Hans Martínez

Hans Alexis Martínez Cabrera (born 4 January 1987) is a Chilean former footballer who mainly played as a central defender, but he could also play as a left back or defensive midfielder.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Cabrera.
Hans Martínez
Personal information
Full name Hans Alexis Martínez Cabrera
Date of birth (1987-01-04) January 4, 1987
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
1998–2007 Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2014 Universidad Católica 153 (11)
2014 → Almería (loan) 1 (0)
2014–2015 O'Higgins 27 (0)
2016–2017 Audax Italiano 9 (0)
2018–2019 Universidad de Concepción 22 (0)
2020–2021 Lautaro de Buin 12 (0)
Total 224 (11)
International career
2003 Chile U17 5 (1)
2007 Chile U20 5 (1)
2008–2010 Chile 11 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Chile
Men's Football
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Third place2007 CanadaU-20 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Santiago, Martínez joined Universidad Católica's youth system in 1998, aged 11, and made his first-team debuts in 2007. Martínez scored his first goal on 6 October 2008, in a 5–3 away win over Universidad de Concepción. In the following three seasons he was an undisputed starter, losing his place, however, in the 2012 season.

In July 2013, Martínez rejected a new four-year deal from the UC,[1] and after being linked to Colo-Colo and Universidad de Chile in August,[2] he stated a desire to move abroad in December.[3]

On 27 December 2013 Martínez joined La Liga side UD Almería on loan until the end of the season.[4] He made his debut in the top flight of Spanish football on 12 April of the following year, starting in a 0–4 loss at Real Madrid.[5]

On 19 July 2014, Martínez returned to Chile, joining O'Higgins.[6]

After having contractual conflicts with Lautaro de Buin and his manager Carlos Encinas,[7] he was given severance pay and released on April 7, 2021.[8] A year later, he confirmed his retirement from football.[9]

International career

After appearing with the Chile under-17s at the 2003 South American Under-17 Football Championship, Martínez was a member of the Chile under-20 squad, which finished fourth at the 2007 South American Youth Championship in Paraguay, being a regular starter. He appeared at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and the following year appeared at the Toulon Tournament.

Martínez made his full squad debut on 26 January 2008, starting in a 0–0 draw against Japan.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played on 12 February 2021.[11][12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Universidad Católica2007 Primera División 10000——100
2008 131002[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 2]0161
2009 25000—9[lower-alpha 3]1341
2010 211008[lower-alpha 4]0—291
2011 2136112[lower-alpha 5]09[lower-alpha 3]1484
2012 1405311[lower-alpha 5]11[lower-alpha 6]0314
2013 143406[lower-alpha 1]0—243
2013–14 14100—1[lower-alpha 6]0151
Total132915439121220716
UD Almería (loan)2013–14 La Liga 1010——20
O'Higgins2014–15 Primera División 26000—1[lower-alpha 7]0270
Audax Italiano2016–17 9000——90
Universidad de Concepción2018 90001[lower-alpha 4]0—100
2019 130003[lower-alpha 4]0—160
Total2200040—260
Lautaro de Buin2020 Segunda División 120———120
Career total202916443122228316
  1. Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana.
  2. Appearances in the Clausura Playoffs.
  3. Appearances in the Apertura playoffs and Clausura playoffs.
  4. Appearances in the Copa Libertadores.
  5. Appearances in the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana.
  6. Appearances in the Apertura playoffs.
  7. Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana playoffs.

Honours

Club
Universidad Católica

International

References
  1. Toselli renueva en la UC y Hans Martínez no llega a acuerdo (Toselli renews with UC and Hans Martínez fails to reach a deal); Terra Deportes, 2 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  2. Hans Martínez: "No se me pasa por la mente jugar por Colo Colo ni por la 'U'" (Hans Martínez: "Does not comes to my mind playing for Colo Colo neither for la U"); La Tercera, 23 August 2013 (in Spanish)
  3. El compromiso de Hans Martínez con Universidad Católica (The commitment of Hans Martíne with Universidad Católica); La Tercera, 27 December 2013 (in Spanish)
  4. El Almería ficha al chileno Hans Martínez, un jugador polivalente, agresivo y rápido (Almería signs Chilean Hans Martínez, a versatile, aggressive and quick footballer) Archived 2013-12-27 at the Wayback Machine; Almería's official website, 27 December 2013 (in Spanish)
  5. Real back on top; ESPN FC, 12 April 2014
  6. Se acabó la travesía europea: Hans Martínez está muy cerca de llegar a O’Higgins (The European trip ended: Hans Martínez is very close to arrive in O'Higgins); El Periscopio, 19 July 2014 (in Spanish)
  7. González, Christian (25 March 2021). "El Sifup respalda a Hans Martínez en su batalla contra Lautaro de Buin" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  8. @LautaroDeBuin (7 April 2021). "Comunicado!!!" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 April 2021 – via Twitter.
  9. Fajardo, Cristián (22 July 2022). "Hans Martínez y el profundo dolor por el fin de su historia en el fútbol: "Nunca esperé terminar mi carrera de esa manera"". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  10. Chile hold Japan to goalless draw in World Cup preparation; Soccerway, 26 January 2008
  11. "Hans Martínez » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  12. "H. Martínez". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
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