Mauricio Javier Salazar Durán (born 21 September 1979) is a Chilean retired footballer who played as a striker.

As a youth player, Salazar was with Academia de Fútbol Santa Inés, before joining Deportes La Serena.

[1] An idol of Deportes La Serena,[2] he was nicknamed Ingeniero ( Engineer).

Similarly, he received as mining engineer at the University of La Serena.

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