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Rafael Márquez

1979 - Today

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Rafael Márquez Álvarez (Spanish: [rafaˈel ˈmaɾkes] ; born 13 February 1979) is a Mexican football coach and former player who played as a defender. He is currently the assistant coach of the Mexico national team. Nicknamed El Káiser, he is regarded as the best defender in Mexico's history and one of the best Mexican players of all time. Márquez began his career with Atlas in 1996, playing in over 70 games with the club before moving to France in 1999 with Monaco, where he won a Ligue 1 title. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rafael Márquez is the 1,158th most popular soccer player (down from 968th in 2019), the 127th most popular biography from Mexico (down from 120th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Mexican Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Rafael Márquez ranks 1,158 out of 21,273. Before him are Míchel Salgado, Herbert Erhardt, Karel Poborský, Mitsugu Nomura, Bert Williams, and Stefan Effenberg. After him are Fernando Muslera, Bert Patenaude, Erich Ribbeck, Ernst Stojaspal, Josef Posipal, and Ladislav Novák.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Rafael Márquez ranks 40. Before him are Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jawed Karim, Noomi Rapace, Pablo Aimar, Adrian Mutu, and Evangeline Lilly. After him are Aaron Paul, Colleen Hoover, Kate Hudson, John Krasinski, Zhang Ziyi, and Aaliyah.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Rafael Márquez ranks 127 out of 729. Before him are Juan Sandoval Íñiguez (1933), Ce Acatl Topiltzin (947), Tlacaelel (1397), Fernando Colunga (1966), Lupe Vélez (1908), and Jorge Negrete (1910). After him are Jacqueline Andere (1938), Abelardo L. Rodríguez (1889), Francisco Robles Ortega (1949), Pascual Ortiz Rubio (1877), Manuel González Flores (1833), and Carlos Chávez (1899).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Mexico

Among soccer players born in Mexico, Rafael Márquez ranks 4. Before him are Antonio Carbajal (1929), Jorge Campos (1966), and Manuel Rosas (1912). After him are Javier Hernández (1988), Guillermo Ochoa (1985), Tomás Balcázar (1931), José Ruiz (1904), Alfredo del Águila (1935), Cristóbal Ortega (1956), Juan Carreño (1909), and Alfredo Hernández (1935).

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