Cristo Marrero Henríquez (born 10 November 1978) is a Spanish former

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who played as a

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. He spent six seasons in the

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with

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, for whom he appeared in 169 competitive matches.

Club career

Born in

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, Marrero started playing football at local side UD Las Zocas, where he stayed for 17 years, never making it past the

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during his four seasons as a senior. Marrero signed with

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neighbours

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in summer 2001, but still spent a further two years with their reserves. He made his

debut on 31 August 2003 against

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, and went on to become

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.La importancia de Cristo Marrero (The importance of Cristo Marrero)
Canarias Ahora, 15 June 2009 (in Spanish) Having featured sparingly in the 2008–09 campaign as Tenerife returned to

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after seven years (15 games, only one start and 174 minutes of action, one goal scored), Marrero moved teams but stayed in his native region, signing with

Universidad de Las Palmas CF Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Club de Fútbol was a Spanish football team based in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands. Founded in 1994 as Vegueta-Universidad, it was dissolved in 2011 due to insurmountable economic pr ...

from

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. The club folded after two seasons, and the 32-year-old returned to Las Zocas. In June 2012, Marrero retired from football and started a coaching career, beginning as an assistant with Tenerife B.Cristo Marrero será segundo entrenador del CD Tenerife B (Cristo Marrero to be CD Tenerife B assistant coach)
;

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, 7 July 2012 (in Spanish)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Marrero, Cristo 1978 births Living people Sportspeople from Tenerife 20th-century Spanish sportsmen Spanish men's footballers Footballers from the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife Men's association football forwards Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players CD Tenerife B players CD Tenerife players Universidad de Las Palmas CF footballers