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Marcelino García Toral

マルセリーノ・ガルシア・トラル　/　まるせりーの・がるしあ・とらる

Association football player from Spain

August 14, 1965 (age 60)　・　Villaviciosa, Asturias, Spain

Asturias
association football player
association football coach

My Take

What strikes me about Marcelino is how unremarkable his playing days were compared to his managerial reputation. Seventy-four La Liga matches and two goals over a decade, all at Sporting de Gijón, is the kind of career most fans would never recall. Yet he reinvented himself as one of Spain's most respected coaches. I find that arc genuinely instructive: he wasn't a star who coasted on name recognition, he was a grinder who clearly studied the game from the inside. The Asturian loyalty to Gijón sticks with me too, a man rooted in one club before branching out as a manager.

Overview

Marcelino García Toral (Spanish pronunciation: [maɾθeˈlino ɣaɾˈθi.a toˈɾal]; born 14 August 1965), known simply as Marcelino, is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. In a ten-year senior career, he amassed La Liga totals of 74 matches and two goals, all at the service of Sporting de Gijón.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Marcelino García Toral
Name (Japanese): マルセリーノ・ガルシア・トラル
Reading: まるせりーの・がるしあ・とらる
Born: August 14, 1965 (age 60)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Snake
Origin: Villaviciosa, Asturias, Spain
Blood type: Private
Height: 168 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player / association football coach

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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