| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcelino Elena Sierra | ||
| Date of birth | 26 September 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Gijón, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sporting Gijón | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1990–1993 | Sporting B | ||
| 1993–1995 | Sporting Gijón | 14 | (0) |
| 1996–1999 | Mallorca | 122 | (13) |
| 1999–2003 | Newcastle | 17 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Poli Ejido | 46 | (0) |
| 1990–2004 | Total | 199 | (13) |
| National team | |||
| 1998–1999 | Spain | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Marcelino Elena Sierra, simply Marcelino (born 26 September 1971), is a retired Spanish professional footballer who played as a central defender.
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Marcelino was born in Gijón, Asturias, and began his career at local giants Sporting de Gijón, where he appeared sporadically with the first team in three seasons, before earning a move to RCD Mallorca in January 1996. There, he was instrumental in the side's promotion to La Liga, forming a formidable partnership with Iván Campo in 1997–98, as Mallorca finished fifth. In the following season, they finished third and lost the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final to S.S. Lazio, with the player appearing in the full 90 minutes in the 1–2 defeat.
In 1999, Marcelino transferred to Newcastle United for £5.8 million, after impressing with Mallorca in Spain and Europe. A lot was expected of him at his new team, but he appeared only 20 times (all competitions) for the club in the first year and a half, being placed with the reserve team for the rest of his spell, and finally reaching an agreement to leave in January 2003.
He also suffered several different injuries during his time at Newcastle which stuttered his career there.[1] Scans on the affected areas were occasionally declared to be inconclusive,[2] the most serious of his injuries being a snapped finger tendon which prevented him from playing for two months.[3]
After one 1/2 seasons in Segunda División with Polideportivo Ejido, Marcelino retired. He subsequently was for two years the Everton's Spanish scout and worked as a football commentator in TVE's Premier League matches. Subsequently, he worked as a football agent.
Marcelino received five caps for Spain in a 7-month period, the first coming against Italy in Salerno, on 18 November 1998.
He would play his last international in an UEFA Euro 2000 qualifier routing of San Marino (9–0 home win, 90 minutes played).