| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcos Alonso Peña[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1959-10-01)1 October 1959[1] | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Santander, Spain | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 9 February 2023(2023-02-09) (aged 63) | |||||||||||||
| Place of death | Madrid, Spain | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Position | Winger | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| San Agustín | ||||||||||||||
| Real Madrid | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1977–1979 | Racing Santander | 51 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 1979–1982 | Atlético Madrid | 90 | (10) | |||||||||||
| 1982–1987 | Barcelona | 124 | (28) | |||||||||||
| 1987–1989 | Atlético Madrid | 29 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 1990 | Logroñés | 8 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 1991 | Racing Santander | 7 | (3) | |||||||||||
| Total | 309 | (49) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1978 | Spain U18 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1979 | Spain U19 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1979 | Spain U20 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1978 | Spain U21 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1980–1982 | Spain U23 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1979–1983 | Spain amateur | 9 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 1980 | Spain B | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1981–1985 | Spain | 22 | (1) | |||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Rayo Vallecano | |||||||||||||
| 1996–1998 | Racing Santander | |||||||||||||
| 1998–2000 | Sevilla | |||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Atlético Madrid | |||||||||||||
| 2002 | Zaragoza | |||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Valladolid | |||||||||||||
| 2006 | Málaga | |||||||||||||
| 2008 | Granada 74 | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Marcos Alonso Peña (1 October 1959 – 9 February 2023) was a Spanishfootball player andmanager.
Known simply asMarcos in his playing days, he played mainly as aright winger but also as aforward. He amassedLa Liga totals of 302 games and 46 goals over 13 seasons, with five being spent atAtlético Madrid and five atBarcelona.[2]
ASpain international during the 1980s, Marcos represented the nation atEuro 1984, helping it to finish second. He later worked as a coach.
Marcos was born inSantander,Cantabria.[3] Following an unsuccessful spell inReal Madrid's academy,[3] he made hisLa Liga debut aged 17 with his hometown sideRacing de Santander. He was first choice in his position during hissecond professional season, which ended in relegation.[4]
Marcos' reputation continued to grow atAtlético Madrid, and he was at the time the country's most expensive signing whenFC Barcelona paid 150 millionpesetas for his services in 1982.[5] In hisfirst year he scored six goals in 30 matches in the league, and also aninjury time header against Real Madrid inthat campaign'sCopa del Rey final, which ended with a 2–1 win.[6]
However, Marcos was also one of fourBarça players who failed to find the net inthe final of the1985–86 European Cup againstFC Steaua București, in apenalty shootout loss, asgoalkeeperHelmut Duckadam saved all taken attempts.[7] He retired in 1991 after a return to Atlético Madrid, marred by a serious knee injury,[8] and after helping his first club Racing toreturn to theSegunda División.[9][10]
Subsequently, Alonso became a coach. In his first experience he led lowlyRayo Vallecano to a first-ever victory over Real Madrid at theSantiago Bernabéu Stadium (2–1),[11] managing Racing[12] andSevilla FC afterwards (one top-flight promotion with the latter followed byimmediate relegation).[13]
In the 2000s, Alonso was in charge of Atlético Madrid – second tier,no promotion[14]–Real Zaragoza,Real Valladolid,Málaga CF andGranada 74 CF.[15][16]
Alonso earned 22caps forSpain,[5] the first coming on 25 March 1981 in a 2–1friendly win inEngland.[17] He represented the nation atUEFA Euro 1984, being an unused squad member in an eventual runner-up finish.[18]
Alonso's father,Marcos Alonso Imaz, was also a footballer, who represented Real Madrid in the 1950s and 1960s. His sonMarcos Alonso Mendoza also played in the club's youth system and with Spain.[19][20]
Alonso died on 9 February 2023 at age 63,[21] due to cancer.[22]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 June 1985 | Laugardalsvöllur,Reykjavík, Iceland | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1986 World Cup qualification[23] |
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