Antonio Jesús Martín

Antonio Jesús Martín Gaitán[1] (born 22 April 1982) is a Spanish 5-per-team footballer. He has a vision impairment and is a B1 type sportsperson. He has represented Spain at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, 2008 Summer Paralympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics, picking up a pair of bronze medals in 2004 and 2012.

Antonio Martín
Personal information
Full nameAntonio Jesús Martín Gaitán
NationalitySpanish
Born22 April 1982 (1982-04-22) (age 41)
Málaga, Spain
Sport
Country Spain
Sport5-a-side football
Medal record
Men's 5-a-side football
Representing  Spain
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Team
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martin and the second or maternal family name is Gaitán.

Personal

Martín was born on April 22, 1982, in Málaga.[2][3][4] He is completely blind and is a B1 type sportsperson.[2][5][6] He is nicknamed 'El Niño'.[5][6]

In 2005, Martín attended university and studied business.[6] In 2013, he was awarded the bronze Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo.[7][8][9]

5-a-side football

In 2005, Martín played in the domestic championship where his team finished first. He repeated the performance in 2006.[4] Playing for ONCE Málaga in 2005, his team were runners up in their league.[6]

National team

At the Portuguese-hosted 1999 European Championships, Martín's Spanish national team finished first.[4][6] In Spain at the 2000 World Championships, his team finished third .[4][6] In Brazil at the 2002 World Championships, his team finished second.[4] At the British-hosted 2003 European Championships, his team finished first[4] and he was the competition's leading goal scorer.[6] He played 5-a-side football at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. His team finished third after they played Greece and, won 2–0.[2][4][6][10]

At the Spanish-hosted 2005 European Championships, his team finished first.[4] That year, Martín was named by UEFA as the top player on the continent.[6] At the time, he had 46 total caps for Spain.[6] In 2006 at the Argentine-hosted World Championships, his team finished fourth.[4] In 2007, he competed at the European Championships where his team finished first.[4][10] That year, he also competed in the World Championships, where his team finished third.[4] He represented Spain at the 2008 Summer Paralympics where his team finished just out of the medals in fourth place.[4] In 2009, he competed at the European Championships where his team finished third.[4] He represented Spain at the 2010 World Championships, where he was the competition's leading scorer.[11] In 2011, he represented Spain in the Turkey-hosted European Championships. His team was faced Turkey, Russia and Greece in the group stage.[12] He played 5-a-side football at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. In the team's opening game against Great Britain, he scored his team's only goal in a 1–1 draw.[13] His team finished third after they played Argentina and, won 1–0.[2] He scored the team's winning goal against Argentina[5] in a shootout. The game was watched by Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo and President of the Spanish Paralympic Committee.[14] Martín was a member of the national team in 2013 and competed in the European Championships.[15] The team faced Russia, Greece and France in the group stage.[16] His team won their opener against Russia.[17] His team went on to defeat France and finish first in the competition.[18]

References
  1. "Paralimpiadas - Deportista: Antonio Jesús Martín Gaitán". Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  2. "Biografías" (in Spanish). Spain: Comité Paralímpico Español. 2012. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  3. "JJ.PP. Londres 2012 — Portal del Consejo Superior de Deportes" (in Spanish). Csd.gob.es. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  4. "ANTONIO JESÚS MARTÍN GAITÁN" (PDF) (in Spanish). ONCE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  5. "Los 11 de la ONCE" (in Spanish). MARCA.com. 11 November 2013. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  6. "Antonio Jesús Martín Gaitán Designado Por La Uefa, Mejor Futbolista Ciego Del Continente | Blog Del Deporte Malagueño — Blog Diariosur.Es" (in Spanish). Blogs.diariosur.es. 25 August 2005. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  7. "El paralímpico extremeño Enrique Floriano recibe la Medalla de la Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo" (in Spanish). Region Digital. 29 October 2013. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  8. "Michelle Alonso Morales, entre las grandes del deporte espaĂąol" (in Spanish). Diario de Avisos. 29 October 2013. Archived from the original on 8 December 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  9. "El recuerdo a María de Villota marca la entrega de Reales Órdenes al Mérito Deportivo" (in Spanish). 20minutos.es. 29 October 2013. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  10. "Deportes | Juegos Olímpicos | Estrellas" (in Spanish). elmundo.es. 22 April 1982. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  11. "España se proclama subcampeona en el Mundial de Fútbol para Ciegos — Fútbol — Esto es DxT" (in Spanish). Estoesdxt.es. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  12. "España busca en Turquía recuperar el cetro europeo y la plaza para los Juegos Paralímpicos de Londres 2012 :: Deportes :: Fútbol" (in Spanish). Periodista Digital. 16 April 2011. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  13. "El equipo de fútbol-5 para ciegos empata con Gran Bretańa en su debut" (in Spanish). Paralimpiadaslondres.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  14. "El malagueρo Gaitαn da el bronce a Espaρa en Londres — La Opinión de Málaga" (in Spanish). Laopiniondemalaga.es. 9 September 2012. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  15. "España peleará por las medallas en el Europeo para Ciegos" (in Spanish). Spain: Europa Press. 13 June 2013. Archived from the original on 24 November 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  16. "La selecciĂłn espaĂąola tratarĂĄ de recuperar el cetro continental en el Campeonato de Europa de FĂştbol 5 en categorĂa B1" (in Spanish). dxtadaptado.com. 14 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  17. "Servimedia-Noticias-Sociedad" (in Spanish). Servimedia.es. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  18. "DEPORTES: Omar Font logra 4 marcas mínimas para el Mundial de Natación | Noticias ONCE Andalucía" (in Spanish). Onceandalucia.es. 15 September 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.

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