Cristo Marrero Henríquez

Cristo

Personal information
Full name	Cristo Marrero Henríquez
Date of birth	(1978-11-10) 10 November 1978
Place of birth	San Miguel, Spain
Height
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1984–1997	Las Zocas
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–2001	Las Zocas
2001–2003	Tenerife B
2003–2009	Tenerife	164	(21)
2009–2011	Universidad LP	58	(13)
2011–2012	Las Zocas	?	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Marrero and the second or maternal family name is Henríquez.

Cristo Marrero Henríquez (born 10 November 1978), known simply as Cristo, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward.

He played six seasons in Segunda División with Tenerife, going on to appear in 173 official games.

Football career

Born in San Miguel de Abona, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Cristo started playing football at local club UD Las Zocas, where he stayed for 17 years, never making it past the fourth division during his four seasons as a senior.

In the 2001 summer, Cristo signed with Canary Islands neighbours CD Tenerife, but still went on to spend a further two years with the reserve side. He made his second level debut on 31 August 2003 against Deportivo Alavés, and went on to become captain.

After appearing sparingly in the 2008–09 campaign as Tenerife eventually returned to La Liga after seven years (15 games, only one start and 174 minutes of action, one goal scored), Cristo moved teams but stayed in his native region, signing with Universidad de Las Palmas CF in division three. After two seasons the club folded, and the 32-year-old returned to Las Zocas.

In June 2012, Cristo retired from football and started a coaching career, beginning as an assistant with Tenerife B.

External links

• Cristo profile at BDFutbol
• Cristo at Soccerway

• El Tenerife comparte liderato con Hércules y Rayo (Tenerife shares first place with Hércules and Rayo); Marca, 12 October 2008 (Spanish)
• Cristo Marrero y Cristo Martín eligieron al Universidad LP (Cristo Marrero and Cristo Martín chose Universidad LP); El Día, 15 July 2009 (Spanish)
• Cristo Marrero retrasa su retirada (Cristo Marrero postpones retirement); El Día, 11 June 2011 (Spanish)
• Cristo Marrero será segundo entrenador del CD Tenerife B (Cristo Marrero to be CD Tenerife B assistant coach); RTVC, 7 July 2012 (Spanish)