Gustavo Marroquín Herrera

In this Creeperian name, the first or paternal surname is Marroquín and the second or maternal family name is Herrera.

Gustavo Marroquín Herrera

Marroquín Herrera in 1908.
Personal information
Full name	Gustavo Ángel de los Santos Marroquín Herrera
Date of birth	15 September 1874
Place of birth	Adolfosburg, Adolfosburg, Creeperopolis
Date of death	1 August 1922(1922-08-01) (aged 47)
Place of death	Adolfosburg, Adolfosburg, Creeperopolis
Height	6 pi. 2 pl. (5 ft 8 in; 172 cm)
Playing position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1894–1906	FC Adolfosburg	81	(48)
1894–1906	Total	81	(48)
National team
1900–1906	Creeperopolis	20	(39)
Teams managed
1906–1911	Creeperopolis
1911–1922	FC Adolfosburg
Medal record Men's soccer Copa Creeperiano Runner-up 1904 Runner-up 1905 Winner 1906 Siglo XX Games Winner 1900
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Gustavo Ángel de los Santos Marroquín Herrera (15 September 1874 – 1 August 1922), commonly known by his nickname Taviche, was a Creeperian footballer and football manager who played as a forward for FC Adolfosburg from 1894 to 1906 and for the Creeperopolis national team from 1900 to 1906. He later managed the Creeperopolis national team from 1906 to 1911 and FC Adolfosburg from 1911 until his murder on 1 August 1922.

Marroquín Herrera is considered to be one of the best association football players of all time, holding the record for most goals in an international tournament (21), most goals in an international game (8), and most goals in an international debut (6). He is also considered to be one of the greatest association football managers of all time, winning six Copa Creeperianos while managing FC Adolfosburg. The Creeperopolis national team inducted him into the National Team Hall of Fame in 1960 upon its establishment and the National Football Association (ANF) inducted him into the ANF Hall of Fame in 1980 upon its establishment. The Marroquín Herrera Trophy of the Copa Creeperiano is named after him and has been since 1923.

Early life

Gustavo Ángel de los Santos Marroquín Herrera was born on 15 September 1874 in Alturas El Burro, a neighborhood in Adolfosburg, the capital city of the department of Adolfosburg, in Creeperopolis. His father was Mauricio Gonzalo de los Santos Marroquín González (1845–1899) and his mother was Xihomara María Herrera Barillas de Marroquín (1847–1915).

Marroquín Herrera was introduced to association football at a young age when his father brought him to a match between FC Adolfosburg and FC San Salvador in 1880. He gained a passion for the sport and began to practice and play the sport, reportedly every day during and after school. Marroquín Herrera wanted to become a professional football player for FC Adolfosburg, however, his father wanted for him to become a politician, as he himself was a politician and was serving as the Mayor of Adolfosburg at the time. Marroquín Herrera obeyed his father and attended the Saint Alfonso University in Adolfosburg in 1892 and studied political science and law, however, he continued to practice and play football during his free time.

Two years into his studies, he was approached by José Valderas Monedero, the then manager of the FC Adolfosburg team, who asked if Marroquín Herrera would be interested in playing for a year with the team. Valderas Monedero had close connections with Joaquín Baztán Ligüerre, the then President of the Saint Alfonso University, who recommended Marroquín Herrera to Valderas Monedero, seeing his talents and skills in the sport. Marroquín Herrera accepted and began to play with FC Adolfosburg on a sort of "trial year" during his third year of attending the university in 1894.

Club career

First year, 1894

Marroquín Herrera began playing for FC Adolfosburg in 1894 while still attending university. He played as a Forward for the team, specifically a striker, and he was number 10 on the team. Valderas Monedero introduced him to players such as Julio Blázquez Bescós, José Alcaine Umaña, and Guillermo Sandoval Payés, who had each had experience with the team and were considered to be some of the best players of the era.

