Alex Marcou

Infobox afl player | firstname = Alex
lastname = Marcou




birthdate = 6 July 1958
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originalteam = Thomastown
heightweight = 178cm / 76 kg
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debutdate = Round 3, 1979
debutteam = Carlton
debutopponent = Essendon
debutstadium = Waverley Park
playingteams = Carlton (1979-86)
* 134 games, 148 goals
St Kilda (1987-88)
* 24 games, 17 goalsTotal - 158 Games, 165 Goals
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statsend = 1988
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Alex Marcou (born 6 July 1958) is a former Australian rules footballer and is of ethnic Macedonian origin [Peter,Hill. (1989) The Macedonians in Australia, Hesperian Press, Carlisle, pp.132] . Alex played with Carlton and St Kilda in the VFL during the 1980s [ [http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/A/Alex_Marcou.html AFL Tables - Alex Marcou - Statistics ] ] .He is a member of the Carlton Hall of Fame and represented Victoria at interstate football on three occasions.

Marcou made his VFL debut for Carlton at the age of 19 in 1979, kicking 34 goals and finishing the year a premiership player. He was a rover and played in premiership winning sides again in 1981 and 1982. In 1987 he transferred to St Kilda and played there for two years before retiring. [ [http://www.blueseum.org/tiki-index.php?page=Alex+Marcou Blueseum : Alex Marcou ] ]

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