Marcelino Elena

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Marcelino Elena
Personal information
Full name	Marcelino Elena Sierra
Date of birth	September 26, 1971 (1971-09-26) (age 36)
Place of birth	Gijón, Spain
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender (retired)
Club information
Current club	Liverpool (Scout)
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1993–1996 1996–1999 1999–2002 2002–2004	Sporting de Gijón RCD Mallorca Newcastle United Poli Ejido Total	014 (0) 103 (9) 019 (0) 046 (0) 182 (9)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:16, 22 March 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Marcelino Elena Sierra (born 26 September 1971 in Asturias) is a former Spanish professional football player who played as a defender, and currently works as a Scout for Liverpool.

Marcelino began his career at Sporting de Gijón, before earning a move to RCD Mallorca in 1995. In 1999, he transferred to Newcastle United for £5 million after impressing with Mallorca in Spain and Europe, and was seen as a good stable defender.

A lot was expected of Marcelino at Newcastle, however the fans were not happy with his performances and he appeared only 19 times for the club in 3 years before he was released in 2002. Marcelino suffered several different injuries during his time at Newcastle which stuttered his career there. A broken finger kept him out for 2 years, clearly nonsense. This was seen by the Newcastle fans as a joke and a poor excuse not to play and shy away from responsibility.