Marcos Landeira Álvarez (born 2 May 1987) is a Spanish former

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who played as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Landeira was born in Gijón, Asturias. A product of Sporting de Gijón's youth ranks, he made 17

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appearances with the first team over the course of three seasons. That total included three in 2007–08, as the club returned to La Liga after ten years. In the following campaign, Landeira was loaned to

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side

UD Melilla Unión Deportiva Melilla is a Spanish football team based in the autonomous city of Melilla. Founded in 1976, it currently plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 5, holding home matches at '' Estadio Municipal Álvarez Claro'', with a 8,000 c ...

, returning to Sporting's reserves – also in that tier – in May 2009. He made his top-flight debut on 17 April 2010, starting in a 0–3 away loss against Sevilla FC. It would be his only appearance of the season, as they once again managed to avoid relegation. Landeira spent the second half of

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on loan at

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, in division three. He subsequently returned to Sporting, continuing to appear almost exclusively with the B team.Marcos Landeira, centrocampista del Sporting, en la agenda rojilla (Marcos Landeira, Sporting midfielder, on red agenda)
Diario de Burgos, 22 June 2013 (in Spanish)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Landeira, Marcos 1987 births Living people Footballers from Gijón Spanish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Sporting de Gijón B players Sporting de Gijón players UD Melilla footballers Real Unión footballers Caudal Deportivo footballers