[1] Marcou is a member of the Carlton Hall of Fame and represented Victoria at interstate football on three occasions.
Marcou made his VFL debut for Carlton at the age of 20 in 1979, kicking 34 goals and finishing the year a premiership player.
In 1987, his first season at St Kilda was a good one for Marcou and he was a fine contributor in a young team.
Reluctantly, he realised it was time to retire after adding another 24 games and 17 goals to his tally in two seasons at Moorabbin.
[2] Marcou's parents were Macedonian immigrants[3] from the village Perasma, in the Florina region of Greece .