Marcos Alonso (footballer, born 1959)
Marcos Alonso Peña (born 1 October 1959) is a Spanish retired football player and manager. Known simply as Marcos in his playing days, he played mainly as a right winger but appeared also as a forward. He amassed La Liga totals of 302 games and 46 goals over the course of 13 seasons, ten of which were spent with Atlético Madrid and Barcelona (five apiece).[1] A Spanish international during the 1980s, Marcos represented the nation at Euro 1984, helping it finish second.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
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| Full name | Marcos Alonso Peña | ||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 1 October 1959 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Santander, Spain | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||
| Real Madrid | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
| 1977–1979 | Racing Santander | 51 | (5) | ||||||||||
| 1979–1982 | Atlético Madrid | 90 | (10) | ||||||||||
| 1982–1987 | Barcelona | 124 | (28) | ||||||||||
| 1987–1989 | Atlético Madrid | 29 | (2) | ||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | Logroñés | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||
| 1991 | Racing Santander | 7 | (3) | ||||||||||
| Total | 309 | (49) | |||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||
| 1978 | Spain U18 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 1979 | Spain U19 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 1979 | Spain U20 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 1978 | Spain U21 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 1980–1982 | Spain U23 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 1979–1983 | Spain amateur | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||
| 1980 | Spain B | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 1981–1985 | Spain | 22 | (1) | ||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Rayo Vallecano | ||||||||||||
| 1996–1998 | Racing Santander | ||||||||||||
| 1998–2000 | Sevilla | ||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Atlético Madrid | ||||||||||||
| 2002 | Zaragoza | ||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Valladolid | ||||||||||||
| 2006 | Málaga | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | Granada 74 | ||||||||||||
Honours
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||
Club career
Marcos was born in Santander, Cantabria. After passing unsuccessfully through Real Madrid's youth ranks, he made his La Liga debuts for hometown's Racing Club de Santander, still not aged 18, being already an automatic first-choice in his second professional season, which ended in relegation.
His reputation continued to grow at Atlético Madrid and he was, at the time, the country's most expensive signing, when FC Barcelona paid 150 million pesetas for his services, in 1982. In his first year he scored six goals in 30 matches in the league, and also an injury time header against Real Madrid in the campaign's Copa del Rey final, which ended with a 2–1 win.[2]
However, Marcos was also one of four Barça players who failed to find the net in the final of the 1985–86 European Cup against FC Steaua București, in a penalty shootout loss, as goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam saved all taken attempts.[3] He retired in 1991 after an unassuming return to Atlético Madrid, and after helping first club Racing[4] return to the second division.
Subsequently, Marcos became a coach. In his first experience he led lowly Rayo Vallecano to a first-ever win at Real Madrid in the latter's ground (2–1), managing Sevilla FC afterwards (one top flight promotion followed by immediate relegation).
In the 2000s, Alonso coached Atlético Madrid – second level, no promotion – Real Zaragoza, Real Valladolid, Málaga CF[5] and Granada 74 CF.
International career
Marcos earned 22 caps for Spain, the first coming on 25 March 1981 in a 2–1 friendly win in England. He represented the nation at UEFA Euro 1984, being an unused squad member in an eventual runner-up finish.
Personal life
Alonso's father, Marcos Alonso Imaz, was also a footballer, who represented Real Madrid in the 1950s/1960s. His son, Marcos Alonso Mendoza, also played in the club's youth system and with Spain, and currently plays for FC Barcelona, the club where his father played more games and scored more goals .[6][7]
Career statistics
- Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Marcos Alonso goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 12 June 1985 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | Iceland | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1986 World Cup qualification[8] |
Honours
Barcelona
- La Liga: 1984–85
- Copa del Rey: 1982–83; runner-up 1983–84, 1985–86
- Supercopa de España: 1983; runner-up 1985
- Copa de la Liga: 1983
- European Cup runner-up: 1985–86
Racing Santander
Spain
- UEFA European Championship runner-up: 1984
References
- ^ Stevenson, Jonathan; Bevan, Chris (22 April 2008). "When Bryan Robson tamed Barca". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ Castillo, Juan José (5 June 1983). "2–1: ¡Que final!" [2–1: What a final!]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ "Duckadam inspires Steaua". UEFA. 18 April 2006. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Román, Rogelio (13 April 1991). "Marcos y su volver a empezar" [Marcos starting all over]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ Barbado, J.C. (30 October 2006). "Marcos Alonso, destituído" [Marcos Alonso, dismissed]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ^ Bryan, Paul (30 June 2009). "Spain unveil provisional party". UEFA. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
- ^ Bhardwaj, Vaishali (27 March 2018). "From grandfather, to father to son: Chelsea's Marcos Alonso makes football history with Spain debut". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ Díez Serrat, Javier (13 June 1985). "1–2: España cortó el bacalao" [1–2: Spain got job done]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2015.
External links
- Marcos Alonso at BDFutbol
- Marcos Alonso manager profile at BDFutbol
- Marcos Alonso at National-Football-Teams.com
- – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Marcos Alonso at EU-Football.info