Tintín Márquez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Márquez and the second or maternal family name is López.
Tintín Márquez
Márquez in 2012
Personal information
Full name Bartolomé Márquez López
Date of birth (1962-01-07) 7 January 1962 (age 63)
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
Martinenc
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980 Martinenc
1980–1988 Español 140 (29)
1980–1981 → Sant Andreu (loan)
1981–1982 → Sabadell (loan) 20 (1)
1988–1994 Figueres 192 (47)
1994–1995 Europa 27 (1)
Total 379 (78)
International career
1982–1983 Spain U21 2 (0)
Managerial career
1997–1998 Europa
1998–2002 Espanyol (youth)
2002–2004 Espanyol B
2004–2008 Espanyol (assistant)
2008 Espanyol
2009–2010 Castellón
2012–2015 Eupen
2017 Sint-Truiden
2018–2023 Al-Wakrah
2023–2024 Qatar
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Qatar (as manager)
AFC Asian Cup
Winner 2023 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bartolomé "Tintín" Márquez López (born 7 January 1962) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, currently a manager.

His career was closely associated to Espanyol, as both a player and coach.[1]

Playing career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Márquez was nicknamed after the comic book character Tintin for his similar hairstyle.[2] He signed for RCD Español in early 1980, and played exclusively in his native region during his 15-year professional career. After two loans, at UE Sant Andreu and CE Sabadell FC, he was definitely promoted to the first team in the 1982–83 season, making his La Liga debut on 4 September 1982 by coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 home win against Racing de Santander.[3]

Márquez played six full campaigns with the Pericos, always in the top flight. His best year was 1985–86, when he scored ten goals in 32 matches to help his team to the 11th position,[4] including a hat-trick on 20 April 1986 in a 5–3 home victory over FC Barcelona;[5] he was also part of the squad that reached the final of the 1987–88 UEFA Cup, but took no part in the competition after falling out of favour with manager Javier Clemente.[6]

Márquez signed with UE Figueres in the 1988 off-season, going on to spend five of his six years in the Segunda División and appear in the promotion playoffs in 1992. He retired at the age of 33, after a spell in the Segunda División B with CE Europa.

Coaching career

Márquez began working as a manager in 1997, his first stop being with his last club in the Tercera División. He won the Copa Catalunya that year, defeating Barcelona in the final.[4]

On 26 May 1998, Márquez returned to Espanyol – the organisation changed its denomination three years later[7]– going on to be in charge of its youth and reserve teams the following six years. He subsequently served as an assistant to the main squad, first under Miguel Ángel Lotina then Ernesto Valverde.[4]

In the summer of 2008, Márquez was appointed at the first team after Valverde left for Olympiacos FC.[8] However, on 30 November, after four consecutive losses, he was relieved of his duties.[9]

In 2012, after roughly six months with Spanish second-tier side CD Castellón,[10][11] and a spell at the Aspire Academy in Qatar,[12] Márquez signed for K.A.S. Eupen in the Belgian Second Division. On 31 March 2015, he was fired for undisclosed reasons, when the team were in third place.[13]

Márquez was appointed coach of Sint-Truidense V.V. in June 2017 following Ivan Leko's departure for Club Brugge KV, but was dismissed after 53 days – just two games into the new season – over irreconcilable differences.[14]

In early 2018, Márquez returned to Qatar to manage Second Division side Al-Wakrah SC, being beaten to promotion by compatriot José Murcia's Al Shahaniya SC in his first season.[15] A year later, his team won the division, achieving promotion to the Qatar Stars League.[16]

On 6 December 2023, Márquez was appointed at the Qatar national team on a temporary basis,[17] replacing Carlos Queiroz.[18] He led them to victory at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup held on home soil, resulted in the extension of the contract to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[19]

