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Bartolomé "Tintín" Márquez López (born 7 January 1962) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as an
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, currently a manager. His career was closely associated to Espanyol, as both a player and coach.


Playing career

Born in
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,
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, Márquez was nicknamed after the comic book character Tintin for his similar hairstyle. He signed for RCD Español in early 1980, and played exclusively in his native region during his 15-year professional career. After two loans, at UE Sant Andreu and CE Sabadell FC, he was definitely promoted to the first team in the 1982–83 season, making his
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debut on 4 September 1982 by coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 home win against Racing de Santander. Márquez played six full campaigns with the ''Pericos'', always in the top flight. His best year was 1985–86, when he scored ten goals in 32 matches to help his team to the 11th position, including a
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on 20 April 1986 in a 5–3 home victory over
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; he was also part of the squad that reached the final of the 1987–88 UEFA Cup, but took no part in the competition after falling out of favour with manager Javier Clemente. Márquez signed with UE Figueres in the 1988 off-season, going on to spend five of his six years in the
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and appear in the promotion playoffs in
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. He retired at the age of 33, after a spell in the
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with CE Europa.


Coaching career

Márquez began working as a manager in 1997, his first stop being with his last club in the
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. He won the Copa Catalunya that year, defeating Barcelona in the final. On 26 May 1998, Márquez returned to Espanyol – the organisation changed its denomination three years later– going on to be in charge of its youth and
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s the following six years. He subsequently served as an assistant to the main squad, first under Miguel Ángel Lotina then Ernesto Valverde. In the summer of 2008, Márquez was appointed at the first team after Valverde left for Olympiacos FC. However, on 30 November, after four consecutive losses, he was relieved of his duties. In 2012, after roughly six months with Spanish second-tier side
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, and a spell at the Aspire Academy in Qatar, Márquez signed for K.A.S. Eupen in the
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. On 31 March 2015, he was fired for undisclosed reasons, when the team were in third place. Márquez was appointed coach of Sint-Truidense V.V. in June 2017 following Ivan Leko's departure for Club Brugge KV, but was dismissed after 53 days – just two games into the new season – over irreconcilable differences. In early 2018, Márquez returned to Qatar to manage Second Division side
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, being beaten to promotion by compatriot José Murcia's Al Shahaniya SC in his first season. A year later, his team won the division, achieving promotion to the Qatar Stars League. On 6 December 2023, Márquez was appointed at the Qatar national team on a temporary basis, replacing Carlos Queiroz. He led them to victory at the
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held on home soil, resulted in the extension of the contract to the
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. However, on 11 December 2024, after a series of poor performances during the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, mainly a 5–0 loss away to the
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, Márquez was sacked and replaced by his assistant Luis García.


Managerial statistics


Honours

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References


External links

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Espanyol archives
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marquez, Tintin 1962 births Living people 20th-century Spanish sportsmen Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Barcelona Men's association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players RCD Espanyol footballers UE Sant Andreu footballers CE Sabadell FC footballers UE Figueres footballers CE Europa footballers Spain men's under-21 international footballers Catalonia men's international footballers Spanish football managers La Liga managers Segunda División managers Segunda División B managers Tercera División managers CE Europa managers RCD Espanyol B managers RCD Espanyol managers CD Castellón managers Belgian Pro League managers K.A.S. Eupen managers Sint-Truidense V.V. managers Qatar Stars League managers Al-Wakrah SC managers Qatar national football team managers 2023 AFC Asian Cup managers Spanish expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Belgium Expatriate football managers in Qatar Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Qatar