Félix Pérez Marcos (13 June 1901 – 12 September 1983) was a Spanish

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Club career

At club level, he played for the three main teams in Madrid at the time:

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and

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International career

As a

player, he was eligible to play for the Madrid national team, and he was part of the team that reached the final of the

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, an inter-regional

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organized by the

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. In that infamous final, it was Félix who opened the scoring after just 8 minutes against

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in an eventual 4–4 draw, losing the replay 2-3 two days later. He earned just one cap for the

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, which was against

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on 27 May 1927.

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* 1901 births 1983 deaths Spanish men's footballers Spain men's international footballers Footballers from Madrid Men's association football midfielders Real Madrid CF players Footballers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Spain 20th-century Spanish sportsmen {{Spain-footy-midfielder-stub