Name
Rafael Marquez

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Born
1979 (45 years old)

Birth Place
Zamora, Michoacán, Mexico

Position
Manager

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Active

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1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)

Weight
73.47

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Sport
Soccer

Team
Barcelona B

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Spanish Primera RFEF Group 1

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Rafael Márquez Álvarez (Spanish: (About this soundlisten); born 13 February 1979) is a former Mexican professional footballer. He played as a central defender, sweeper, or defensive midfielder. Nicknamed El Káiser, Márquez is regarded as the best defender in Mexico's history and one of the best Mexican players of all time.

Márquez began his career with Atlas in 1996, playing in over 70 games with the club before moving to France in 1999 with Monaco, where he won the Ligue 1 title. In 2003, Márquez transferred to Barcelona, becoming the first ever Mexican to represent the club. He would go on to play in over 200 games during seven seasons with Barcelona, and win numerous championships. In 2006, he became the first Mexican player to win the UEFA Champions League when Barcelona defeated Arsenal in the final. In 2010 Márquez joined the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer. After being released from the club in 2012, he moved back to Mexico, this time to play for Club León. After captaining the team to two back-to-back league titles in 2013 and 2014, Márquez transferred to Hellas Verona of the Italian Serie A. He returned to boyhood club Atlas in 2015, and announced his retirement from football in April 2018.

A Mexican international since 1997, Márquez has been capped 145 times for the national team, having won the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup, and the 2003 and 2011 editions of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. In 2018, he became only the third player to play for his national team in five consecutive editions of the FIFA World Cup, in the 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018 editions of the tournament. Márquez is the Mexican player with the most World Cup matches played with 19.


Career Honours

Mexican Primera League
2014

Leon

Mexican Primera League
2013

Leon

CONCACAF Gold Cup
2011

Mexico

La Liga
2009-2010

Barcelona

Supercopa de Espana
2009

Barcelona

UEFA Super Cup
2009

Barcelona

FIFA Club World Cup
2009

Barcelona

Copa del Rey
2008-2009

Barcelona

La Liga
2008-2009

Barcelona

UEFA Champions League
2008-2009

Barcelona

Supercopa de Espana
2006

Barcelona

La Liga
2005-2006

Barcelona

UEFA Champions League
2005-2006

Barcelona

Supercopa de Espana
2005

Barcelona

La Liga
2004-2005

Barcelona

CONCACAF Gold Cup
2003

Mexico

Coupe de la Ligue
2002-2003

Monaco

Ligue 1
2000

Monaco

Trophée des Champions
2000

Monaco

FIFA Confederations Cup
1999

Mexico


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Former Senior Teams

1996-1999

1997-2018

1999-2003

2003-2010

2010-2012

2013-2014

2014-2016

2015-2018


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