Alexander Marcou (born 6 July 1958) is a former

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er. He played with

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and St Kilda in the

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(VFL) during the 1980s. Marcou 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 20 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, his first season at St Kilda was a good one for Marcou and he was a fine contributor in a young team. Frustration returned in 1988 however, as more serious hamstring and calf injuries reappeared. Reluctantly, he realised it was time to retire after adding another 24 games and 17 goals to his tally in two seasons at

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. In 1989 after retiring from league football, Marcou played at

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club Springvale, the club was being coached by premiership teammate

Phil Maylin Phil Maylin (born 20 April 1956) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Footscray in the Australian Football League (VFL) during the 1980s. Originally from Adelaide, Maylin played for South Australian National ...

. He later returned to Carlton as an energetic and active member of the past players. In 2006 he was a popular choice for induction into the Carlton Hall of Fame. Marcou's parents were Macedonian immigrants from the village

Perasma Perasma ( el, Πέρασμα, before 1926: Κουτσκοβαίνη - ''Koutskovaini''; Bulgarian and Macedonian Slavic: Кучковени, ''Kučkoveni'') is a village and a former municipality in Florina regional unit, West Macedonia, Greece. ...

, in the

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region of

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.Tamis Anastasios: "The Greeks in Australia", page 104, La Trobe University, Victoria, 2005

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1958 births Living people Carlton Football Club players Carlton Football Club Premiership players St Kilda Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Australian people of Macedonian descent Slavic speakers of Greek Macedonia Casey Demons players Victorian State of Origin players Three-time VFL/AFL Premiership players {{AFL-bio-1950s-stub