Rafael Márquez Lugo
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 November 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2002 | UNAM | 39 | (9) |
| 2003 | Chiapas | 31 | (3) |
| 2004–2007 | Morelia | 96 | (34) |
| 2007–2009 | Pachuca | 14 | (2) |
| 2008 | → UAG (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2008 | → América (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2009–2011 | Atlante | 44 | (14) |
| 2010–2011 | → Morelia (loan) | 39 | (15) |
| 2011–2012 | Morelia | 37 | (9) |
| 2012–2014 | Guadalajara | 54 | (23) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2013 | Mexico | 16 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 April 2015. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 July 2013 |
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Rafael Márquez Lugo (born November 2, 1981 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a retired football striker and current analyst for Fox Sports Mexico. He is known as Márquez Lugo in order to differentiate from another football player, Rafael Márquez Álvarez.
Márquez Lugo joined the Pumas UNAM youth academy when he was six years old. He made his debut in the Primera División on 10 September 2000 against Monterrey. Márquez Lugo played infrequently over the next two years, often as a substitute, making 38 appearances and scoring 9 goals.
On 23 November 2003 Jaguares de Chiapas announced they had signed Márquez to a three-year contract. Márquez only managed to score three goals in 28 appearances.
In search of more playing time, he signed a three-year deal with Morelia in 2003. In the 2003 Clausura season he scored seven goals in 13 appearances, and followed that with a team-leading 11 goals in 16 games during the Apertura 2004 season. In the Clausura 2005 season he scored 6 goals. Márquez's contract expired in 2007 and the club chose not to renew him despite his 34 goals in 96 appearances.
Márquez was transferred to Pachuca in 2007. Coach Enrique Meza chose to place him on the loan list after his poor season with the team, where he only managed to net 3 times.
On January 11, 2008 he was loaned to UAG Tecos for six months. After his stint at Tecos, Márquez was loaned to América.
Márquez Lugo was loaned to América for six months. He scored 2 goals in 9 appearances
Atlante F.C. announced they had signed Márquez Lugo for the Clausura 2009 season. Márquez Lugo scored 14 goals during his time with "Los Potros".
In 2010, Márquez Lugo returned to Morelia. In his first season, he scored two goals with the club. His return debut goal was scored in a 6-0 victory against Querétaro. His second goal of the season came in a 1-0 home win against Club Necaxa.
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