Marcos Tébar Ramiro (born 7 February 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Indian Super League club Odisha FC. A product of Real Madrid's academy, he made one senior appearance for the club before departing in 2010 for spells with Girona and UD Almería.

Marcos Tébar
Tébar as a Girona player
Personal information
Full name Marcos Tébar Ramiro[1]
Date of birth (1986-02-07) 7 February 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1995–1998 Escuela Fútbol A.F.E
1998–2003 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Real Madrid C
2003–2010 Real Madrid B 94 (4)
2006Rayo Vallecano (loan) 17 (1)
2009–2010 Real Madrid 1 (0)
2010Girona (loan) 9 (0)
2010–2013 Girona 114 (4)
2013–2014 Almería 25 (0)
2014–2015 Brentford 4 (0)
2016 Llagostera 20 (0)
2016 Delhi Dynamos 12 (0)
2017 Reus 9 (0)
2017–2018 Pune City 17 (1)
2018–2019 Delhi Dynamos 7 (0)
2019–2020 Odisha 4 (0)
International career
2001–2002 Spain U16 5 (0)
2002–2003 Spain U17 7 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Spain
Men's football
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Runner-up 2003 Finland
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up 2003 Portugal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:28, 16 December 2018 (UTC)

Club career edit

Real Madrid edit

Tébar was born in Madrid. A defensive midfielder, he signed for Spanish giants Real Madrid in 1998, at the age of 12. At just 16, Tébar was included in the first team squad for a friendly versus Sevilla in September 2002, and replaced Albert Celades during the first half of a 0–1 loss.[2] He made his senior debuts with the C-team in 2003–04, in the Tercera División, also appearing with the reserves in the same campaign.[3]

Tébar was called up for the main squad in November 2005 by Vanderlei Luxemburgo, for a La Liga match against Real Zaragoza. He remained unused in the eventual 1–0 win, and was also on the bench in a match against Getafe CF on 3 December, before being assigned back to Castilla.[4] On 15 January 2006 Tébar made his debut as a professional, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–3 loss at CD Castellón in the Segunda División.[5]

On 18 January 2006 Tébar joined city neighbours Rayo Vallecano on loan until June.[6] He returned to Los Merengues in June, after appearing in 17 matches during the campaign and scoring his first senior goal on 19 March, netting the first of a 2–1 home win against Universidad de Las Palmas CF.[7]

After returning from Rayo, Tébar appeared regularly with the B-side in the following three seasons, scoring his first professional goal on 9 September 2006, but in a 1–3 loss at Deportivo Alavés.[8] On 30 May 2009, he was called up for the main squad by manager Juande Ramos, along with Javier Velayos and Gary Kagelmacher, for the final game of 2008–09 against CA Osasuna.[9] He made his debut in the main category of Spanish football on the following day, replacing Kagelmacher in the 58th minute of an eventual 1–2 loss at the Estadio Reyno de Navarra.[10]

In January 2010 Tébar moved to Girona FC on loan until June. In the summer, he started pre-season with Real Madrid under new boss José Mourinho, but left the club in August.

Girona edit

On 25 January 2010, Tébar joined Girona FC of the Segunda División on loan until June.[11] He made his debut for the club late in the month, starting and playing the full 90 minutes of a 1–4 loss at FC Cartagena.[12]

On 13 August Tébar returned to the Catalans on a permanent basis for three years, being sold for a mere 100.[13][14] He was an essential midfield unit during his spell with the side, scoring his first goal on 1 September 2012 in a 1–0 home win over SD Ponferradina.[15]

Almería edit

On 9 July 2013 Tébar joined UD Almería, recently returned to the top flight.[16] He played his first game in the competition in four years on 19 August, starting in a 2–3 home loss to Villarreal CF.[17]

On 9 June 2014 Tébar rescinded his link with the Andalusians, despite contributing with 29 appearances (16 starts, 1466 minutes of action).[18]

Brentford edit

On 25 June 2014, Tébar signed for English Championship side Brentford on a two-year contract, with the option for a third.[19] He made his debut for the club on the opening day of the 2014–15 season, as a half-time substitute for Moses Odubajo in a 1–1 draw with Charlton Athletic.[20] He made five further appearances, starting three times, before falling behind Toumani Diagouraga and Jon Toral in the pecking order in late September.[21] A thigh injury kept him out of the first team squad in November and December, before a brief return to the bench in January 2015.[21][22] Manager Mark Warburton made Tébar available for loan in mid-March, but was concerned with the player's lack of match fitness putting off prospective takers.[23] He made just six appearances during the 2014–15 season.[24]

