Full name Marcelino Elena Sierra 1994–1995 Sporting Gijon 1990–1994 Sporting B Height 1.81 m | Years Team Role Footballer Name Marcelino Elena | |
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Date of birth (1971-09-26) 26 September 1971 (age 44) | ||
Que es de marcelino elena
Marcelino Elena Sierra (born 26 September 1971), known simply as Marcelino, is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a central defender.
Contents
- Que es de marcelino elena
- Ozil Perisic SWAP GBTransferShow ft Marcelino Elena
- Sporting Mallorca
- Newcastle
- Later years
- International career
- Honours
- References
Ozil & Perisic SWAP?: #GBTransferShow (ft. Marcelino Elena)
Sporting / Mallorca
Marcelino was born in Gijón, Asturias, and began his career at local Sporting de Gijón, where he appeared sporadically with the first team in three seasons before earning a move to RCD Mallorca in January 1996. There, he was instrumental in a promotion to La Liga, forming a formidable partnership with Iván Campo in 1997–98 as the team ranked in fifth position.
In the following season the Balearic Islands club finished third in the league and lost the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final to S.S. Lazio, with the player appearing in the full 90 minutes in the 1–2 defeat.
Newcastle
In 1999 Marcelino transferred to Newcastle United for £5.8 million, after impressing with Mallorca in Spain and Europe. A lot was expected of him at his new team, but he appeared only 20 times (all competitions) for the club in the first year and a half, being placed with the reserve team for the rest of his spell and finally reaching an agreement to leave in January 2003, having not featured for the main squad since 11 February 2001, against Charlton Athletic.
Marcelino also suffered several different injuries during his time with the Magpies, which stuttered his career there. Scans on the affected areas were occasionally declared to be inconclusive, the most serious of his injuries being a snapped finger tendon which prevented him from playing for two months.
Later years
After one 1/2 seasons in Segunda División with Polideportivo Ejido, Marcelino retired. He subsequently spent two years as Everton's Spanish scout, and also worked as a football commentator for RTVE's Premier League matches. He moved on to work as a football agent.
International career
Marcelino received five caps for Spain in a seven-month period, the first coming against Italy in Salerno on 18 November 1998. He would play his last international in an UEFA Euro 2000 qualifier routing of San Marino (9–0 home win, 90 minutes played).