Marc Bertrán Vilanova (born 22 May 1982) is a Spanish former professional

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who played as a right-back. He appeared in 119 La Liga games over nine seasons, in representation of

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, Cádiz, Tenerife and

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. He added 203 and six goals in the

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, with five clubs.

Club career

Born in La Pobla de Segur,

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, Catalonia, Bertrán began playing football for his local club as future FC Barcelona's

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before him. He finished his development in RCD Espanyol's academy and played once for the first team in 2001–02, going on to make a further 16 La Liga appearances over the next two seasons; in the second part of 2004–05, he served a relegation-ending loan spell at

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in the

. Bertrán split 2005–06 in the two major tiers after being released in summer 2005, with

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and Lorca Deportiva CF. Subsequently, he moved to CD Tenerife, being a defensive cornerstone from the beginning; in his third year, he helped the

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side to return to the top flight after seven years, starting in all of his 35 league appearances and scoring twice. In 2009–10, as Tenerife were relegated in the last matchday, Bertrán appeared in 21 matches, netting in the penultimate round, a 2–2 home draw against UD Almería. Having started and finished the campaign in the starting eleven, however, he also missed almost four months due to a dangerous challenge from

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's Royston Drenthe during a 3–0 away loss in late September. Bertrán was again first-choice for Tenerife in the 2010–11 season, but the team suffered another relegation. In early June 2011, the 29-year-old agreed to a deal at CA Osasuna, thus returning to the main division. Bertrán retired aged 34, following second-tier spells with

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(after not being registered by Recreativo de Huelva) and Real Zaragoza.

International career

In his only cap for the Spain under-21 side, on 10 October 2003, Bertrán played the entire 2–0 away victory over Armenia for the

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UEFA, 10 October 2003

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bertran, Marc 1982 births Living people People from Pallars Jussà Spanish men's footballers Footballers from the Province of Lleida Men's association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players RCD Espanyol B footballers RCD Espanyol footballers Córdoba CF players Cádiz CF players Lorca Deportiva CF footballers CD Tenerife players CA Osasuna players Recreativo de Huelva players CD Leganés players Real Zaragoza players Spain men's under-21 international footballers