There, he was instrumental in a promotion to La Liga, forming a formidable partnership with Iván Campo in 1997–98 as they finished fifth.
A lot was expected of him at his new team, but he appeared only 20 times (all competitions) for the club in the first year and a half, being placed with the reserve team for the rest of his spell and finally reaching an agreement to leave in January 2003, having not featured for the main squad since 11 February 2001, against Charlton Athletic.
[4] Scans on the affected areas were occasionally declared to be inconclusive,[5] the most serious of his injuries being a snapped finger tendon which prevented him from playing for two months.
He subsequently spent two years as Everton's Spanish scout, and also worked as a football commentator for RTVE's Premier League matches.
[9][10] Marcelino earned five caps for Spain over a seven-month period, the first coming against Italy in Salerno on 18 November 1998.