Ivan Marcano

Ivan Marcano Sierra (Spanish pronunciation: [iˈβam maɾˈkano]; 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.

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 Almeria on 30 September 2007, due to injuries in the Cantabrian side. 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.

For the 2008–09 campaign, Marcano was definitely promoted to the first team under new manager Juan Ramon Lopez Muniz. In the fifth match he scored his first La Liga and Racing goal, in a 2–1 home loss against RCD Mallorca, 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. 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).

Deemed surplus to requirements at Villarreal for 2010–11, Marcano was loaned to Getafe CF on 8 June 2010. 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 Gijo

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