However, on 11 December 2024, after a series of poor performances during the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, mainly a 5–0 loss away to the United Arab Emirates, Márquez was sacked and replaced by his assistant Luis García.[20]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 19 November 2024[21]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Espanyol B Spain 19 October 2002 30 June 2004 76 29 17 30 111 108 +3 038.16
Espanyol Spain 3 June 2008 30 November 2008 15 4 4 7 15 21 −6 026.67
Castellón Spain 14 October 2009 6 April 2010 24 5 8 11 22 32 −10 020.83
Eupen Belgium 6 July 2012 31 March 2015 112 57 27 28 192 117 +75 050.89
Sint-Truiden Belgium 1 July 2017 7 August 2017 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 050.00
Al-Wakrah Qatar 31 January 2018 6 December 2023 117 43 28 46 178 187 −9 036.75
Qatar Qatar 6 December 2023 11 December 2024 19 12 3 4 35 26 +9 063.16
Career total 365 151 87 127 556 495 +61 041.37

Honours

Qatar

References

  1. ^ Cánovas, Manuel C. (4 June 2008). "Media vida en blanquiazul" [A lifetime in white and blue]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2008.
  2. ^ "Bartolomé Tintín MÁRQUEZ López ENTRENADOR DEL CLUB DEPORTIVO CASTELLÓN: "Cuando vas el último, no te respeta nadie"" [Bartolomé Tintín MÁRQUEZ López MANAGER OF CLUB DEPORTIVO CASTELLÓN: "When you're in last place, nobody respects you"]. El Periódico Mediterráneo (in Spanish). 22 February 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  3. ^ Astruells, Andrés (5 September 1982). "1–0: De "penalty", pero sin agobios" [1–0: From a penalty, but easy as could be]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  4. ^ a b c Merello, Andrés (4 June 2008). "Márquez cumple su sueño" [Márquez fulfills his dream]. La Opinión A Coruña (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  5. ^ Astruells, Andrés (21 April 1986). "5–3: Marchando uno de "máxima"" [5–3: One "maximum intensity" please]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  6. ^ Miserachs, Jaume (26 March 1988). "La estadística está para romperla" [Records are there to be broken]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  7. ^ Cordero, Dani (26 May 1988). "Se estudia una cuarta alternativa al banquillo" [Fourth alternative to bench being studied] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  8. ^ "'Tintín' Márquez, nou entrenador de l'Espanyol" ['Tintín' Márquez, new Espanyol manager] (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 2 June 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2008.
  9. ^ Román, Rogelio; Juárez, María Carmen (1 December 2008). "Destituido" [Dismissed] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  10. ^ "Tintín Márquez, nuevo entrenador del Castellón" [Tintín Márquez, new manager of Castellón]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 14 October 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  11. ^ "El Castellón destituye a 'Tintín' Márquez" [Castellón dismiss 'Tintín' Márquez]. Marca (in Spanish). 6 April 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  12. ^ Bona, Germán (17 November 2018). "Catar vuelve a unir los destinos de 'Tintín' Márquez y Edu Mauri" [Qatar intertwines the destinies of 'Tintín' Márquez and Edu Mauri again]. Sport (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  13. ^ Germyns, Gilles (31 March 2015). "Eupen zet coach Marquez Lopez op straat" [Eupen show coach Marquez Lopez the door]. Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  14. ^ "STVV zat in doodlopende straat met tintin marquez" [STVV was in dead end street with Tintin Marquez]. Metro (in Dutch). 8 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  15. ^ Suárez, Isaac (8 March 2018). "Pepe Murcia asciende al Shahaniya a la Star League de Catar" [Pepe Murcia gets Shahaniya promoted to the Qatar Stars League]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  16. ^ "El Al Wakrah de Tintín Márquez logra su primera victoria en la QSL" [Tintín Márquez's Al Wakrah achieve their first victory in the QSL] (in Spanish). Migrantes del Balón. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  17. ^ "QFA appoints Marques Lopez as new Qatar head coach". Qatar Football Association. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  18. ^ "Press release". Qatar Football Association. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  19. ^ a b Booth, Chuck (10 February 2024). "Qatar defeat Jordan to win AFC Asian Cup final: Host nation scores three penalties to secure trophy". CBS Sports. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  20. ^ "Qatar: Destituyen a Tintín Márquez y llega Luis García" [Qatar: They dismiss Tintín Márquez and Luis García arrives]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 11 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  21. ^ Tintín Márquez coach profile at Soccerway
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