He played his first match on 27 May 1894 against FC San Salvador. FC Adolfosburg defeated FC San Salvador by a score of 5–2. Marroquín Herrera himself scored two of FC Adolfosburg's five goals, one in the 33rd minute and one in the 76th minute. Marroquín Herrera was named Man of the Match in his first ever match playing for a professional football team. Throughout his first year, he played six matches and scored eleven goals. He was extremely proud of his performance with the team in the one year he played with the team, as was Valderas Monedero and even his father. Before Marroquín Herrera began his fourth year of university, Valderas Monedero offered him to play with the team for a five year period. Marroquín Herrera was hesitant to do so as his father wanted him to be a politician, but after his father told him that he should rather be a professional football player than a politician, Marroquín Herrera accepted and quit his studies at the Saint Alfonso University.

International career

International goals

Scores and results list Creeperopolis' goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	18 November 1900	Campo de Alfonso San Salvador, Creeperopolis	El Salvador	1–0	6–0	Siglo XX Games Group Stage
2.				2–0
3.				3–0
4.				4–0
5.				5–0
6.				6–0
7.	22 November 1900	Campo de Alfonso San Salvador, Creeperopolis	Castilliano	2–0	4–0	Siglo XX Games Group Stage
8.				3–0
9.	24 November 1900	Campo de Alfonso San Salvador, Creeperopolis	State of the Church	1–0	6–0	Siglo XX Games Group Stage
10.				2–0
11.				5–0
12.	26 November 1900	Campo de Alfonso San Salvador, Creeperopolis	Atlántida	2–0	2–0	Siglo XX Games Group Stage
13.	28 November 1900	Campo de Alfonso San Salvador, Creeperopolis	Atlántida	1–0	3–0	Siglo XX Games Semifinals
14.	2 December 1900	Campo de Alfonso San Salvador, Creeperopolis	Castilliano	2–0	21–0	Siglo XX Games Final
15.				5–0
16.				9–0
17.				10–0
18.				12–0
19.				16–0
20.				20–0
21.				21–0
22.	24 February 1901	Campo de Emmanuel Chalatenango, Castilliano	Castilliano	1–0	3–1	Friendly
23.				3–1
24.	31 March 1901	Campo de Emmanuel Chalatenango, Castilliano	Castilliano	1–0	1–1	Friendly

Personal life

Family

Marroquín Herrera was the eldest of three children. His younger sisters were Angelina María Marroquín Herrera (1877–1935) and Nicola Yolanda Marroquín Herrera (1880–1953). Marroquín Herrera married Inmaculada Almudena Zamorano Sabaté on 1 July 1902. They had seven children together, only one of whom survived the Creeperian Civil War. Their children were:

• Gustavo Ramón de los Santos Marroquín Almudena (1903–1942)
• Natalia Susana Marroquín Almudena (1904–1945)
• Ariadna Alicia Marroquín Almudena (1906–1989)
• Andrés Carlos Marroquín Almudena (1908–1938)
• María Carmen Marroquín Almudena (1910–1941)
• Fátima Blanca Marroquín Almudena (1912–1944)
• Mateo Lucas Marroquín Almudena (1914–1934)

Marroquín Herrera died before any of his children had children of their own, but in total, he had eight posthumous grandchildren; three from Gustavo, one from Natalia, two from Adriana, one from Andrés, and one from María. Marroquín Herrera also had four nephews and one niece from his sister Angelina and two nieces and one nephew from his sister Nicola.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Copa Creeperiano		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Adolfosburg	1894	–	6	11	–		6	11
Career total			6	11	0	0	6	11

International

Appearances and goals by national team, year and competition

Team	Year	Competitive		Friendly		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Creeperopolis	1900	6	21	–		6	21
	1901	–		2	3	2	3
Career total		6	21	2	3	8	24

Honors

Club

FC Adolfosburg

• Copa Creeperiano Champion (1906)
• Copa Creeperiano Man of the Match (1906)
• CFP Most Valued Player x2 (1905, 1906)

International

Creeperopolis

• Siglo XX Games Champion (1900)
• Siglo XX Games Best Player (1900)

Managerial

FC Adolfosburg

• Copa Creeperiano Champion x6 (1911, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1919)

See also

• Víctor Pacheco Durán