  Real Madrid’s legendary defender Marquitos dies at 78 March 7, 2012 - 16:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Real Madrid have announced the death of their legendary defender Marquitos at the age of 78, Reuters reported. Marquitos - real name Marcos Alonso Imaz - played more than 150 games for Real during the late 1950s and early '60s, the most glorious period in the club's career. During his eight years at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu after joining from Racing Santander in 1954, Marquitos won five Spanish league titles and five European Cups. He left Real left in 1963 to join Herclues. He also played for Murcia and made two appearances for Spain. His former team-mate Alfredo di Stefano, now honorary president at the club, paid tribute in Spanish sports daily Marca: "(You) gave me such security that we felt protected… you were like a wall." "He was a defender from the north," another former team-mate Pachin told El Pais. "He wasn't very gifted technically but he had a natural talent in anticipation." Marcos Alonso, Marquitos's grandson, currently plays for Premier League side Bolton Wanderers. His son, also called Marcos Alonso, played for Atletico Madrid, Barcelona and Spain.   Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent.   Partner news |  Latest news U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west  Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow.Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for childrenMoscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said.Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |
