Marcos Alonso Imaz

Marquitos

Personal information
Full name	Marcos Alonso Imaz
Date of birth	16 April 1933 (1933-04-16) (age 78)
Place of birth	Santander, Spain
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
	Racing Santander
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1951–1954	Racing Santander	42	(0)
1954–1962	Real Madrid	158	(2)
1962–1963	Hércules
1963–1964	Murcia	24	(1)
1964–1966	Calvo Sotelo
1970–1971	Toluca Santander
National team
1955	Spain B	2	(0)
1955–1960	Spain	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

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

Marcos Alonso Imaz (born 16 April 1933 in Santander, Cantabria), nicknamed Marquitos, is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a defender.

He was best known for his participation in Real Madrid's five European Cup conquests, mainly in the 50's.

Football career

During his career, Marquitos played for Racing de Santander, Real Madrid, Hércules CF, Real Murcia, Calvo Sotelo and Toluca de Santander. With the Merengues, he won six leagues and five European Cups: in the 1955–56 edition of the latter, he scored a rare goal as he equalized 3–3 against Stade de Reims, in an eventual 4–3 success.

From 1955 to 1960, Marquitos earned two caps for Spain, in as much friendlies.

Honours

Real Madrid

• Intercontinental Cup: 1960
• European Cup: 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60
• Latin Cup: 1955, 1957
• Spanish League: 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1960–61, 1961–62
• Spanish Cup: 1961–62

Personal

Alonso's son, Marcos Alonso Peña, is also a former footballer, and a coach; he represented, with success, Atlético Madrid, FC Barcelona and Spain - amongst others. His grandson, Marcos Alonso Mendoza, played for Real Madrid's reserve team.^[1]

References

1. ^ Spain unveil provisional party; UEFA.com, 30 June 2009

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• National team data (Spanish)
• Marcos Alonso Imaz at National-Football-Teams.com
• Real Madrid biography (Spanish)

Persondata
Name	Alonso Imaz, Marcos
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Date of birth	16 April 1933
Place of birth	Santander, Spain
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