By Jordan Gabe & Karl

soccer He won 5 European Cups, 1 Intercontinental Cup, 1 Spanish Cup, and 5 Spanish League titles. He played 158 games for Real Madrid between 1954 and 1962, as well as playing for Racing Santander amongst other teams. MADRID -- Real Madrid says former defender Marcos "Marquitos" Alonso Imaz, who helped the club win a record five straight European Cups, has died. He was 78.

 Marquitos, who twice played for Spain, was a regular for Madrid as the Spanish powerhouse won Europe's top prize from 1956 to Marquitos helped Madrid secure the 1960 Intercontinental Cup, plus six Spanish league titles, from 1954 to 1962 after joining from Racing Santander.

 Former Madrid teammate Alfredo di Stefano said in Wednesday's Marca newspaper that Marquitos "gave me such security that we felt protected... you were like a wall."

Marquitos' grandson, Marcos Alonso, currently plays for English club Bolton. Marquitos was a soccer player who won the European Cup 5 times with Real Madrid. His full name is Marcos Alonso Imaz. Marcos García Barreno, known simply as Marcos or Marquitos (born March in Sant Antoni de Portmany), the Spanish footballer who plays in midfield for Recreativo on loan from Villarreal CF, for whom he wore shirt number 27.Marcos Alonso