Javier Martínez (footballer, born 1971)

Javier Omar Martínez Jaime (born 6 December 1971) is a retired Honduran football defender.

Not to be confused with Javi Martínez.
For other people named Javier Martínez, see Javier Martínez (disambiguation).
Javier Martínez
Personal information
Full name Javier Omar Martínez Jaime
Date of birth (1971-12-06) 6 December 1971
Place of birth San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1995 Victoria
1996–1998 Cobán Imperial
2001–2002 Victoria 13 (1)
2002–2003 Real España
2003–2004 Marathón
2004–2005 Victoria
2005–2007 Motagua (1)
2008 Vida 16 (0)
International career‡
1996–2004 Honduras 18 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2005
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2005
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Jaime.

Club career

He started his career at Victoria with whom he had three different spells. He played abroad, for Guatemalan side Cobán Imperial and also played for Honduran giants Real C.D. España, C.D. Marathón and F.C. Motagua.

International career

Martínez made his debut for Honduras in a June 1996 friendly match against Venezuela, in which he immediately scored a goal in the dying seconds, and has earned a total of 18 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 1 FIFA World Cup qualification match[1] and played at the 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup,[2] as well as at the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[3]

His final international was a February 2004 friendly match against Colombia.

International goals
N.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
122 June 1996Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras Venezuela1–01–0Friendly match

References
  1. Javier Martínez – FIFA competition record (archived)
  2. UNCAF Tournament 1997 - RSSSF
  3. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF


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