
Carlos Marchena
b. 1979
Spanish footballer
- Born
- 31 Jul 1979 · Seville
Life timeline
Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.
- 31 Jul 1979BornBorn in Seville
- 1997 – 2000TeamSevilla FC
- 1998TeamFC barcelona
- 1999TeamSpain national under-20 football team
- 1999 – 2001TeamSpain national under-21 association football team
- 2000 – 2001TeamS.L. Benfica
- 2000TeamSpain national under-23 football team
- 2001 – 2010TeamValencia CF
- 2002 – 2011TeamSpain men's national football team
- 2006Took part2006 FIFA World Cup
- 2009AwardMedal of Andalusia
- 2010Took part2010 FIFA World Cup
- 2010 – 2012TeamVillarreal CF
- 2011AwardGold Medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit
- 2012 – 2014TeamDeportivo de A Coruña
- 2015TeamKerala Blasters FC
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Meanwhile in the world
Major world events during their lifetime (1979 – today).
- 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
- 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
- 19841984 Summer Olympics
- 1985Schengen Agreement
- 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
- 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
- 19901990 FIFA World Cup
- 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
- 19941994 FIFA World Cup
- 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
- 19981998 FIFA World Cup
- 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
- 2003 – 2011Iraq War
- 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
- 20082008 Summer Olympics
- 2008Russo-Georgian War
- 20102010 Haiti earthquake
- 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
- 20112011 Norway attacks
- 2011Libyan civil war
- 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
- 20122012 Summer Olympics
- 20142014 FIFA World Cup
- 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
- 2015Paris Agreement
- 20182018 FIFA World Cup
- 2020COVID-19 pandemic
- 20212020 Summer Olympics
- 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
- 2023Gaza war
- 20242024 Summer Olympics
- 20262026 Iran war
Biography
Carlos Marchena López (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾlos maɾˈtʃena ˈlopeθ]; born 31 July 1979) is a Spanish former professional footballer. Mainly a central defender with an aggressive approach, he also played as a defensive midfielder.
Most of his career (nine years) was spent at Valencia, where he helped the club to win five major titles, including two La Liga championships. He amassed competition totals 330 matches and 11 goals over 13 seasons, also playing for Sevilla, Villarreal and Deportivo.
A Spain international for the better part of the 2000s, Marchena won 69 caps and represented the national team in two World Cups and two European Championships, winning each tournament once.
Text from the Wikipedia article Carlos Marchena, CC BY-SA 4.0
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