| Marcelo Palau | |
| Fullname: | Marcelo José Palau Balzaretti |
| Height: | 1.77 m |
| Birth Date: | 1 August 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Currentclub: | Tacuary (manager) |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Years1: | 2007 |
| Clubs1: | Atenas |
| Caps1: | ? |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2007–2008 |
| Clubs2: | Rampla Juniors |
| Caps2: | 25 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2008 |
| Clubs3: | → Deportivo Quito (loan) |
| Caps3: | 26 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2008–2009 |
| Clubs4: | Montevideo Wanderers |
| Caps4: | 23 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2010 |
| Clubs5: | Puebla |
| Caps5: | 12 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2010 |
| Clubs6: | Nacional Montevideo |
| Caps6: | 7 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2011 |
| Clubs7: | Cruz Azul |
| Caps7: | 15 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2011 |
| Clubs8: | Linense |
| Caps8: | 0 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2012–2017 |
| Clubs9: | Guaraní |
| Caps9: | 72 |
| Goals9: | 12 |
| Years10: | 2013 |
| Clubs10: | → Atlético Paranaense (loan) |
| Caps10: | 2 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs11: | Cerro Porteño |
| Caps11: | 70 |
| Goals11: | 6 |
| Years12: | 2021 |
| Clubs12: | Sportivo Luqueño |
| Caps12: | 23 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Years13: | 2022 |
| Clubs13: | Nacional Asunción |
| Caps13: | 25 |
| Goals13: | 0 |
| Years14: | 2023 |
| Clubs14: | Guaraní |
| Caps14: | 8 |
| Goals14: | 0 |
| Manageryears1: | 2024– |
| Managerclubs1: | Tacuary |
Marcelo José Palau Balzaretti (born 1 August 1985) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Tacuary.