Marcos Alonso Peña (born 1 October 1959) is a Spanish retired football player and

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. Known simply as Marcos in his playing days, he played mainly as a

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but appeared also as a forward. He amassed

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totals of 302 games and 46 goals over the course of 13 seasons, ten of which were spent with

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and

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(five apiece). A Spanish international during the 1980s, Marcos represented the nation at Euro 1984, helping it finish second.

Club career

Marcos was born in Santander,

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. After passing unsuccessfully through

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's youth ranks, he made his

debuts for hometown's Racing Club de Santander, still not aged 18, being already an automatic first-choice in his second professional season, which ended in relegation. His reputation continued to grow at

and he was, at the time, the country's most expensive signing, when

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paid 150 million '' pesetas'' for his services, in 1982. In his first year he scored six goals in 30 matches in the league, and also an

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header against Real Madrid in the campaign's

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final, which ended with a 2–1 win. However, Marcos was also one of four ''Barça'' players who failed to find the net in the final of the

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against

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, in a

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loss, as

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saved all taken attempts. He retired in 1991 after an unassuming return to Atlético Madrid, and after helping first club Racing

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to the second division. Subsequently, Marcos became a coach. In his first experience he led lowly

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to a first-ever win at Real Madrid in the latter's ground (2–1), managing

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afterwards ( one top flight promotion followed by immediate relegation). In the 2000s, Alonso coached Atlético Madrid – second level, no promotion –

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and Granada 74 CF.

International career

Marcos earned 22

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for

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, the first coming on 25 March 1981 in a 2–1 friendly win in

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. He represented the nation at

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, being an unused squad member in an eventual runner-up finish.

Personal life

Alonso's father,

Marcos Alonso Imaz Marcos Alonso Imaz (16 April 1933 – 6 March 2012), nicknamed Marquitos, was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender. He was best known for his participation in Real Madrid's five European Cup conquests, mainly in the 1950s. Club car ...

, was also a footballer, who represented Real Madrid in the 1950s/1960s. His son, Marcos Alonso Mendoza, also played in the club's youth system and with Spain, and currently plays for

, the club where his father played more games and scored more goals .

Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Marcos Alonso goal.''

Honours

Barcelona *

: 1984–85 *

: 1982–83; runner-up 1983–84, 1985–86 *

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; runner-up

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...

Copa de la Liga The Copa de la Liga (League Cup in Spanish) was a Spanish football tournament created in 1982. Due to time constraints, saturation and club pressure, the competition only lasted four years, being cancelled in 1986. Winning the trophy helped two ...

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runner-up: 1985–86 Racing Santander *

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: 1990–91 Spain *

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runner-up:

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast As ...

References

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alonso, Marcos 1959 births Living people Footballers from Santander, Spain Spanish footballers Association football wingers Association football forwards La Liga players Segunda División B players Racing de Santander players Atlético Madrid footballers FC Barcelona players CD Logroñés footballers Spain youth international footballers Spain under-21 international footballers Spain under-23 international footballers Spain amateur international footballers Spain B international footballers Spain international footballers UEFA Euro 1984 players Olympic footballers of Spain Footballers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Spanish football managers La Liga managers Segunda División managers Rayo Vallecano managers Racing de Santander managers Sevilla FC managers Atlético Madrid managers Real Zaragoza managers Real Valladolid managers Málaga CF managers Alonso family (Madrid)