Iván Marcano

Iván Marcano Sierra (Spanish pronunciation: [iˈβam maɾˈkano];[lower-alpha 1] born 23 June 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club FC Porto. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a left back.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Marcano and the second or maternal family name is Sierra.

Iván Marcano
Marcano in action for Rubin Kazan in 2013
Personal information
Full name Iván Marcano Sierra
Date of birth (1987-06-23) 23 June 1987[1]
Place of birth Santander, Spain[1]
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Porto
Number 5
Youth career
1997–2005 Racing Santander
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Racing B 42 (0)
2007–2009 Racing Santander 36 (2)
2009–2012 Villarreal 16 (1)
2010–2011 → Getafe (loan) 29 (1)
2011–2012 → Olympiacos (loan) 28 (4)
2012–2014 Rubin Kazan 38 (1)
2014 → Olympiacos (loan) 7 (1)
2014–2018 Porto 104 (11)
2018–2019 Roma 10 (0)
2019– Porto 23 (5)
National team
2009 Spain U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 March 2020

After starting out at Racing de Santander and appearing for the club in La Liga, he went on to spend the better part of his career with Porto, playing nearly 200 competitive matches and winning the 2017–18 and 2019–20 Primeira Liga championships. He also had spells abroad in Greece (Olympiacos, twice), Russia and Italy.

Marcano represented Spain at under-21 level.

Club career

Racing

Santander-born Marcano, a youth graduate of hometown's Racing de Santander, made his first appearance with the main squad in an away win over UD Almería on 30 September 2007, due to injuries in the Cantabrian side.[2] However, he had to leave the pitch in the second half of the game, also due to injury, and was unable to play for three months.[3]

For the 2008–09 campaign, Marcano was definitely promoted to the first team under new manager Juan Ramón López Muñiz. In the fifth match he scored his first La Liga and Racing goal, in a 1–2 home loss against RCD Mallorca,[4] and was a regular throughout the campaign, mostly as a left back.

Villarreal

Marcano signed a six-year deal with Villarreal CF in early July 2009.[5] He was first-choice for most of the first part of his first season; however, after consecutive poor performances, he fell out of favour, even losing his position in the defensive pecking order to 19-year-old Argentine Mateo Musacchio (originally signed for the B side).[6]

Deemed surplus to requirements at Villarreal for 2010–11, Marcano was loaned to Getafe CF on 8 June 2010.[7] Benefitting from injuries to both Mario and Rafa, he was regularly used in both defensive positions as the Madrid outskirts team narrowly avoided relegation; he netted his only goal of the season on 24 October 2010, in a 3–0 home win against Sporting de Gijón.[8]

Olympiacos and Rubin

On 2 June 2012, after one season with Olympiacos F.C. in Greece, where he playing alongside several compatriots – including manager Ernesto Valverde – and was essential in the double conquest,[9] Marcano was sold by Villarreal to FC Rubin Kazan in the Russian Premier League, for about €5 million.[10] In the 2014 winter transfer window, he returned to his previous club on loan until June and with the option to subsequently make the deal permanent.[11]

Porto

Marcano signed a four-year contract with FC Porto on 11 August 2014, replacing Manchester City-bound Eliaquim Mangala. He became the sixth Spaniard to join the Portuguese club after compatriot Julen Lopetegui took over three months earlier.[12]

On 21 April 2015, Marcano was sent off for a second yellow card as Porto lost 1–6 away to FC Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League, being eliminated from the tournament despite having won the first leg.[13] In his third season he scored four goals – five across all competitions[14]– but his team could only finish third.

On 6 November 2016, after several occasions on which he wore the armband after the titular was replaced, Marcano acted as captain for the first time as a starter, in a 1–1 home draw against Benfica.[15] He netted a career-best five times in the 2017–18 campaign, which ended with the conquest of the Primeira Liga championship after five years.[16]

Roma

Marcano moved to the Italian Serie A on 31 May 2018, with the 30-year-old agreeing to a three-year deal at A.S. Roma.[17] He made his league debut on 31 August, playing the first half of the 1–2 away loss to A.C. Milan.[18]

During his spell at the Stadio Olimpico, Marcano appeared in only 13 competitive matches (one goal).[19]

Return to Porto

Marcano returned to former club Porto on 11 July 2019, again being given the number 5 jersey and signing a four-year contract.[20] He contributed five goals in the first season in his second spell, winning another domestic league.[21]

Marcano spent the better part of the 2020–21 campaign on the sidelines, nursing an anterior cruciate ligament injury.[22]

