Rafael Márquez
Be the first in the stands
MexicoCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Rafael Márquez Álvarez is a Mexican football coach and former player who played as a defender. He is the head coach of the Mexico national team. Nicknamed El Káiser, he is regarded as the greatest defender in Mexico's history and one of the best Mexican players of all time. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-08-31
In the line-ups
40 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1999–2018The archive holds 40 team sheets naming Rafael Márquez in Mexico's starting line-up, from 1999-06-30 to 2018-07-02.
40 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
A different player of the same name scored for Mexico (0 goals, 2011–2013) — Rafael Márquez Lugo · Mexico
International goals in our archive
13 goals across 13 scoring matches · 4 tournaments · 2000–2016| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-11-11 |  United States | W2–1(a) | 89' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Columbus |
| 2016-06-05 |  Uruguay | W3–1(n) | 85' | Copa América | Glendale |
| 2014-06-23 |  Croatia | W3–1(n) | 72' | FIFA World Cup | Recife |
| 2013-11-13 |  New Zealand | W5–1(h) | 84' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Mexico City |
| 2011-06-12 |  Costa Rica | W4–1(n) | 17' | Gold Cup | Chicago |
| 2010-06-11 |  South Africa | D1–1(a) | 79' | FIFA World Cup | Johannesburg |
| 2008-09-10 |  Canada | W2–1(h) | 73' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Tuxtla Gutiérrez |
| 2006-06-24 |  Argentina | L1–2(n) | 6' | FIFA World Cup | Leipzig |
| 2005-09-07 |  Panama | W5–0(h) | 54' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Mexico City |
| 2004-06-19 |  Dominica | W10–0(n) | 16' | FIFA World Cup qualification | San Antonio |
| 2003-07-24 | Costa Rica | W2–0(h) | 19' | Gold Cup | Mexico City |
| 2000-09-03 | Panama | W7–1(h) | 54' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Mexico City |
| 2000-02-13 |  Trinidad and Tobago | W4–0(n) | 36' | Gold Cup | San Diego |
Honours
23 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours23 | ||||
| UEFA Champions League | ×2 | 2005–06, 2008–09 | Barcelona | |
| La Liga | ×4 | 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10 | Barcelona | |
| FIFA Confederations Cup | ×3 | 1999, 2005, 2017 | Mexico | |
| Supercopa de España | ×3 | 2005, 2006, 2009 | Barcelona | |
| CONCACAF Gold Cup | ×2 | 2003, 2011 | Mexico | |
| Liga MX | ×2 | 2013, 2014 | León | |
| CONCACAF Cup | ×1 | 2015 | Mexico | |
| Copa del Rey | ×1 | 2008–09 | Barcelona | |
| Coupe de la Ligue | ×1 | 2002–03 | Monaco | |
| FIFA Club World Cup | ×1 | 2009 | Barcelona | |
| French Division 1 | ×1 | 1999–2000 | Monaco | |
| Trophée des Champions | ×1 | 2000 | Monaco | |
| UEFA Super Cup | ×1 | 2009 | Barcelona | |
| Individual honours14 | ||||
| Player of the year · 1 | ||||
| CONCACAF Best Player | 2005 | |||
| Teams of the season · 3 | ||||
| French Division 1 Team of the Season | 1999–2000 | |||
| IFFHS CONCACAF Men's All Time Dream Team | ||||
| IFFHS Men's All Time Mexico Dream Team | ||||
| More honours · 10 | ||||
| CONCACAF Best XI | 2016 | |||
| CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI | 2000 | |||
| FIFA International Football Hall of Fame | 2023 | |||
| Free Kick Masters | 2008 | |||
| French Division 1 Best Defender | 1999–2000 | |||
| Liga MX Balón de Oro Responsabilidad Social | 2017 | |||
| MLS All-Star | 2011 | |||
| Primera División de México Best Defender | 1999 | |||
| Tecate Premios Deportes Best Center-back | 2009 | |||
| Tecate Premios Deportes Best XI | 2009 | |||