Rafael Márquez Lugo

"This article is about a Mexican footballer who currently plays for Club América. For the FC Barcelona defender, please see Rafael Márquez Álvarez. For the Mexican boxer, see Rafael Márquez (boxer)."

Football player infobox| playername= Rafael Márquez


fullname = Rafael Márquez Lugo
nickname = Márquez Lugo
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1981|11|2
cityofbirth = Mexico City
countryofbirth = Mexico
height = height|m=1.72
currentclub = Club America
position = Striker
clubnumber= 17
years = 2000–2002
2003
2004–2007
2007
2008
2008–
clubs = Pumas
Jaguares
Morelia
CF Pachuca
Tecos UAG
Club America
caps(goals) = 039 0(9)
031 0(3)
104 (34)
014 0(2)
013 0(2)
007 0(1)
nationalyears = 2004–
nationalteam = Mexico
nationalcaps(goals) = 006 0(0)
pcupdate =
ntupdate =

Rafael Márquez Lugo (born November 2, 1981 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican football striker, who currently plays for Club America of the Primera División de México. He is known as Márquez Lugo in order to differentiate between the Barcelona and Mexican National team player, Rafael Márquez Álvarez.

Márquez Lugo made his debut in the Primera División with UNAM Pumas in the 2000 Apertura, making one appearance as a substitute. Márquez Lugo played infrequently over the next two years, often as a substitute, making 38 appearances and scoring 9 goals. Márquez moved to Jaguares for the 2003 Clausura, but again saw little success, scoring only three goals in 28 appearances. In search of more playing time, he moved to Morelia for 2003, and at last emerged as a threat at forward. In the 2003 Clausura he scored seven goals in 13 appearances, and followed that with a team-leading 11 goals in 16 games during the Apertura 2004. In Clausura 2005, he scored 6 goals.

Transfers

On June 11, 2007 Márquez, along with teammate Luis Gabriel Rey, were transferred to Pachuca for Luis Ángel Landín. On January 11, 2008 he was loaned to UAG Tecos. On June 11, 2008, Márquez along with Luis Gabriel Rey were loaned to Puebla. Puebla's head coach José Luis Sánchez Solá "El chelis" didn't want Márquez or Rey, so they both were released. Márquez eventually was loaned to América. [cite web| title = A consolidar el cuadro | publisher = ESPN Deportes | date = 2007-06-11 | url = http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/news/story?id=567665&s=mex&type=story | accessdate = 2008-06-20 es icon] [cite web| title = Rafa Márquez Lugo, último refuerzo tecolote | publisher = Medio Tiempo | date = 2008-01-11 | url = http://mediotiempo.com/noticia.php?id_noticia=50630 | accessdate = 2008-06-25 es icon ] [cite web| title = Agradece la confianza | publisher = ESPN Deportes | date = 2008-06-12 | url =http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/news/story?id=689483&s=mex&type=story | accessdate = 2008-06-25 ]

International career

Márquez Lugo has made numerous appearances for Mexican youth national teams, including the U-20 and U-23 levels. He appeared in the 2004 Summer Olympics with the Under-23 team. He has also been called up by Ricardo Lavolpe to play on "el Tri".

Club Honours

flagicon|Mexico CF Pachuca
*North American SuperLiga:"' 2007

References

External links

*Medio Tiempo|idj=31