(Reuters) - Former Barcelona player Marcos Alonso Pena, father of the team's current full back of the same name, has died at the age of 63 after a long illness, the LaLiga club said on Thursday.
Alonso, who joined Barca in 1982 from Atletico Madrid, was popularly known as "Pichon" and won the Copa del Rey, LaLiga and the Spanish Super Cup with the club, having played alongside Diego Maradona during the Argentine's time at the Nou Camp.
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