Tébar appeared in Brentford's 2015–16 pre-season matches, but missed the beginning of the season with a hamstring injury.[25] Despite not being match fit,[26] a high amount of injuries at the club saw him win his first call into a squad for the first time in 9 months when he was an unused substitute during a 2–1 victory over Preston North End on 19 September.[27] Tébar's contract was terminated on 19 December 2015.[28]

Later years edit

On 20 December 2015, Tébar joined Segunda División side UE Llagostera on a contract effective from the beginning of the January 2016 transfer window.[29]

On 31 August 2016, Tébar signed with Indian Super League franchise Delhi Dynamos FC.[30] On 31 January 2017, he joined Spanish second tier club CF Reus Deportiu[31] before returning to India with FC Pune City on 4 August 2017.[32] On 22 November, he made his debut in a 3–2 defeat against Delhi Dynamos FC, scoring a goal in the dying minutes of the match.[33] On 10 August 2018, he resigned for Delhi Dynamos.[34]

Tebar joined Odisha FC and will captain the side in 2019 Hero Indian Super League.[citation needed]

International career edit

Tébar was capped for Spain at U16 and U17 level. Coming through in the same generation as Cesc Fàbregas and David Silva, Tébar was included the U17 squad for the U17 World Cup and the U17 European Championship in the summer of 2003, winning runners-up medals in both tournaments.

Career statistics edit

As of match played on 14 December 2017
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Real Madrid B 2003–04[35] Segunda División B 1 0 1 0
2004–05[35] Segunda División B 3 0 3 0
2005–06[35] Segunda División 1 0 1 0
2006–07[35] Segunda División 31 2 31 2
2007–08[35] Segunda División B 17 1 17 1
2008–09[35] Segunda División B 34 1 34 1
2009–10[35] Segunda División B 7 0 7 0
Total 94 4 94 4
Rayo Vallecano (loan) 2005–06 Segunda División B 17 1 0 0 17 1
Real Madrid 2005–06[35] La Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008–09[35] La Liga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Girona 2009–10[35] Segunda División 9 0 0 0 9 0
2010–11[35] Segunda División 35 0 1 0 36 0
2011–12[35] Segunda División 35 0 1 0 36 0
2012–13[35] Segunda División 35 4 1 0 4[a] 0 40 4
Total 114 4 3 0 4 0 121 4
Almería 2013–14[35] La Liga 25 0 4 0 29 0
Brentford 2014–15[36] Championship 4 0 2 0 6 0
2015–16[36] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 4 0 2 0 6 0
Llagostera 2015–16[35] Segunda División 20 0 0 0 20 0
Delhi Dynamos 2016[36] Indian Super League 12 0 12 0
Reus 2016–17[35] Segunda División 9 0 0 0 9 0
FC Pune City 2017–18[36] Indian Super League 6 1 6 1
Career total 285 10 9 0 0 0 294 10
  1. ^ Appearances in Promotion Play-offs

Honours edit

Spain U17

References edit

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  3. ^ "Marcos Tébar" (in Catalan). Girona's official website. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Tébar regresa al Castilla por orden de López Caro" [Tébar returns to Castilla by the order of López Caro] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 9 December 2005. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  5. ^ "El Castellón confirma su mejoría y remonta el partido al Castilla" [Castellón confirms reaction and comebacks match against Castilla] (in Spanish). Marca. 15 January 2006. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Tébar, cedido al Rayo Vallecano hasta el 30 de junio" [Tébar, loaned to Rayo until 30 June] (in Spanish). Rayo Herald. 18 January 2006. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  7. ^ "Derrota del Universidad ante un Rayo ascendente" [Universidad's defeat to a rising Rayo] (in Spanish). Rayo Herald. 20 March 2006. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
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  12. ^ "El Cartagena juega con el Girona" [Cartagena plays with Girona] (in Spanish). 30 January 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
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  20. ^ BBC Sport - Brentford 1-1 Charlton Athletic
  21. ^ a b Ramiro Marcos Tebar Player Profile – ESPN FC
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  23. ^ Brentford yet to receive offers for available midfielder – Get West London
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