Eduardo Márquez (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eduardo Márquez Obando | ||
| Date of birth | 27 March 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Arequipa, Peru | ||
| Date of death | 3 August 2020 (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Arequipa, Peru | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–1962 | Estrella Mistiana de Manzanitos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1974 | FBC Melgar | 240 | (197) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Eduardo Márquez Obando (27 March 1944 – 3 August 2020) was a Peruvian footballer who played forward.
Biography
[edit]Nicknamed Patato, Obando was a star for FBC Melgar in his hometown on Arequipa after his youth career with Estrella Mistiana de Manzanitos.[1] He played for the organization from 1962 to 1974, with the club spending five years in the Peruvian Primera División. He scored 197 goals in 240 games with FBC Melgar, making him the club's top goal scorer all-time.[2] They won the Copa Perú in 1971.[3]
Eduardo Márquez Obando died on 3 August 2020 in Arequipa at the age of 76.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Eduardo "Patato" Marquez: el Ídolo esperado por el FBC Melgar". melgarianodeportes.blogspot.com (in Spanish). 6 August 2010.
- ^ "FBC Melgar cumple 104 años de creación". TV Peru (in Spanish). 25 March 2019.
- ^ "Un día como hoy: FBC Melgar se convierte en el campeón de la Copa Perú 1971". Todo DxT (in Spanish). 8 May 2018.
- ^ "Murió Eduardo "Patato" Márquez, exjugador del FBC Melgar". Correo (in Spanish). 3 August 2020.
External links
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Media related to Eduardo Márquez Obando at Wikimedia Commons
