Rafael Márquez Lugo Bio, Married, Net Worth, Ethnicity, Age

Rafael Márquez Lugo: Biography in Details

Who is Rafael Márquez Lugo?

Rafael Márquez Lugo is a Mexican retired professional football player who played for the Mexican National Football Team.

Currently, he is working as an analyst for Fox Sports Mexico.

Rafael Márquez Lugo: Age, Parents, Siblings, Family, Childhood, Ethnicity

Rafael Márquez Lugo was born on November 2, 1981, in Mexico City, Mexico.

As of 2023, his age is 39. He has not revealed much regarding his early life and family background.

He has not revealed anything about his parents.

Similarly, there is no information about his siblings and other family members.

Rafael Márquez Lugo spent his childhood days in Mexico City and loved football from a very young age.

He joined the Pumas UNAM youth academy when he was just six. His ethnicity is Latin.

School/College, University

There is no information about his educational background.

Rafael Márquez Lugo has not revealed anything about which school or college he went to.

Rafael Márquez Lugo: Professional Life, Career

On 23 November 2003, Jaguares de Chiapas announced that they had signed Rafael Márquez Lugo to a three-year contract.

However, he was underwhelming with just three goals in 28 games.

After a successful stint in Morelia, he transferred to Pachuca in 2007 but after his poor debut season, they loaned him to UAG Tecos.

After six months, he transferred to Club América where he spent another six months.

For the 2009 Clausura season, he joined Atlante F.C. During his time there, he scored 14 goals.

In 2010, he returned to his old club, Morelia. He scored two goals in his debut season.

In 2011, Rafael Márquez Lugo established himself as a regular for Morelia.

After scoring three goals on three different occasions, on 6 March 2011, he scored a hat-trick for the first time in his career against Toluca.

Goals started to come more regularly as he scored nine goals in the tournament.

On June 6, 2012, C.D. Guadalajara purchased him.

On July 22, 2012, he made his debut against Club Toluca in which he scored his debut goal for his new club. He scored seven goals in the 2012 Apertura season.

Unfortunately, Rafael Márquez Lugo suffered a knee injury in November 2012 which ruled him out for three months. He returned with a bang and scored 14 more goals in 2013.

In March 2014, he suffered another injury on the same knee and was expecting to be out for 3-4 months.

Moreover, Rafael Márquez Lugo also needed a cartilage transplant and he missed another 6 months.

After three surgeries and a year-long battle, Lugo sadly announced his retirement on April 22, 2015.

His knee issues forced him to retire.

Márquez Lugo represented the Mexico national football team in the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Rafael Márquez Lugo: Net Worth, Salary

Rafael Márquez Lugo has an estimated net worth of around $2 million as of 2023.

There is no information about his annual salary.

On average, a Mexican footballer earns around $720k per year.

A Fox Sports analyst earns around $68k per year on average.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Rafael Márquez Lugo stands at a height of around 5 feet 9 inches.

He weighs around 77 kg.

His hair color is black and he has a pair of dark brown eyes.

Rumors and Controversies

Rafael Márquez Lugo has not been involved in any controversies.

He has kept himself away from any type of controversy and scandal.

So far, Rafael Márquez Lugo has not done anything controversial in his career.

Similarly, there are no rumors about him of any kind.

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

Rafael Márquez Lugo is active on Twitter. He has around 80.8k followers on Twitter.

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