Marc Bertrán Explained

Marc Bertrán
Fullname:Marc Bertrán Vilanova
Birth Date:22 May 1982
Birth Place:La Pobla de Segur, Spain
Height:1.810NaN0
Position:Right-back
Youthclubs1:Pobla de Segur
Youthyears2:1998–2001
Youthclubs2:Espanyol
Years1:2001–2004
Caps1:52
Goals1:2
Years2:2002–2005
Caps2:17
Goals2:0
Years3:2005
Clubs3:Córdoba (loan)
Caps3:22
Goals3:1
Years4:2005
Caps4:1
Goals4:0
Years5:2006
Caps5:19
Goals5:1
Years6:2006–2011
Caps6:161
Goals6:4
Years7:2011–2014
Caps7:80
Goals7:0
Years8:2014–2015
Caps8:0
Goals8:0
Years9:2015
Caps9:11
Goals9:1
Years10:2015–2016
Caps10:11
Goals10:0
Totalcaps:374
Totalgoals:9
Nationalyears1:2003
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Marc Bertrán Vilanova (born 22 May 1982) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right-back.

He appeared in 119 La Liga games over nine seasons, in representation of Espanyol, Cádiz, Tenerife and Osasuna. He added 203 and six goals in the Segunda División, with five clubs.

Club career

Born in La Pobla de Segur, Lleida, Catalonia, Bertrán began playing football for his local club as future FC Barcelona's Carles Puyol before him.[1] He finished his development in RCD Espanyol's academy and played once for the first team in 2001–02,[2] going on to make a further 16 La Liga appearances over the next two seasons; in the second part of 2004–05, he served a relegation-ending loan spell at Córdoba CF in the Segunda División.[3]

Bertrán split 2005–06 in the two major tiers after being released in summer 2005, with Cádiz CF and Lorca Deportiva CF.[4] Subsequently, he moved to CD Tenerife, being a defensive cornerstone from the beginning; in his third year, he helped the Canary Islands side to return to the top flight after seven years, starting in all of his 35 league appearances and scoring twice.[5] [6] [7]

In 2009–10, as Tenerife were relegated in the last matchday, Bertrán appeared in 21 matches, netting in the penultimate round, a 2–2 home draw against UD Almería.[8] Having started and finished the campaign in the starting eleven, however, he also missed almost four months due to a dangerous challenge from Real Madrid's Royston Drenthe during a 3–0 away loss in late September.[9]

Bertrán was again first-choice for Tenerife in the 2010–11 season, but the team suffered another relegation.[10] In early June 2011, the 29-year-old agreed to a deal at CA Osasuna, thus returning to the main division.[11]

Bertrán retired aged 34, following second-tier spells with CD Leganés (after not being registered by Recreativo de Huelva)[12] and Real Zaragoza.[13]

International career

In his only cap for the Spain under-21 side, on 10 October 2003, Bertrán played the entire 2–0 away victory over Armenia for the 2004 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.[14]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.ccma.cat/324/carles-puyol-i-marc-bertran-homenatjats-al-seu-poble-la-pobla-de-segur/noticia/25917/ Carles Puyol i Marc Bertran, homenatjats al seu poble, la Pobla de Segur (Carles Puyol and Marc Bertrán, honoured at their hometown, la Pobla de Segur)
  2. https://elpais.com/diario/2001/11/05/deportes/1004914824_850215.html La Real prolonga su racha en Montjuïc (Real extend their streak at Montjuïc)
  3. https://as.com/futbol/2005/01/04/mas_futbol/1104793207_850215.html El Espanyol cede al lateral Marc Bertrán hasta el 30 de junio (Espanyol loan full-back Marc Bertrán until 30 June)
  4. https://elpais.com/deportes/2011/06/16/actualidad/1308208931_850215.html Las carreras de Marc Bertrán (Marc Bertrán makes a run for it)
  5. https://as.com/futbol/2008/11/16/mas_futbol/1226790050_850215.html El Tenerife pierde el botín en el descuento (Tenerife lose booty in injury time)
  6. http://www.marca.com/2009/05/24/futbol/2adivision/1243194190.html Goleada del Tenerife que pone rumbo a Primera (Rout of a Tenerife who hoist sail toward Primera)
  7. https://www.vavel.com/es/futbol/2020/06/13/cd-tenerife/1023794-once-anos-del-ultimo-ascenso-a-primera-division.html Once años del último ascenso a Primera División (Eleventh anniversary of last promotion to Primera División)
  8. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/275867?cc=5739 Tenerife stay alive
  9. http://www.elmundodeportivo.es/gen/20091003/53796502573/noticia/bertran-drenthe-debio-ver-la-roja.html Bertrán: "Drenthe debió ver la roja" (Bertrán: "Drenthe should have been shown red")
  10. https://as.com/futbol/2011/05/16/mas_futbol/1305496841_850215.html Marc Bertrán: "El problema fue la falta de rendimiento" (Marc Bertrán: "The problem was that we failed to perform")
  11. http://www.goal.com/es/news/21/fichajes/2011/06/07/2521698/es-oficial-marc-bertr%C3%A1n-ficha-por-osasuna Es oficial: Marc Bertrán ficha por Osasuna (It's official: Marc Bertrán signs for Osasuna)
  12. https://www.marca.com/2015/01/08/futbol/equipos/leganes/1420723303.html Marc Bertrán refuerza el lateral de la defensa del Leganés (Marc Bertrán bolsters Leganés' full-back slot)
  13. https://www.heraldo.es/noticias/deportes/futbol/real-zaragoza/2015/06/26/marc-bertran-primer-fichaje-445473.html Marc Bertrán, primer fichaje (Marc Bertrán, first signing)
  14. https://www.uefa.com/under21/season=2004/matches/round=1585/match=69434/postmatch/report/index.html Spain sign off with victory