Héctor Marchena de la O (born 4 January 1965 in

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) is a former Costa Rican football player who used to play for Cartaginés and

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Club career

Nicknamed ''La Iguana'' (The Lizard), Marchena made his professional debut for Cartaginés in 1987 and left them for

ahead of the 1992-93 season. In June 1996 he moved to Turrialba, but a knee injury cut short his career in October 1996. In December 1998 he left his post as an administrative assistant at the Banco Popular to resume his career with Ramonense. A year later he returned to Cartagines.¡Marchena a la cancha!
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International career

Marchena made his debut for Costa Rica in a February 1987

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against

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and earned a total of 48 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country in 13 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and was part of the

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squad, that played in the 1990 FIFA World Cup in

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, and featured in all four games played. He also played at the

1991 UNCAF Nations Cup The 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup was the inaugural UNCAF Nations Cup, the Central American championship for men's national association football teams. It was organized by the ''Unión Centroamericana de Fútbol'' or UNCAF, and it took place in Costa R ...

and the

1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the first edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF), and the eleventh overall CONCACAF tournament. The last time the CONCACAF Championship was he ...

. He played his last international on January 19, 1994 against

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Personal life

Marchena is married and has six children. He worked for the Banco Popular and Recope.Figuras del ayer: Héctor Marchena
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* 1965 births Living people Sportspeople from Limón Province Men's association football defenders Costa Rican men's footballers Costa Rica men's international footballers 1990 FIFA World Cup players 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup players C.S. Herediano footballers C.S. Cartaginés players A.D. Ramonense players {{CostaRica-footy-bio-stub