Person

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.

Showing 54 years
  1. 31 Jul 1979BornBorn in Seville
  2. 1997 – 2000TeamSevilla FC
  3. 1998TeamFC barcelona
  4. 1999TeamSpain national under-20 football team
  5. 1999 – 2001TeamSpain national under-21 association football team
  6. 2000 – 2001TeamS.L. Benfica
  7. 2000TeamSpain national under-23 football team
  8. 2001 – 2010TeamValencia CF
  9. 2002 – 2011TeamSpain men's national football team
  10. 2006Took part2006 FIFA World Cup
  11. 2009AwardMedal of Andalusia
  12. 2010Took part2010 FIFA World Cup
  13. 2010 – 2012TeamVillarreal CF
  14. 2011AwardGold Medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit
  15. 2012 – 2014TeamDeportivo de A Coruña
  16. 2015TeamKerala Blasters FC

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1979 – today).

  1. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  2. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  3. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  4. 1985Schengen Agreement
  5. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  6. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  7. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  8. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  9. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  10. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  11. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  12. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  13. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  14. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  15. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  16. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  17. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  18. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  19. 20112011 Norway attacks
  20. 2011Libyan civil war
  21. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  22. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  23. 20142014 FIFA World Cup
  24. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
  25. 2015Paris Agreement
  26. 20182018 FIFA World Cup
  27. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
  28. 20212020 Summer Olympics
  29. 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
  30. 2023Gaza war
  31. 20242024 Summer Olympics
  32. 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.

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