{{short description|Chilean footballer (1942–2006)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Rubén Marcos |image = Rubén Marcos 1966.jpg |upright = |caption = Marcos in 1966 |fullname = Héctor Rubén Marcos Peralta |birth_date = {{Birth date|1942|12|6|df=y}} |birth_place = Osorno, Chile |death_date = {{Death date and age|2006|8|14|1942|12|6|df=y}} |death_place = Osorno, Chile |height = |position = Midfielder |years1 = 1962–1970 |clubs1 = Universidad de Chile |years2 = 1971 |clubs2 = Emelec |years3 = 1971–1974 |clubs3 = Palestino |nationalyears1 = 1963–1969 |nationalteam1 = Chile |nationalcaps1 = 35 |nationalgoals1 = 8 |manageryears1 = 1999 |managerclubs1 = Provincial Osorno (interim) }} '''Héctor Rubén Marcos Peralta''' (6 December 1942 – 14 August 2006), known as '''Rubén Marcos''', was a Chilean footballer who played as a midfielder.<ref name="Obit">{{cite news|publisher=El Mercurio|title=Falleció ex futbolista Rubén Marcos, ilustre figura del "Ballet Azul"|url=https://www.emol.com/noticias/deportes/detalle/detallenoticias.asp?idnoticia=228135|date=14 August 2006|accessdate=31 March 2009}}</ref> Usually a central midfielder, he was well known for his versatility and stamina. Capable both in attack and defense, Marcos was also technically skilled and is one of the most highly regarded Chilean midfielders.<ref name="encancha"/>
==Career== Marcos was born in Osorno, Chile. During his career, he played for Universidad de Chile and Palestino in Chile and for Emelec in Ecuador.<ref name="encancha">{{cite web |title=Los hitos de Rubén Marcos: 'El siete pulmones' del 'Ballet Azul' |url=https://www.encancha.cl/seleccion/2020/8/14/los-hitos-de-ruben-marcos-el-siete-pulmones-del-ballet-azul-50296.html |website=www.encancha.cl |access-date=22 August 2022 |language=es |date=14 August 2020}}</ref> He also played for the Chile national football team<ref name="Obit" /> and took part in the 1966 FIFA World Cup (where he scored two goals)<ref>{{FIFA player|53632|Ruben Marcos}}</ref> and the South American Championship 1967.
On 6 April 1965, Marcos was one of the constituent footballers of {{ill|lt=SIFUP|Sindicato de Futbolistas Profesionales de Chile|es|vertical-align=sup}}, the trade union of professionales footballers in Chile, alongside fellows such as Pedro Araya, Manuel Astorga, Juan Rodríguez Vega, among others.<ref>{{cite web |title=Constitución Sifup |url=https://sifup.cl/sindicato/constitucion/# |website=sifup.cl |access-date=14 September 2022 |language=es}}</ref>
In 1999, he performed as President, interim coach and director of Provincial Osorno.<ref>{{cite web |title=Visito mis Ríos y Lagos |url=https://www.fundacionfuturo.cl/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/VMRL-sociedad.pdf |website=fundacionfuturo.cl |publisher=Fundación Futuro |access-date=22 August 2022 |language=es |format=PDF}}</ref>
==Death== Marcos died of a heart attack in Osorno at age 63.<ref name="Obit" />
==Legacy== Estadio Rubén Marcos Peralta at Osorno was named after him.<ref name="encancha"/>
==Honors== '''Universidad de Chile''' * Primera División de Chile: 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1969 * {{ill|Copa Francisco Candelori|es}}: {{ill|lt=1969|Copa Francisco Candelori#Edición 1969|es}} * {{ill|Torneo Metropolitano de Chile|es}}: 1968, 1969
'''Chile'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Rubén Marcos |url=https://www.partidosdelaroja.com/1970/01/ruben-marcos.html |website=Partidos de La Roja |access-date=22 August 2022 |language=es}}</ref> * Copa del Pacífico: 1965, 1968
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{BDFA|RUBEN-MARCOS-65522}} * [https://www.partidosdelaroja.com/1970/01/ruben-marcos.html Rubén Marcos] at PartidosdelaRoja {{inlang|es}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Marcos, Ruben}} Category:1942 births Category:2006 deaths Category:Sportspeople from Osorno, Chile Category:20th-century Chilean sportsmen Category:Chilean men's footballers Category:Footballers from Los Lagos Region Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Chile men's international footballers Category:1966 FIFA World Cup players Category:1967 South American Championship players Category:Chilean Primera División players Category:Ecuadorian Serie A players Category:Club Universidad de Chile footballers Category:C.S. Emelec footballers Category:Club Deportivo Palestino footballers Category:Chilean football managers Category:Provincial Osorno managers Category:Primera B de Chile managers Category:Chilean expatriate men's footballers Category:Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador
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