Alberto Marcos

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)
1993–1995	Real Madrid B	58	(0)
1994–1995	Real Madrid	7	(0)
1995–2010	Valladolid	438	(4)
2010–2011	Huesca	33	(0)
International career
1994–1995	Spain U21	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Template:Spanish name 2 Alberto Marcos Rey (born 15 February 1974 in Camarma de Esteruelas, Community of Madrid) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a left defender.

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 official matches.

Football career

After emerging through the ranks of Real Madrid, Marcos played in 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 out of the game, 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 (all competitions) and eventually gaining team captaincy. From 1997 to 2002 he only missed eight league contests combined, and became, late in the 2008–09 campaign, the player with most overall and first division appearances for the club. Two seasons earlier, as the Castile and León team returned to the top division after a two-year absence, he had contributed with 29 matches, scoring once.

In the following season Marcos suffered with various injuries, and appeared in only 21 league games (12 complete), 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.

Late into the month, Marcos signed with SD Huesca in the second division, reuniting with former Valladolid coach Onésimo Sánchez. 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.

External links

• Real Valladolid profile Template:Es icon
• Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional Template:Es icon
• BDFutbol profile