Héctor Rubén Marcos Peralta (6 December 1942, at
Osorno, Chile
Osorno (Mapuche: Chauracavi) is a city and commune in southern Chile and capital of Osorno Province in the Los Lagos Region. It had a population of 145,475, as of the 2002 census. It is located south of the national capital of Santiago, north o ...
– 14 August 2006, at Osorno), known as Rubén Marcos, was a
Chile
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an
football
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player who played as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
.
Usually a central midfielder, he was well known for his versatility and stamina. Capable both in attack and defense, Marcos was also technically skilled and is one of the most highly regarded Chilean midfielders.
He died of a
heart attack
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at age 63.
Career
During his career, Marcos played for
Universidad de Chile
The University of Chile ( es, Universidad de Chile) is a public research university in Santiago, Chile. It was founded on November 19, 1842, and inaugurated on September 17, 1843. and
Palestino
Club Deportivo Palestino is a professional football club based in the city of Santiago, Chile. The club was founded in 1920 and plays in the Primera División de Chile. They play their home games at the Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna stadium ...
in Chile and for
Emelec in Ecuador.
He also played for the
Chile national football team
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and took part in the
1966 FIFA World Cup
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(where he scored two goals) and the
South American Championship 1967
The 1967 South American Football Championship was won by hosts Uruguay, with Argentina finished second. Brazil and Peru withdrew from the tournament. It was the first tournament in which Venezuela participated.
Qualifying round
''Chile won ...
.
In 1999, he performed as President, interim coach and director of
Provincial Osorno
Provincial Osorno is a football club based in Osorno, Los Lagos Region, Chile. The club is currently playing at the fourth tier of the Chilean football system, the Tercera División.
The club were founded on 5 June 1983 and then re-founded on ...
.
Honors
Universidad de Chile
*
Primera División de Chile
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(5):
1962
Events January
* January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand.
* January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism.
* January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...
,
1964
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...
,
1965
Events January–February
* January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years.
* January 20
** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ...
,
1967
Events
January
* January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair.
* January 5
** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...
,
1969
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon.
Events January
* January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco.
* January 5
**Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...
* (1):
* (2):
1968
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide.
Events January–February
* January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
* Januar ...
,
1969
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon.
Events January
* January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco.
* January 5
**Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...
Chile
* (2): ,
Legacy
Estadio Rubén Marcos Peralta
Estadio Rubén Marcos Peralta, formerly known as Parque Schott, is a football stadium in Osorno, Chile, home to club Provincial Osorno. It was built in 1940 and has a capacity of 10,000. It contains wood stands, and over eighty percent of the st ...
at Osorno was named after him.
References
External links
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Rubén Marcosat PartidosdelaRoja
1942 births
2006 deaths
People from Osorno, Chile
Chilean footballers
Chilean expatriate footballers
Chile international footballers
1966 FIFA World Cup players
1967 South American Championship players
Universidad de Chile footballers
C.S. Emelec footballers
Club Deportivo Palestino footballers
Chilean Primera División players
Ecuadorian Serie A players
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador
Expatriate footballers in Ecuador
Association football midfielders
Chilean football managers
Provincial Osorno managers
Primera B de Chile managers
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