Marcelino Martínez Cao (; born 29 April 1940), known simply as Marcelino, is a Spanish retired

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who played as a striker.

Club career

Marcelino was born in

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Province of A Coruña The province of A Coruña (; es, La Coruña ; historical en, link=no, Corunna) is the northwesternmost province of Spain, and one of the four provinces which constitute the autonomous community of Galicia. This province is surrounded by the At ...

, Galicia. In 1959 he signed with

Real Zaragoza Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. (), commonly referred to as Zaragoza, is a football club based in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, that currently competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system. Zaragoza holds its home games at La ...

from local

Racing de Ferrol Racing Club de Ferrol is a Spanish football team based in Ferrol, Province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1919, the club currently plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, holding home games at '' Estadio ...

, going on to remain with the former club until his retirement 11 years later. During his spell with the

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ese, always spent in

La Liga The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men's ...

, Marcelino scored 117 official goals, contributing solidly to the conquest of three major titles, including two

Copa del Rey The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footbal ...

trophies. He was part of an efficient attacking unit dubbed ''Los Magníficos'' (The Magnificent) which also featured Canário,

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and

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International career

Marcelino played 14 times for the Spain national team, participating in the 1964 European Nations' Cup and the

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. In the former tournament he scored the decisive 2–1 in

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against the

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, through a header.

International goals

Honours

Club

Zaragoza *

Copa del Generalísimo The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footb ...

: 1963–64, 1965–66 *

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, sometimes referred to as the European Fairs Cup, Fairs Cities' Cup, or simply as the Fairs Cup, was a European Association football, football competition played between 1955 and 1971. It is often considered the predecess ...

: 1963–64

International

Spain *

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: 1964

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Martinez, Marcelino 1940 births Living people People from Ferrol (comarca) Sportspeople from the Province of A Coruña Spanish footballers Footballers from Galicia (Spain) Association football forwards La Liga players Segunda División players Racing de Ferrol footballers Real Zaragoza players Spain B international footballers Spain international footballers 1964 European Nations' Cup players 1966 FIFA World Cup players UEFA European Championship-winning players