Eduardo Márquez (footballer) explained

Eduardo Márquez
Fullname:Eduardo Márquez Obando
Birth Date:27 March 1944
Birth Place:Arequipa, Peru
Death Place:Arequipa, Peru
Position:Forward
Youthyears1:?–1962
Youthclubs1:Estrella Mistiana de Manzanitos
Years1:1962–1974
Clubs1:FBC Melgar
Caps1:240
Goals1:197

Eduardo Márquez Obando (27 March 1944 – 3 August 2020) was a Peruvian footballer who played forward.

Biography

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eduardo “Patato” Marquez: el Ídolo esperado por el FBC Melgar. 6 August 2010. melgarianodeportes.blogspot.com. Spanish.
  2. Web site: FBC Melgar cumple 104 años de creación. 25 March 2019. TV Peru. Spanish.
  3. Web site: Un día como hoy: FBC Melgar se convierte en el campeón de la Copa Perú 1971. 8 May 2018. Todo DxT. Spanish.
  4. Web site: Murió Eduardo “Patato” Márquez, exjugador del FBC Melgar. 3 August 2020. Correo. Spanish.