Chepe Martínez

José Orlando "Chepe" Martínez Peña (born September 30, 1979 in El Salvador) is a retired Salvadoran football player, who most prominently played as a forward for Luis Ángel Firpo.

For other people named José Martínez, see José Martínez (disambiguation).
Chepe Martínez
Personal information
Full name José Orlando Martínez Peña
Date of birth (1979-09-30) September 30, 1979
Place of birth San Salvador, El Salvador
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
striker
Youth career
Instituto Nacional de Apopa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002 Atlético Marte
2002–2003 San Salvador F.C.
2003–2006 Luis Ángel Firpo
2007–2009 Alianza
2009–2010 Atlético Marte
International career‡
2004–2008 El Salvador 27 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 2007
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 2007
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Peña.

Club career

Nicknamed Chepe, Martínez came through the Instituto Nacional de Apopa to earn himself a contract with Atlético Marte in 2000. He then had a short spell at San Salvador F.C. before joining Luis Ángel Firpo with whom he spent a couple of years. In 2007, he moved to Alianza, only for him to return to Marte two years later.[1]

In 2010, he apparently finished his career to take up cycling,[2] but in 2011 he took up coaching youth players.[3]

International career

Martínez made his debut for El Salvador in a March 2004 friendly match against Guatemala and has earned a total of 27 caps, scoring 2 goals. He has represented his country in 7 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[4] and played at the 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup[5] as well as at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[6]

His final international game was a July 2008 friendly match against Guatemala.

International goals
Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
112 May 2004Robertson Stadium, Houston, United States Haiti3-23-3Friendly match
213 June 2004Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador Bermuda1-02-12006 FIFA World Cup qualification

References
  1. Profile Archived 2012-03-12 at the Wayback Machine - El Gráfico (in Spanish)
  2. Chepe Martínez cambió el fútbol por el ciclismo Archived 2011-07-03 at the Wayback Machine - LosProvocadores (in Spanish)
  3. El pitazo inicial en “La Diez” Archived 2012-03-24 at the Wayback Machine - El Gráfico (in Spanish)
  4. Chepe Martínez – FIFA competition record (archived)
  5. Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2007 - Details Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  6. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF


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