Iván Marcano Sierra (; born 23 June 1987) is a Spanish professional

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who plays for Portuguese club

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. Mainly a

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, he can also play as a

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. After starting out at

Racing de Santander Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. (), also known as Racing de Santander () or simply Racing, is a football club based in Santander, Cantabria, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system ...

and appearing for the club in

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, he went on to spend the better part of his career with

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, playing nearly 200 competitive matches and winning the 2017–18, 2019–20 and

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championships. He also had spells abroad in Greece (

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, twice), Russia and Italy. Marcano represented

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at under-21 level.

Club career

Racing

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-born Marcano, a youth graduate of hometown's

, made his first appearance with the main squad in an away win over

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on 30 September 2007, due to injuries in the

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n side. However, he had to leave the pitch in the second half of the game, also due to injury, and was unable to play for three months. For the 2008–09 campaign, Marcano was definitely promoted to the first team under new manager

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. He scored his first

goal in the fifth match, a 2–1 home loss against

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, and was a regular throughout the campaign, mostly as a

Villarreal

Marcano signed a six-year deal with

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in early July 2009. He was first-choice for most of the first part of his first season; however, after consecutive poor performances, he fell out of favour, even losing his position in the defensive pecking order to 19-year-old Argentine

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(originally signed for the B side). Deemed surplus to requirements at Villarreal for 2010–11, Marcano was loaned to

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on 8 June 2010. Benefitting from injuries to both

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and Rafa, he was regularly used in both defensive positions as the

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outskirts team narrowly avoided relegation; he netted his only goal of the season on 24 October 2010, in a 3–0 home win against

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Olympiacos and Rubin

On 2 June 2012, after one season with

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in Greece, where he playing alongside several compatriots – including manager

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– and was essential in the double conquest, Marcano was sold by Villarreal to

FC Rubin Kazan FC Rubin Kazan (russian: Футбо́льный клуб Руби́н Каза́нь, ''Futbolny klub Rubin Kazan'' , Tatar language, Tatar: Рубин Казан) is a Russian professional association football, football club based in the city o ...

in the

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, for about

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5 million. In the 2014 winter

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, he returned to his previous club on loan until June and with the option to subsequently make the deal permanent.

Porto

Marcano signed a four-year contract with

on 11 August 2014, replacing

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-bound

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. He became the sixth Spaniard to join the Portuguese club after compatriot

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took over three months earlier. On 21 April 2015, Marcano was

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for a second yellow card as Porto lost 6–1 away to

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in the quarter-finals of the

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, being eliminated from the tournament despite having won the first leg. In his third season he scored four goals – five in all competitions– but his team could only finish third. On 6 November 2016, after several occasions on which he wore the armband after the titular was replaced, Marcano acted as

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for the first time as a starter, in a 1–1 home draw against

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. He scored his first Champions League goal on 17 October 2017, closing the 3–2 group-stage away defeat to

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just before half-time. In addition, he netted a career-best five times in the domestic league in the 2017–18 campaign, which ended with the conquest of the

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championship after five years.

Roma

Marcano moved to the Italian

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on 31 May 2018, with the 30-year-old agreeing to a three-year deal at

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. He made his league debut on 31 August, playing the first half of the 2–1 away loss to

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. During his spell at the

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, Marcano appeared in only 13 competitive matches (one goal).

Return to Porto

Marcano returned to former club Porto on 11 July 2019, again being given the number 5 jersey and signing a four-year contract. He contributed five goals in the first season in his second spell, winning another domestic league. Marcano spent the better part of the 2020–21 campaign on the sidelines, nursing an

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injury.

International career

Marcano was part of

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for the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Sweden. He featured in the 2–0 win over

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, in an eventual group stage exit.

Personal life

Marcano's older brother, Alejandro, was also a footballer. A

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, he competed solely in the lower leagues.

Career statistics

Honours

Olympiacos *

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: 2011–12, 2013–14 *

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: 2011–12 Rubin Kazan *

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Porto *

: 2017–18, 2019–20, 2021–22 *

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: 2019–20, 2021–22 *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Marcano, Ivan 1987 births Living people Spanish footballers Footballers from Santander, Spain Association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Rayo Cantabria players Racing de Santander players Villarreal CF players Getafe CF footballers Super League Greece players Olympiacos F.C. players Russian Premier League players FC Rubin Kazan players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players FC Porto players FC Porto B players Serie A players A.S. Roma players Spain under-21 international footballers Spanish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Greece Expatriate footballers in Russia Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Italy Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Russia Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Italy