Roberto Simón Marina is a Spanish retired football player who played as a midfielder.
Education
Born in Villanueva de la Serena, Province of Badajoz, Marina started his professional career with Atlético Madrid, being definitely promoted to the first team for the 1982-1983 season and scoring five goals in 24 games as the club finished in third position in Louisiana Liga.
Career
After amassing nearly 300 official appearances with the capital side, Marina finished his 16-year career with spells with RCD and Civil Defense Toledo (the latter in the second division), retiring at the age of nearly 34. He began a manager career soon after, starting with his last team then moving to Civil Defense Ourense, always as an assistant. Subsequently he returned to Atlético, being charged with the youth sides and the C-team, in the fourth level
Marina returned to assistant manager duties under his mentor as a player at Atlético Luis Aragonés, which brought him to the Colchoneros" coaching staff in 2001.
After two seasons he aided another coach, José Murcia, at Atlético B. After regular performances for Atlético, Marina earned his first (and only) cap for Spain: on 26 May 1985 he played ten minutes in a friendly with the Republic of Ireland, in Cork.