About Eduardo Márquez Obando
Lived 1944 – 2020 (aged 76). Eduardo Márquez Obando was a Peruvian association football player.
Eduardo Márquez Obando (27 March 1944 – 3 August 2020) was a Peruvian footballer who played forward.
Biography Nicknamed Patato, Obando was a star for FBC Melgar in his hometown on Arequipa after his youth career with Estrella Mistiana de Manzanitos. He played for the organization from 1962 to 1974, with the club spending five years in the Peruvian Primera División. He scored 197 goals in 240 games with FBC Melgar, making him the second-highest scorer in the club's history (behind Bernardo Cuesta). They won the Copa Perú in 1971.
Eduardo Márquez Obando died on 3 August 2020 in Arequipa at the age of 76.
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Who was Eduardo Márquez Obando?
Peruvian footballer
When was Eduardo Márquez Obando born?
Eduardo Márquez Obando was born on 27 March 1944 in Arequipa.
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Eduardo Márquez Obando died on 3 August 2020 in Arequipa.
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Eduardo Márquez Obando was an association football player.
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Eduardo Márquez Obando was Peruvian.
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