José Fernando Marqués Martín (born December 4, 1984 in Madrid, Community of Madrid) is a Spanish footballer who currently plays for RCD Espanyol, as a midfielder.

[edit] Club career

Marqués first appeared professionally for hometown side Rayo Vallecano, playing 10 matches in the first division, then 25 in the second. In 2004-05, he signed with Racing de Santander, but several bouts of indiscipline made him fall out of favour with the management, and he joined Atlético Madrid on loan, in the January transfer window; he spent his first six months with the capital side's B team.^[1]

Eventually, Marqués failed to settle with both clubs, with which he had another spell. After an unassuming stint with CD Castellón, he joined Greek club Iraklis Thessaloniki FC, settling down until the end of his contract, on June 16, 2009.

On Friday, 26 June 2009, Marqués was linked with a move to Celtic Glasgow.^[2]Following the initial link with the player, Celtic offered him a trial, on July 14. The player's agent, Manuel Ferrer, was quoted: "Celtic have made a proposal for Fernando to go on trial for a few days. However, this is unsure." He continued: "It's normal in the UK for players to go on trial. In Spain and Europe they do not do this kind of thing. So we are speaking and I hope he will accept." Eventually, nothing came of it.

During the month of August, Marqués went on a week-long trial with RCD Espanyol. On the 25th of that month, after convincing manager Mauricio Pochettino, he secured a contract for the 2009-10 season.^[3]

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[edit] External links

• Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional (Spanish)
• BDFutbol profile
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)
• El Mundo stats (Spanish)

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