International career

Marcano was part of Juan Ramón López Caro's squad for the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Sweden. He featured in the 2–0 win over Finland, in an eventual group stage exit.[23]

Personal life

Marcano's older brother, Alejandro, was also a footballer. A goalkeeper, he competed solely in the lower leagues.[24]

Club statistics
As of match played 8 March 2020[25]
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Racing B 2005–06 Segunda División B 100––––100
2006–07 320––––320
Total 420––––420
Racing Santander 2007–08 La Liga 2000––20
2008–09 3420050392
Total 3620050412
Villarreal 2009–10 La Liga 1614070271
Getafe (loan) 2010–11 La Liga 2914050381
Olympiacos (loan) 2011–12 Super League Greece 2844091415
Rubin Kazan 2012–13 Russian Premier League 21120101332
2013–14 17000111281
Total 38120212613
Olympiacos (loan) 2013–14 Super League Greece 713020121
Porto 2014–15 Primeira Liga 2006060320
2015–16 2225060332
2016–17 32441100465
2017–18 3059171467
Total 1041124229115714
Roma 2018–19 Serie A 1001120131
Porto 2019–20 Primeira Liga 23541100376
Career Total 3332646490446934

Honours

Olympiacos

Rubin Kazan

Porto

Notes
  1. In isolation, Iván is pronounced [iˈβan].

References
  1. "Iván Marcano". Eurosport. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  2. Fernández-Cueto, F. (1 October 2007). "La sorpresa fue Marcano" [Marcano was the surprise]. El Diario Montañés (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 October 2008.
  3. "Marcano estará de dos a tres meses de baja" [Marcano to miss two or three months of action]. Marca (in Spanish). 8 October 2007. Retrieved 24 October 2008.
  4. Chimeno, Jesús (28 October 2008). "Doctor Jekyll y mister Hyde" [Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde]. Diario de Cantabria (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 1 October 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
  5. "Europe lures Marcano to Villarreal". UEFA. 3 May 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
  6. Fabián, R. (12 May 2010). "El Villarreal quiere vender a Marcano" [Villarreal want to sell Marcano]. El Periódico Mediterráneo (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  7. "Marcano jugará en el Getafe" [Marcano will play in Getafe] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
  8. "Third time lucky for Getafe". ESPN Soccernet. 24 October 2010. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  9. Rubio, Quique (29 April 2012). "Un gol de Fuster en la prórroga le da la Copa al Olympiacos" [Fuster extra time goal gives Cup to Olympiacos]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  10. "El Villarreal traspasa a Marcano al Rubin Kazan" [Villarreal sell Marcano to Rubin Kazan]. Marca (in Spanish). 2 June 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  11. Ανακοίνωσε Μαρκάνο η Ρουμπίν [Rubin announced the loan of Marcano] (in Greek). Sport 24. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  12. "City sign Mangala, Porto turn to Marcano". UEFA. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  13. Begley, Emlyn (21 April 2015). "Bayern Munich 6–1 FC Porto". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  14. Ribeiro, Tiago (21 January 2017). "Iván Marcano e o 5.º golo da época: «Estou num bom momento e há que aproveitar»" [Iván Marcano and the 5th goal of the season: "I'm in a good moment and I have to make the most of it"]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  15. "Estreia de Marcano a capitão" [Marcano debut as captain]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 November 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  16. "Marcano, um defesa a fazer lembrar Mangala" [Marcano, a defender who reminded of Mangala]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 15 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  17. "Marcano signs for AS Roma". A.S. Roma. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  18. Cantalupi, Stefano (31 August 2018). "Milan-Roma 2–1: Cutrone al 95' regala i tre punti a Gattuso" [Milan-Roma 2–1: Cutrone gives Gattuso the three points in the 95th]. La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  19. "Nuova cessione per la Roma: Marcano passa al Porto" [New Roma deal: Marcano goes to Porto] (in Italian). Fox Sports. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  20. "Marcano de regresso ao FC Porto" [Marcano returns to FC Porto] (in Portuguese). FC Porto. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  21. Delgado, Evandro (15 July 2020). "Todos os campeões, de A a Z: quem fez o quê no título do FC Porto" [All the champions, from A to Z: who did what in FC Porto's title] (in Portuguese). SAPO. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  22. "Marcano sofreu lesão grave no treino" [Marcano suffered serious injury in training]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 21 May 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  23. Atkin, John (23 June 2009). "Too little too late for Spain". UEFA. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  24. "Marcano" (in Spanish). Historia Racinguista. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  25. "Ivan Marcano". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  26. "FC Porto é campeão nacional 2017/2018" [FC Porto are 2017/2018 national champions] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
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