Biography of Rafael Marquez

Rafael Márquez Álvarez, also known as Rafa only, is a Mexican soccer player who specializes as both a central defender and a defensive midfielder, currently playing for Club León in Liga MX and the Mexico national soccer team. He plays as a central defender or defensive midfielder and has captained Mexico for the past eight years. At the age of 14, he tried out with the youth teams of the Atlas de Guadalajara and was one of only two boys chosen out of a hundred. From 2003 to 2010 he was at FC Barcelona. After playing in the 2018 World Cup, he became the third player to play for his national team in five consecutive editions of the FIFA World Cup, in the 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018 editions of the tournament.

Early Life of Rafael Marquez

Born on February 13, 1979 in Zamora Hidalgo, in the Mexican state of Michoacán de Ocampo, Rafael Márquez is a very popular and skilled soccer player. He is the son of Rafael Márquez Esqueda and Rosa María Alvarez.

Rafael Marquez career

He made his debut in the Mexican Primera División at just 17 years old and quickly cemented his place in the starting eleven. After just 15 games in the First Division, Márquez got a call-up to the Mexican squad led by Bora Milutinovic, to play at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City against Ecuador on February 5, 1997

In 1999, at the age of 20, he led Atlas to the final of the Mexican Summer Tournament, where they lost on penalties to Toluca. A few months later he was included in the national team for the Copa América match against Paraguay. Mexico finally finished third.

In 2004-05, he proved his versatility. Knee ligament injuries to Edmilson and Thiago Motta meant that Márquez was asked to move away from his usual role in center back and play as a defensive midfielder, as he had done for both Monaco and Mexico in last. He proved to be outstanding in front of the defense as he helped the team win the league title.

He has been the captain of Mexico since he was a young player and has been the right hand in the field of recent national coaches. He was the captain of Mexico in the 2002 and 2006 World Cups and has led his country in its four Copa América in 1999, 2001, 2004 and 2007. To this day he has been involved in clubs such as Atlas, Monaco, Barcelona, New York Red Bulls and Leon

Net worth, salary, awards and achievements

Rafael Marquez net worth is $25 million today. He is on the list of the 10 richest soccer players in Mexico.

Its market value of 1000,000 euros. He is 1.82m tall and very strong.

In his first season in Monaco, the club won the French league championship. Márquez is also a top international, having played for Mexico 94 times and scoring 11 goals. Perhaps his most notable goal of his came against South Africa in the opening match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

After the Copa América, and before moving to Europe, Márquez won his first silver medal when Mexico won the Confederations Cup against Brazil. Despite being only 20 years old when he joined Monaco, Márquez was one of the best players in the Monaco squad and in his first year he won the League and the Super Cup (in 2000) and was named the best defender in the French league. .

He cemented his reputation as one of the most promising defenders in world soccer thanks to his class and excellent positioning. In his last season with Monaco (2002-03) he won the League Cup. In the 2005-06 season, Márquez teamed up with Carles Puyol in the center of defense and together they became one of the best central defensive pairings in Europe.

Personal life of Rafael Marquez

Rafael Márquez is married to Jaydy Michel, who is a professional model. Rafael Márquez and Jaydy Michel have been married since January 4, 2011. The children of Rafael Márquez Álvarez and Jaydy Michel have yet to be revealed and.

He was previously married to Adriana Lavat and they had a relationship from December 27, 2003 – 2007 and later divorced. Rafael Márquez and Adriana Lavat have two children.