Carlos Manuel Oliveira Marques (born 6 February 1983) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a right back or a central defender.

He spent most of his career in Cyprus, arriving in the country in 2007.

Club career Born in Lisbon, Marques joined local Sporting CP's youth academy at the age of 9. He could never appear for his hometown club's first team, only competing with the reserve side in the third division and being loaned twice.As estrelas do futebol que nunca chegaram a ser um Figo, um Simão ou um Ronaldo (The football stars who never got to be Figo, Simão or Ronaldo); Público, 10 October 2010 (in Portuguese)

In 2006, released by the Lions, Marques signed with Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. of the Greek second level. Unsettled, he returned to his country in the following transfer window, joining C.D. Olivais e Moscavide in the second tier,Olivais e Moscavide-Leixões, 1–2 (crónica) (Olivais e Moscavide-Leixões, 1–2 (match report)); Mais Futebol, 13 May 2007 (in Portuguese) being regularly used during his four-month spell but suffering relegation.

Marques moved to APOP Kinyras FC during the summer of 2007. In November of the following year, he tested positive in a doping test alongside compatriot Lionel Medeiros, following a match against Anorthosis Famagusta FC played on 31 October.Βρέθηκε θετικός ο Κ. Μάρκες (Positive for C. Marques) ; Shoot and Goal, 23 November 2008 (in Greek) The Cyprus Football Association's judiciary committee imposed a one-year ban on the former starting from the day he sampled, but eventually took into consideration his cooperation as he showed coach Eduard Eranosyan to be solely responsible for the result;ΚΟΠ: Ποινή 1 έτους σε Μάρκες, Μεδέϊρος (COP: 1-year sentence for Marques, Medeiros) Shoot and Goal, 24 February 2009 (in Greek) the club decided to keep him and, in May, he helped it win the season's Cypriot Cup.

In early February 2011, Marques changed teams but stayed in the Cypriot First Division, signing for AEL Limassol.

International career All youth levels comprised, Marques won 43 caps for Portugal and scored once.Carlos Marques; at Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese) His only appearance for the under-21s occurred on 17 August 2004, when he played the second half of the 0–0 friendly draw to Malta held in Pedroso, Vila Nova de Gaia.Sub-21: Portugal frente a Malta (Under-21: Portugal against Malta); Record, 18 August 2004 (in Portuguese)

Club statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSporting B2001–02Portuguese Second Division60—602002–03Portuguese Second Division300—3002003–04Portuguese Second Division361—361Total721—721Ovarense (loan)2004–05Segunda Liga25010—260União Madeira (loan)2005–06Portuguese Second Division22000—220Olivais Moscavide 2006–07Segunda Liga11200—112Ethnikos 2006–07Football League60—60APOP 2007–08Cypriot First Division250—2502008–09Cypriot First Division90—902009–10Cypriot First Division170—1702010–11Cypriot First Division140—140Total650—650AEL Limassol 2010–11Cypriot First Division9000—90Alki Larnaca 2011–12Cypriot First Division3000—30Olympiakos Nicosia 2011–12Cypriot First Division11020—130Doxa 2012–13Cypriot First Division15000—1502013–14Cypriot First Division21050—2602014–15Cypriot First Division21020—230Total57070—640Pafos2015–16Cypriot First Division2000—20Career total2833100002933

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