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 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Roma
Number 15
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)
2010–2011 → Getafe (loan) 29 (1)
2011–2012 → Olympiacos (loan) 28 (4)
2012–2014 Rubin Kazan 38 (1)
2014 → Olympiacos (loan) 7 (1)
2014–2018 Porto 104 (11)
2018– Roma 1 (0)
National team
2009 Spain U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 September 2018

Iván Marcano Sierra (Spanish pronunciation: [iˈβam maɾˈkano];[lower-alpha 1] born 23 June 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Italian club A.S. Roma. 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).[5]

Deemed surplus to requirements at Villarreal for 2010–11, Marcano was loaned to Getafe CF on 8 June 2010.[6] Benefitting from injuries to both Mario and Rafa, he was regularly used in both defensive positions as the Madrid outskirts team narrowly avoided relegation; he netted his only goal of the season on 24 October 2010, in a 3–0 home win against Sporting de Gijón.[7]

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,[8] Marcano was sold by Villarreal to FC Rubin Kazan in the Russian Premier League, for about €5 million.[9] 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.[10]

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.[11]

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.[12] In his third season he scored four goals – five across all competitions[13]– but his team could only finish third.

On 6 November 2016, after several occasions on which he wore the armband after the titular was replaced, Marcano acted as captain for the first time as a starter, in a 1–1 home draw against Benfica.[14] He netted a career-best five times in the 2017–18 campaign, which ended with the conquest of the Primeira Liga championship after five years.[15]

Roma

Marcano moved to the Italian Serie A on 31 May 2018, with the 30-year-old agreeing to a three-year deal at A.S. Roma.[16]

International career

Marcano was part of Juan Ramón López Caro's squad for the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Sweden. He featured in the 2–0 win over Finland, in an eventual group stage exit.[17]

Personal life

Marcano's older brother, Alejandro, was also a footballer. A goalkeeper, he competed solely in the lower leagues.[18]

Club statistics

As of 12 May 2018[19]
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Racing B 2005–06 100––––100
2006–07 320––––320
Total 420––––420
Racing Santander 2007–08 2000––20
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 32441100465
2017–18 3059171467
Total 1041124229115714
Career Total 3002141278441927

Honours

Olympiacos

Rubin Kazan

Porto

Notes

  1. ↑ In isolation, Iván is pronounced [iˈβan].

References

  1. ↑ "La sorpresa fue Marcano" [Marcano was the surprise]. El Diario Montañés (in Spanish). 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]. Marca (in Spanish). 8 October 2007. Retrieved 24 October 2008.
  3. ↑ "Doctor Jekyll y mister Hyde" [Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde]. Diario de Cantabria (in Spanish). 28 October 2008. Archived from the original on 1 October 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
  4. ↑ "Europe lures Marcano to Villarreal". UEFA. 3 May 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
  5. ↑ "El Villarreal quiere vender a Marcano" [Villarreal want to sell Marcano]. El Periódico Mediterráneo (in Spanish). 12 May 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Marcano jugará en el Getafe" [Marcano will play in Getafe] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
  7. ↑ "Third time lucky for Getafe". ESPN Soccernet. 24 October 2010. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  8. ↑ "Un gol de Fuster en la prórroga le da la Copa al Olympiacos" [Fuster extra time goal gives Cup to Olympiacos]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 29 April 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "El Villarreal traspasa a Marcano al Rubin Kazan" [Villarreal sell Marcano to Rubin Kazan]. Marca (in Spanish). 2 June 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  10. ↑ Ανακοίνωσε Μαρκάνο η Ρουμπίν [Rubin announced the loan of Marcano] (in Greek). Sport 24. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  11. ↑ "City sign Mangala, Porto turn to Marcano". UEFA. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  12. ↑ Begley, Emlyn (21 April 2015). "Bayern Munich 6–1 FC Porto". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  13. ↑ "Iván Marcano e O 5.º golo da época: «Estou num bom momento e há que que aproveitar»" [Iván Marcano and the 5th goal of the season: «I'm in a good moment and I have to make the most of it»]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 January 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  14. ↑ "Estreia de Marcano a capitão" [Marcano debut as captain]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 November 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  15. ↑ "Marcano, um defesa a fazer lembrar Mangala" [Marcano, a defender who reminded of Mangala]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 15 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  16. ↑ "Marcano signs for AS Roma". A.S. Roma. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  17. ↑ "Too little too late for Spain". UEFA. 23 June 2009. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  18. ↑ "Marcano" (in Spanish). Historia Racinguista. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  19. ↑ "Ivan Marcano". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  20. ↑ "FC Porto é campeão nacional 2017/2018" [FC Porto are 2017/2018 national champions] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
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