Marcos Márquez

Marcos Márquez

Márquez in training with Las Palmas
Personal information
Full name	Marcos Márquez Lebrero
Date of birth	July 23, 1977 (1977-07-23) (age 34)
Place of birth	Seville, Spain
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Salamanca
Number	9
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1997–1998	Sevilla B	20	(6)
1998–2000	Atlético Madrid B	43	(9)
2000–2002	Córdoba	42	(6)
2003–2004	Ceuta	28	(6)
2004–2005	Leganés	27	(14)
2005–2010	Las Palmas	155	(68)
2010–	Salamanca	35	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 June 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Márquez and the second or maternal family name is Lebrero.

Marcos Márquez Lebrero (born 23 July 1977) is a Spanish footballer who plays for UD Salamanca in the Spanish second division.

A striker, he is of Gitano origin.^[1]

Club career

Born in Seville, Andalusia, and raised in the youth academy of local Sevilla FC, Márquez left the ranks of the club in 1998 for Atlético Madrid B, playing one season with the club in the second division. In July 2000, he returned to Andalusia, signing with Córdoba CF, where he went pretty much unnoticed during a two 1/2 seasons stay.

After stints with AD Ceuta and CD Leganés (both in the third level, Márquez moved to UD Las Palmas on June 15, 2005; from then on, his goals and strength on the pitch led to him being one of the most loved players of the team, while also captaining it on various occasions.

El Matador (nickname he received whilst at the Canary Islands) went down in the history of the club on 24 June 2006, as he scored the goal that finally promoted Las Palmas back to the second division, the game's only at CD Linares, after a pass from Nauzet Alemán.

Márquez continued to feature heavily in the subsequent years; in 2006–07, he won both the Pichichi Trophy and the Zarra Trophy, after scoring a total of 21 goals. After forming a terrific offensive duo with Adrián Colunga in 2007–08 (29 successful strikes combined), he was again the main striker in the following campaign, and added 21 more, good enough for third in the charts, although Las Palmas barely avoided a drop.

After a very poor 2009–10 season - 34 matches, three goals - Márquez left Las Palmas and signed for another side in division two, UD Salamanca.

References

1. ^ Futbolistas de origen gitano (Footballers of gypsy origin) (Spanish)

External links

• Las Palmas profile (Spanish)
• BDFutbol profile
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)

Preceded by Uche for Recreativo de Huelva	Segunda División Pichichi Trophy Winner 2006–07	Succeeded by Yordi for Xerez CD
Preceded by J.J. Luque & Soldado for Real Madrid Castilla & Ciudad de Murcia	Segunda División Zarra Trophy Winner 2006–07	Succeeded by Yordi for Xerez CD

Persondata
Name	Marquez, Marcos
Alternative names
Short description	Spanish footballer
Date of birth	23 July 1977
Place of birth	Seville, Spain
Date of death
Place of death