Marcos Martín de la Fuente (born 17 September 1968), known simply as Marcos, is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcos Martín de la Fuente | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Valencia, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mallorca | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1990 | Mallorca B | 20 | (3) |
| 1988–1991 | Mallorca | 36 | (5) |
| 1991–1997 | Sevilla | 209 | (12) |
| 1997–2000 | Mérida | 98 | (4) |
| 2000–2005 | Mallorca | 139 | (4) |
| Total | 502 | (28) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He recorded 402 games and 25 goals over 15 seasons in La Liga, representing mainly in the competition Mallorca (eight years) and Sevilla (six).
Club career
editBorn in Valencia, Marcos grew in RCD Mallorca's youth system. He made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 6 March 1988, starting in a 1–0 away loss against Real Betis[1] as the season ended in relegation. He played a further two campaigns with the Balearic Islands club in the top flight, scoring his first goals in the competition on 8 April 1990 in the 5–1 home win over Cádiz CF.[2]
Marcos joined Sevilla FC in the summer of 1991. He never appeared in less than 32 league games during his spell in Andalusia, his best output occurring in 1994–95 as he netted four times in 33 matches to help his team to the fifth position; additionally, he took part in six UEFA Cup fixtures with the side, all in the 1995–96 edition.
From 1997 to 2000, Marcos represented CP Mérida, being relegated twice in three years. Aged 32, he then returned to his first club, spending a further five seasons in the Spanish top tier. He retired in June 2005, being immediately appointed as coordinator to the youth system.[3]
Honours
editSee also
edit- List of La Liga players (400+ appearances)
References
edit- ^ A nuevo entrenador, otra derrota del Mallorca (New manager, another Mallorca loss); Mundo Deportivo, 7 March 1988 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Mallorca bordó el fútbol (Mallorca embellished football); Mundo Deportivo, 9 April 1990 (in Spanish)
- ^ Marcos cuelga las botas para ser director del fútbol base (Marcos hangs up boots to become youth football coordinator); Diario AS, 24 June 2005 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Eto'o pone Mallorca a brindar" [Eto'o has Mallorca toasting] (in Spanish). El País. 29 June 2003. Retrieved 5 April 2016.