Marcos Márquez Lebrero (born 23 July 1977) is a Spanish retired

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. A

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, he was of Gitano origin. Over nine seasons (his professional career lasted 15 years) he amassed

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totals of 249 matches and 78 goals, mainly at the service of Las Palmas.

Club career

Born in

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, and raised in the youth academy of local

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, Márquez left in 1999 and signed for Atlético Madrid B, playing one season with the club in the

. In July 2000 he returned to his native region by joining

Córdoba CF Córdoba Club de Fútbol (), (from the 2020–21 season onwards competing under the umbrella of Unión Futbolística Cordobesa, S.A.D.) is a Spanish football club based in Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1951 as ...

, where he underperformed. After stints with AD Ceuta and

CD Leganés Club Deportivo Leganés, S.A.D. is a football club based in Leganés, Community of Madrid, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system. It was founded on 23 June 1928. It holds home games at ...

, both from

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, Márquez moved to

UD Las Palmas Unión Deportiva Las Palmas, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Las Palmas, on the island of Gran Canaria in the autonomous community of Canary Islands. Founded on 22 August 1949, it plays in Segunda División, holding home games at the ...

on 15 June 2005. From then onwards he became one of the most consistent players of the team, while also captaining them on various occasions; ''El Matador'' (

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he received whilst in the

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) went down in the history of the club on 24 June 2006 as he scored the goal that meant its return to division two, the game's only at

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after a

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from

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. Márquez continued to feature heavily in the subsequent years: in the 2006–07 campaign, he won both the

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and the

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after netting 21 times. After forming an efficient attacking duo with Adrián Colunga in 2007–08 (29 goals between the pair) he was again the main striker the following season and added 21 more, good enough for third in the individual chart although his side barely avoided a drop. After a poor 2009–10 campaign – 34 matches, three goals – Márquez left Las Palmas and signed for another club in the second tier,

UD Salamanca Unión Deportiva Salamanca, S.A.D. () was a historical Spanish football team based in Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 February 1923 and nicknamed ''Los Charros'', the club played in white shirts and black ...

, suffering relegation in his first year. In August 2012, aged 35, he announced his retirement from football.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Marquez, Marcos 1977 births Living people Footballers from Seville Spanish men's footballers Romani footballers Men's association football forwards Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players CD Utrera players Sevilla Atlético players Atlético Madrid B players Atlético Madrid footballers Córdoba CF players AD Ceuta footballers CD Leganés players UD Las Palmas players UD Salamanca players