Héctor Rubén Marcos Peralta (6 December 1942 – 14 August 2006), known as Rubén Marcos, was a Chilean

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er who played as a

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. Usually a central midfielder, he was well known for his versatility and stamina. Capable both in attack and defense, Marcos was also technically skilled and is one of the most highly regarded Chilean midfielders.

Career

Marcos was born in Osorno, Chile. During his career, he played for

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and

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in Chile and for Emelec in Ecuador. He also played for the

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and took part in the

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(where he scored two goals) and the

South American Championship 1967 The 1967 South American Football Championship was won by hosts Uruguay, with Argentina finished second. Brazil and Peru withdrew from the tournament. It was the first tournament in which Venezuela participated. It would be the last time the tou ...

. In 1999, he performed as President, interim coach and director of

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Death

Marcos died of a

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in Osorno at age 63.

Legacy

Estadio Rubén Marcos Peralta at Osorno was named after him.

Honors

Universidad de Chile *

Primera División de Chile Primera may refer to * Nissan Primera, a car * Primera Air, a former airline * Primera división (disambiguation), multiple top division football leagues * Primera, Texas, a town in Cameron County, Texas * Alí Primera, Venezuelan musician, compos ...

1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...

1969 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the ...

* : * :

1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...

Chile * : ,

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Rubén Marcos
at PartidosdelaRoja 1942 births 2006 deaths Sportspeople from Osorno, Chile 20th-century Chilean sportsmen Chilean men's footballers Footballers from Los Lagos Region Men's association football midfielders Chile men's international footballers 1966 FIFA World Cup players 1967 South American Championship players Chilean Primera División players Ecuadorian Serie A players Club Universidad de Chile footballers C.S. Emelec footballers Club Deportivo Palestino footballers Chilean football managers Provincial Osorno managers Primera B de Chile managers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador {{chile-footy-midfielder-stub