Marcos Alonso (footballer, born 1959)

Marcos Alonso

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(s)	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 Representing  Spain UEFA European Championship Runner-up 1984 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcos Alonso Peña (1 October 1959 – 9 February 2023) was a Spanish football player and manager.

Known simply as Marcos in his playing days, he played mainly as a right winger but also as a forward. He amassed La Liga totals of 302 games and 46 goals over 13 seasons, with five being spent at Atlético Madrid and five at Barcelona.^[2]

A Spain international during the 1980s, Marcos represented the nation at Euro 1984, helping it to finish second. He later worked as a coach.