Iván Marcano

Iván Marcano

Marcano in action for Rubin Kazan in 2013
Personal information
Full name Iván Marcano Sierra
Date of birth (1987-06-23) 23 June 1987
Place of birth Santander, Spain
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
Porto
Number 5
Youth career
1997–2005 Racing Santander
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Racing B 42 (0)
2007–2009 Racing Santander 36 (2)
2009–2012 Villarreal 16 (1)
2010–2011Getafe (loan) 29 (1)
2011–2012Olympiacos (loan) 28 (4)
2012–2014 Rubin Kazan 38 (1)
2014Olympiacos (loan) 7 (1)
2014– Porto 52 (3)
National team
2009 Spain U21 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 November 2016.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Marcano and the second or maternal family name is Sierra.

Iván Marcano Sierra (born 23 June 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club FC Porto. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a left back.

Club career

Racing

Santander-born Marcano, a youth graduate of hometown's Racing de Santander, made his first appearance with the main squad in an away win over UD Almería on 30 September 2007, due to injuries in the Cantabrian side.[1] However, he had to leave the pitch in the second half of the game, also due to injury, and was unable to play for three months.[2]

For the 2008–09 campaign, Marcano was definitely promoted to the first team under new manager Juan Ramón López Muñiz. In the fifth match he scored his first La Liga and Racing goal, in a 1–2 home loss against RCD Mallorca,[3] and was a regular throughout the campaign, mostly as a left back.

Villarreal

In early July 2009, Marcano signed a six-year deal with Villarreal CF.[4] He was first-choice for most of the first part of his first season; however, after consecutive poor performances, he fell out of favour, even losing his position in the defensive pecking order to 19-year-old Argentine Mateo Musacchio (originally signed for the B-side).

Deemed surplus to requirements at Villarreal for 2010–11, Marcano was loaned to Getafe CF on 8 June 2010.[5] Benefitting from injuries to both Mario and Rafa, he was regularly used in both defensive positions as the Madrid outskirts team narrowly avoided relegation; on 24 October 2010 he netted his only goal of the season, in a 3–0 home win against Sporting de Gijón.[6]

Olympiacos / Rubin

On 2 June 2012, after one season with Olympiacos F.C. in Greece, where he playing alongside several compatriots – including manager Ernesto Valverde – and was essential in the double conquest, Marcano was sold by Villarreal to FC Rubin Kazan in the Russian Premier League, for about 5 million.[7] In the 2014 winter transfer window, however, he returned to his previous club, on loan until June and with the option to subsequently make the deal permanent.[8]

Porto

On 11 August 2014, Marcano signed a four-year contract with FC Porto, replacing Manchester City-bound Eliaquim Mangala. He became the sixth Spaniard to join the Portuguese club after compatriot Julen Lopetegui took over three months earlier.[9]

On 21 April 2015, Marcano was sent off for a second yellow card as Porto lost 1–6 away to FC Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League, being eliminated from the tournament despite having won the first leg.[10]

Personal life

Marcano's older brother, Alejandro, was also a footballer. A goalkeeper, he competed solely in the lower leagues.[11]

Club statistics

As of 26 November 2016[12]
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Racing Santander B 2005–06 100100
2006–07 320320
Total 420420
Racing Santander 2007–08 200020
2008–09 3420050392
Total 3620050412
Villarreal 2009–10 1614070271
Total 1614070271
Getafe (loan) 2010–11 2914050381
Olympiacos (loan) 2011–12 2844091415
Total 57580141796
Rubin Kazan 2012–13 21120101332
2013–14 17000111281
Total 38120212613
Olympiacos (loan) 2013–14 713020121
Total 713020121
Porto 2014–15 2006060320
2015–16 2225060332
2016–17 1012070191
Total 523130190843
Career Total 2481330068334616

Honours

Olympiacos
Rubin Kazan

References

  1. "La sorpresa fue Marcano" [Marcano the surprise] (in Spanish). Diario Montañés. 1 October 2007. Retrieved 24 October 2008.
  2. "Marcano estará de dos a tres meses de baja" [Marcano to miss two or three months of action] (in Spanish). Marca. 8 October 2007. Retrieved 24 October 2008.
  3. "Doctor Jekyll y mister Hyde" [Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde] (in Spanish). Diario de Cantabria. 28 October 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
  4. Europe lures Marcano to Villarreal; UEFA.com, 3 July 2009
  5. Marcano jugará en el Getafe (Marcano will play in Getafe); Europa Press, 8 June 2010 (Spanish)
  6. Third time lucky for Getafe; ESPN Soccernet, 24 October 2010
  7. "El Villarreal traspasa a Marcano al Rubin Kazan" [Villarreal sells Marcano to Rubin Kazan] (in Spanish). Marca. 2 June 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  8. Ανακοίνωσε Μαρκάνο η Ρουμπίν [Rubin announced the loan of Marcano] (in Greek). Sport 24. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  9. "City sign Mangala, Porto turn to Marcano". UEFA.com. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  10. Begley, Emlyn (21 April 2015). "Bayern Mun 6–1 FC Porto". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  11. "Marcano" (in Spanish). Historia Racinguista. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  12. "Marcano". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
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