]On 3 April 2011, he scored once and had three assists in a 7-4 victory away to Atlético Huila.[3] On 7 May 2011, he scored in a historic 5-0 home victory against his former club Atletico Nacional.[4] On 26 May 2011, he scored in a 3-1 victory against Cúcuta Deportivo in the playoffs quarter-finals.[5] On 28 October 2012, Marrugo scored twice in five minutes to give Tolima the three points in a victory against Deportes Quindío.[6]

In November 2012, after more than 200 games for Tolima, he has his first experience outside Colombia and joined Mexico's Pachuca. The following year , he was loaned out to Veracruz. In the beginning of 2014, Deportivo Cali acquired Marrugo to enforce the midfield for the Copa Libertadores and 2014 Apertura.

For the second semester of 2014, he was signed by Independiente Medellín.[7] In the first matchday, he scored the only goal of the match in El Clasico Paisa. In his first season, he scored 3 goals and provided 11 assists in 22 appearances, helping the club finish runner-up to Santa Fe; the same occurred in the 2015 Apertura, this time against Deportivo Cali. In 2016, he helped Independiente Medellín win their sixth league championship, scoring a brace in the final against Junior.

In the 2016 Clausura, he scored 7 goals. 2 of those came against Boyaca Chico on 6 November 2016; with Medellin losing 2-1 at the 80th minute, Marrugo scored twice to give El Poderoso the 3-2 lead.[8] On 28 May 2017, he scored in a 4-3 clásico paisa victory.[9]

On 21 July 2017, Marrugo joined Mexico's Puebla.[10]

In June 2018 he joined Millonarios.[11] On 14 April 2019, Marrugo scored twice and provided an assist in a 3-1 away victory against Patriotas Boyaca.[12]

In 2020 he joined Rionegro Aguilas. In the 2021 Finalizacion he scored 4 goals and provided 9 assists.

In 2024 he joined Real Cartagena of the Categoría Primera B.

International career

He played with the Colombia national u-20 team at the 2005 South American Youth Championship, which Colombia hosted and won. He then competed at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands, helping Colombia to the Round of 16 before losing to eventual champion Argentina.

In 2008 he made his debut with the Colombia national team.

Personal life

Marrugo and his family have strong sports habits, his brother Camilo Marrugo has also played a couple of professional games in the Colombian league with Real Cartagena and Cúcuta Deportivo.

Honours

Atlético Nacional

Deportivo Cali

Independiente Medellín

References

  1. ^ "Christian Marrugo: "Cuando debuté en Nacional no tenía guayos"". Diario AS (in Spanish). 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
  2. ^ "Deportes Tolima derrotó como visitante 3-2 al Cúcuta Deportivo en el ´Clásico de Tribus´ colombiano". el rincon del vinotinto. 2011-02-27. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
  3. ^ "Tolima 7-4 Huila (Apr 3, 2011) Final Score". ESPN. 3 April 2011. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
  4. ^ "Tolima goleó a Nacional 5-0". El Colombiano (in European Spanish). 2011-05-08. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
  5. ^ "Cúcuta Deportivo - Deportes Tolima 1:3 (Primera A 2011 Apertura Playoffs, Quarter-finals)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
  6. ^ "Tolima 2-1 Quindío". ESPN DEPORTES (in Spanish). 28 October 2012. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
  7. ^ "Cristian Marrugo es el primer refuerzo del Independiente Medellín". eluniversal.com.co (in Spanish). 2014-05-03. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
  8. ^ "Boyacá Chicó perdió 3-2 en su visita al Medellín y descendió a la B". futbolred.com (in Spanish). 6 November 2016. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
  9. ^ "Ind. Medellín 4-3 Atl. Nacional". ESPN. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  10. ^ "Christian Marrugo es oficialmente jugador del Puebla". El Colombiano (in European Spanish). 2017-07-21. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  11. ^ "Christian Marrugo es nuevo jugador de Millonarios". ESPNdeportes.com (in Spanish). 2018-06-19. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
  12. ^ "Millonarios le ganó a Patrotias y se consolida en la cima de la Liga Águila". ESPN DEPORTES (in Spanish). 14 April 2019. Retrieved 2025-07-03.


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