Meet The Players
These are the players from the last Free Kick Masters event held at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas.
Ronaldinho Gaucho | Rafael Marquez | Alessandro Del Piero | Lionel Messi | Fernando Torres | Jared Borgetti
Robert Pires | Dwayne de Rosario | Subait Khater Fayel | Sun Xiang | Sun Ji |Eddie Lewis | Harry Kewell | Dmitri Loskov
Brad Davis | Segundo Castillo | Jozy Altidore | Juninho Pernambucano | Luis Fabiano | Martin Palermo | Kasey Keller
Vojislav Dragovic| Francesco Toldo | David_James | Faryd Aly Camilo Mondragon | Shen Si | Sulley Muntari | Javier Portillo
Rafael Márquez Álvarez, better known as, Rafa Marquez (born February 13, 1979 in Zamora, Michoacán) is an international famous Mexican football player, specializing as both a centre back and defensive midfielder, who is currently playing for FC Barcelona in the Spanish La Liga and for the Mexican national team as their team captain. He is to be considered one of the best defenders in the world.
Rafael Marquez
Rafael Márquez Álvarez, better known as, Rafa Marquez (born February 13, 1979 in Zamora, Michoacán) is an international famous Mexican football player, specializing as both a centre back and defensive midfielder, who is currently playing for FC Barcelona in the Spanish La Liga and for the Mexican national team as their team captain. He is to be considered one of the best defenders in the world.Rafael Márquez began his career at Mexican club Atlas de Guadalajara, for whom he debuted in 1996 at only 17 years old. Márquez rose to prominence while with Atlas, making 77 appearances for the team, and debuting for the Mexican national team, before moving on in 1999. In that year, French club Monaco purchased Márquez for €6 million. Márquez was an immediate success with Monaco, helping lead the team to the French title in his first season with the club. Despite pressures from larger clubs, Márquez would remain with the club until 2003, when Barcelona purchased him for €5 million. in Guadalajara, Mexico met his big friend whom he sees as his brother to Edwin Sanchez Navarro (POTZ) that I help him so that it could go to play Europe.
Honors
- Ligue 1 (2000)
- Super Cup (2000)
- Coupe de la Ligue (2003)
- La Liga (2005, 2006)
- Super Cup (2005, 2006)
- UEFA Champions League (2006)
- Best North American soccer player in 2005.
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