Back كارلوس مارتشينا Arabic كارلوس مارتشينا ARZ Карлос Марчена Bulgarian Carlos Marchena López Catalan Carlos Marchena Czech Carlos Marchena Danish Carlos Marchena German Κάρλος Μαρτσένα Greek Carlos Marchena Esperanto Carlos Marchena Spanish
 Marchena in 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Carlos Marchena López[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 31 July 1979[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Las Cabezas, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cabecense | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1997 | Sevilla | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2000 | Sevilla | 68 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Sevilla B | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Benfica | 20 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2010 | Valencia | 230 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Villarreal | 45 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Deportivo La Coruña | 44 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Kerala Blasters | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 411 | (17) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Spain U20 | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Spain U21 | 17 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Spain U23 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2011 | Spain | 69 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Sevilla C (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Spain (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Sevilla B (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Valencia (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carlos Marchena López (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾlos maɾˈtʃena ˈlopeθ]; born 31 July 1979) is a Spanish retired footballer. Mainly a central defender with an aggressive approach, he also played as a defensive midfielder.[2]
Most of his professional career (nine years) was spent at Valencia, where he helped the club to win five major titles, including two La Liga championships. He amassed competition totals 330 matches and 11 goals over 13 seasons, also playing for Sevilla, Villarreal and Deportivo.
A Spain international for the better part of the 2000s, Marchena won 69 caps and represented the national team in two World Cups and two European Championships, winning each tournament once.[3]
- ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2010. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ^ "Carlos Marchena". FIFA. Archived from the original on 1 March 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ^ "Marchena, historia de España" [Marchena, history of Spain]. Marca (in Spanish). 20 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.