Pastor Márquez

Pastor Márquez
Personal information
Full name Arcadio Pastor Márquez Castro
Date of birth (1977-08-12) 12 August 1977
Place of birth Colón, Venezuela
Managerial career
Years Team
2015–2016 Atlético Vega Real
2016–2017 Llaneros
2017 Atlético Furrial
2018 Atlético Bermejo
2018 Atlético Furrial
2019 El Salvador U23
2019 Libertador
2020 Ureña
2021 Yaracuy
2021 Mineros
2022 Titanes
2024 LDU Cuenca
2025 Héroes de Falcón
2026 Central Español (reserves)

Arcadio Pastor Márquez Castro (born 12 August 1977) is a Venezuelan football coach.

Career

Born in Colón, Táchira, Márquez worked at several countries before being named manager of Dominican side Atlético Vega Real on 9 October 2015.[1] He resigned the following 5 May,[2] and was appointed in charge of Llaneros back in his home country on 13 August 2016.[3]

Márquez left Llaneros on 15 March 2017, after winning only one point out of 15 in the new campaign.[4] He was subsequently at the helm of Atlético Furrial, and led the side to a second place in the year's Tercera División.

On 3 February 2018, Márquez moved abroad again and took over Bolivian side Atlético Bermejo.[5] He returned to Furrial in October,[6] and avoided relegation from Segunda División with the side.

On 13 September 2019, Márquez was appointed manager of fellow second division side Libertador,[7] and managed to avoid relegation with the side. He worked as manager of Ureña in the 2020 season,[8] and took over Yaracuy on 15 February 2021.[9]

On 6 August 2021, Márquez was announced as the head coach of Primera División club Mineros.[10] He left by mutual consent at the end of the season, after avoiding relegation.[11]

Márquez had a spell at Titanes in 2022,[12] and was announced as the head coach of Ecuadorian Serie B side LDU Cuenca in July 2024. He returned to his home country on 11 March of the following year with Héroes de Falcón,[13] but was sacked on 19 June.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Designan a Márquez dirigente del Club Atlético Vega Real" [They appoint Márquez as manager of Club Atlético Vega Real] (in Spanish). Hoy. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Reuncia el DT Del Atlético Vega Real Pastor Marquez" [The manager of Atlético Vega Real Pastor Márquez resigns] (in Spanish). Futbol Total RD. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Pastor Márquez nuevo entrenador de Llaneros de Guanare" [Pastor Márquez new manager of Llaneros de Guanare] (in Spanish). La Vinotinto. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Pastor Márquez también dejó de ser el técnico del LLaneros EF" [Pastor Márquez also left as manager of Llaneros EF] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "El técnico Pástor Márquez se marcha a Bolivia para dirigir al Atlético Bermejo" [Coach Pastor Márquez moves to Bolivia to manage Atlético Bermejo] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Entrenador Pastor Márquez regresó al banquillo del Atlético Furrial" [Manager Pastor Márquez returned to the bench of Atlético Furrial] (in Spanish). 5 October 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Pastor Márquez llega para dirigir el banquillo del Libertador FC" [Pastor Márquez arrives to the bench of Libertador FC] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Pastor Márquez: "Para querer y ayudar nuestro fútbol hay que conocerlo"" [Pastor Márquez: "To want and help our football one has to know it"] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "Yaracuy FC presentó al entrenador tachirense Pastor Márquez como su DT para el 2021" [Yaracuy FC presented the tachirense coach Pastor Márquez as their manager for 2021] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "Tachirense Pastor Márquez es el nuevo DT de Mineros de Guayana" [Tachirense Pastor Márquez is the new manager of Mineros de Guayana] (in Spanish). Primicia. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  11. ↑ "Pastor Márquez: "No puedes construir un club ganador si no tienes una base de juveniles"" [Pastor Márquez: "You cannot build a winning club if you do not have a youth foundation"]. Balonazos (in Spanish). 11 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  12. ↑ "Pastor Márquez técnico de Titanes: "Pagamos bien caro los dos errores ante Academia Rey"" [Pastor Márquez, manager of Titanes: “We paid dearly for the two mistakes against Academia Rey”] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
  13. ↑ "Pastor Márquez llega al banquillo de Héroes de Falcón FC para sumarse al sueño auriazul" [Pastor Márquez arrives to the bench of Héroes de Falcón FC to join the golden-and-blue dream] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 11 March 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
  14. ↑ "Pastor Márquez deja el banquillo de Héroes de Falcón tras la goleada en Copa Venezuela 2025" [Pastor Márquez leaves the bench of Héroes de Falcón after the routing in the 2025 Copa Venezuela] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 19 June 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2026.