Alberto Marcos

Alberto Marcos Rey (born 15 February 1974) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a left back.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Marcos and the second or maternal family name is Rey.
Alberto Marcos
Personal information
Full name Alberto Marcos Rey
Date of birth (1974-02-15) 15 February 1974
Place of birth Camarma de Esteruelas, Spain
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993 Real Madrid C 4 (0)
1993–1995 Real Madrid B 58 (0)
1994–1995 Real Madrid 7 (0)
1995–2010 Valladolid 438 (4)
2010–2011 Huesca 33 (0)
Total 540 (4)
National team
1994–1995 Spain U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

After not being able to establish himself at Real Madrid, he went to play for 15 professional seasons with Valladolid, experiencing two relegations and one promotion and appearing in nearly 500 competitive matches.

Club career

Marcos was born in Camarma de Esteruelas, Community of Madrid. After emerging through the ranks of Real Madrid he played three La Liga matches for the 1995 national champions, his debut coming on 17 April 1994 in a 1–0 away win over Sevilla FC. In a subsequent game against FC Barcelona, he effectively marked Bulgarian international Hristo Stoichkov,[1] but could never break into the first team.

In the 1995–96 season, Marcos signed with Real Valladolid, going on to be a defensive mainstay for over a decade, amassing nearly 500 appearances in all competitions and eventually gaining team captaincy. From 1997 to 2002 he only missed a total of eight league fixtures, and became, late in 2008–09, the player with most overall and first division matches for the club. Two seasons earlier, as the Castile and León side returned to the top division after a two-year absence, he had contributed 29 matches, scoring once.

Marcos suffered with various injuries the following campaign,[2] and appeared in only 21 league games whilst completing just 12, his third worst input in 15 years with Valladolid. In July 2010, at 36 – and following the team's relegation – he decided to leave the club, holding the records of more league games played (438), more official matches (471) and more games (361) and minutes (31.610) in the top flight.[3]

Late into the month, Marcos signed with SD Huesca of the second division, reuniting with former Valladolid coach Onésimo Sánchez.[4] He was the undisputed starter in his position during the season as the Aragonese retained their league status, and retired from football in June 2011 to become Valladolid's director of football.[5]

References
  1. Romario no desentona y Stoichkov, otra vez letal (Romario in tune and Stoichkov, lethal again); Mundo Deportivo, 8 May 1994 (in Spanish)
  2. Marcos y Rubio regresan al trabajo colectivo en el Real Valladolid (Marcos and Rubio return to teamwork at Real Valladolid); La Información, 15 February 2010 (in Spanish)
  3. Alberto Marcos hace historia con el Valladolid (Alberto Marcos makes history with Valladolid); Marca, 24 February 2008 (in Spanish)
  4. Marcos: "Vengo a Huesca perdiendo dinero pero quiero disfrutar del fútbol" (Marcos: "I come to Huesca losing money but I want to enjoy football"); Diario AS, 30 July 2010 (in Spanish)
  5. Alberto Marcos: "Por supuesto que tengo la plantilla que quería" (Alberto Marcos: "Of course I have the squad I wanted"); Marca, 4 September 2013 (in Spanish)
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