Marquitos II
Marquitos II in 1963
Personal information
Full name Antonio Alonso Imaz[1]
Date of birth (1938-07-06)6 July 1938
Place of birth Santander, Spain
Date of death 20 July 2019(2019-07-20) (aged 81)
Place of death Santander, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Racing Santander
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1959 Racing Santander 0 (0)
1959–1960 Plus Ultra 10 (0)
1960–1961 Cádiz 26 (0)
1961–1962 Plus Ultra 19 (0)
1962–1963 Abarán
1963–1964 Excelsior Rotterdam
1964–1966 Blauw-Wit Amsterdam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Antonio Alonso Imaz (6 July 1938 – 20 July 2019), nicknamed Marquitos II, was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

Marquitos was born in Santander, Cantabria. He played for the Spanish clubs Plus Ultra, Cádiz and Abarán.[1][2]

At the age 25, he moved to the Netherlands to join Excelsior Rotterdam in August 1963.[3] In July 1964 moved to Blauw-Wit Amsterdam.[4]

Personal life and death

Marquitos' brothers Marcos Alonso Imaz, José Alonso Imaz and Alfredo Alonso Imaz were also footballers.[1]

His nephew, Marcos Alonso Peña, was also a footballer, and a coach. He represented, with success, Atlético Madrid, FC Barcelona and Spain – amongst others.

Marquitos died on 20 July 2019.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Marquitos II, Antonio Alonso Imaz – Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com.
  2. ↑ "Marquitos II" (in Spanish). cadistas1910. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "Spanjaarden bij Excelsior. In Wenen" (in Dutch). Het Vrije Volk. 22 August 1963. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "Spanjaard Beke naar kooplustig Telstar" (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. 30 July 1964. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
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