Luis Marín Sabater (4 September 1906 – 21 December 1974) was a Spanish-

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player of the 1930s and 1940s. A native of the

town of

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(since the 1979 Statute of Gernika, a part of autonomous Basque Country), he was a striker for

Real Madrid CF Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional Football club (association football), football club based in Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, th ...

between 1936 and 1941. Before joining Real Madrid, he was a player for

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, and he later played for

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. He was a member of the

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squad at the

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, but did not play, and never made his international debut. His son, Luis Marín Garcia, was also a footballer, who played as a

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for

Rayo Vallecano Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D. (), often abbreviated to Rayo (Spanish for "thunderbolt"), is a Spanish professional football club based in the Villa de Vallecas district of Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish foot ...

and

Celta Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta Vigo, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues), the club was foun ...

in the 1950s.Marín: Luis Marín García
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