Marañón

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Marañón (footballer)

Rafael Carlos Pérez González (born 23 July 1948), known as Marañón, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a striker.

Even though he started professionally at Real Madrid, his career was mainly associated with Español. Over the course of 13 seasons, he amassed La Liga totals of 308 games and 116 goals.

Marañón appeared with Spain at the 1978 World Cup.

Club career

Born in Olite, Navarre, Marañón arrived in the Real Madrid youth system at the age of 19, making his professional debuts with Ontinyent CF in Segunda División, on loan (a similar move occurred in the following season with Sporting de Gijón). He joined the Merengue's first team permanently in 1970, but never imposed himself at the club during his four-year spell, appearing in a maximum of 19 La Liga games in the 1973–74 campaign.

Marañón's sporting fate changed in 1974, as he signed with RCD Español: after two slow seasons he would never score in single digits again, also playing European competition with the Catalans, gaining club captaincy and reaching the national team.

Marañón, Navarre

Marañón is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain.

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Coordinates: 42°37′46″N 2°29′15″W / 42.62944°N 2.48750°W / 42.62944; -2.48750