Marc Bertrán

Marc Bertrán Vilanova (born 22 May 1982) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right-back.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bertrán and the second or maternal family name is Vilanova.
Marc Bertrán
Personal information
Full name Marc Bertrán Vilanova[1]
Date of birth (1982-05-22) 22 May 1982[1]
Place of birth La Pobla de Segur, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
Pobla de Segur
1998–2001 Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 Espanyol B 52 (2)
2002–2005 Espanyol 17 (0)
2005 → Córdoba (loan) 22 (1)
2005 Cádiz 1 (0)
2006 Lorca Deportiva 19 (1)
2006–2011 Tenerife 161 (4)
2011–2014 Osasuna 80 (0)
2014–2015 Recreativo 0 (0)
2015 Leganés 11 (1)
2015–2016 Zaragoza 11 (0)
Total 374 (9)
International career
2003 Spain U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He appeared in 119 La Liga games over nine seasons, in representation of Espanyol, Cádiz, Tenerife and Osasuna. He added 203 and six goals in the Segunda División, with five clubs.

Club career

Born in La Pobla de Segur, Lleida, Catalonia, Bertrán began playing football for his local club as future FC Barcelona's Carles Puyol before him.[2] He finished his development in RCD Espanyol's academy and played once for the first team in 2001–02,[3] going on to make a further 16 La Liga appearances over the next two seasons; in the second part of 2004–05, he served a relegation-ending loan spell at Córdoba CF in the Segunda División.[4]

Bertrán split 2005–06 in the two major tiers after being released in summer 2005, with Cádiz CF and Lorca Deportiva CF.[5] Subsequently, he moved to CD Tenerife, being a defensive cornerstone from the beginning; in his third year, he helped the Canary Islands side to return to the top flight after seven years, starting in all of his 35 league appearances and scoring twice.[6][7][8]

In 2009–10, as Tenerife were relegated in the last matchday, Bertrán appeared in 21 matches, netting in the penultimate round, a 2–2 home draw against UD Almería.[9] Having started and finished the campaign in the starting eleven, however, he also missed almost four months due to a dangerous challenge from Real Madrid's Royston Drenthe during a 3–0 away loss in late September.[10]

Bertrán was again first-choice for Tenerife in the 2010–11 season, but the team suffered another relegation.[11] In early June 2011, the 29-year-old agreed to a deal at CA Osasuna, thus returning to the main division.[12]

Bertrán retired aged 34, following second-tier spells with CD Leganés (after not being registered by Recreativo de Huelva)[13] and Real Zaragoza.[14]

International career

In his only cap for the Spain under-21 side, on 10 October 2003, Bertrán played the entire 2–0 away victory over Armenia for the 2004 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.[15]

References
  1. Marc Bertrán at WorldFootball.net
  2. Carles Puyol i Marc Bertran, homenatjats al seu poble, la Pobla de Segur (Carles Puyol and Marc Bertrán, honoured at their hometown, la Pobla de Segur); Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals, 27 December 2002 (in Catalan)
  3. La Real prolonga su racha en Montjuïc (Real extend their streak at Montjuïc); El País, 5 November 2001 (in Spanish)
  4. El Espanyol cede al lateral Marc Bertrán hasta el 30 de junio (Espanyol loan full-back Marc Bertrán until 30 June); Diario AS, 4 January 2005 (in Spanish)
  5. Las carreras de Marc Bertrán (Marc Bertrán makes a run for it); El País, 16 June 2011 (in Spanish)
  6. El Tenerife pierde el botín en el descuento (Tenerife lose booty in injury time); Diario AS, 16 November 2008 (in Spanish)
  7. Goleada del Tenerife que pone rumbo a Primera (Rout of a Tenerife who hoist sail toward Primera); Marca, 24 May 2009 (in Spanish)
  8. Once años del último ascenso a Primera División (Eleventh anniversary of last promotion to Primera División); Vavel, 13 June 2020 (in Spanish)
  9. Tenerife stay alive Archived 24 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN Soccernet, 8 May 2010
  10. Bertrán: "Drenthe debió ver la roja" (Bertrán: "Drenthe should have been shown red"); Mundo Deportivo, 3 October 2009 (in Spanish)
  11. Marc Bertrán: "El problema fue la falta de rendimiento" (Marc Bertrán: "The problem was that we failed to perform"); Diario AS, 16 May 2011 (in Spanish)
  12. Es oficial: Marc Bertrán ficha por Osasuna (It's official: Marc Bertrán signs for Osasuna); Goal, 7 June 2011 (in Spanish)
  13. Marc Bertrán refuerza el lateral de la defensa del Leganés (Marc Bertrán bolsters Leganés' full-back slot); Marca, 8 January 2015 (in Spanish)
  14. Marc Bertrán, primer fichaje (Marc Bertrán, first signing); Heraldo de Aragón, 26 June 2015 (in Spanish)
  15. Spain sign off with victory; UEFA, 10 October 2003
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