José Martínez (footballer, born 1983)

José Antonio Martínez Cervera (born 10 June 1983), known simply as José, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back.

For other people named José Martínez, see José Martínez (disambiguation).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Cervera.
José
Personal information
Full name José Antonio Martínez Cervera
Date of birth (1983-06-10) 10 June 1983
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
Damm
Gironès-Sàbat
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Peralada
2005–2013 Girona 216 (2)
2013–2014 Omonia 13 (0)
2014–2015 Murcia 32 (0)
2015–2019 Olot 112 (3)
2020–2021 Palamós 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 October 2020

Club career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, José spent most of his career with Girona FC in his native region, representing the club in the second, third and fourth divisions of Spanish football. He appeared in 38 games in the 2012–13 season (including four in the playoffs), helping the team to the fourth position in the second tier and scoring his first goal as a professional on 31 March 2013 in a 2–1 away loss against CD Numancia.[1]

In the summer of 2013, 30-year-old José moved abroad for the first time, signing with Cyprus's AC Omonia. He returned to his homeland at the end of one sole campaign in the First Division, going on to compete in the lower leagues until his retirement.[2][3]

On 26 August 2017, in the second round of the third-tier season, José featured the entire 0–2 home defeat to CE Sabadell FC as a UE Olot player, with his brother Ángel coming on as a second-half substitute for the opposition.[4] He resumed his career in the Catalan regional divisions after leaving in December 2019, with Palamós CF.[5]

Personal life

José's younger brother, Ángel, was also a footballer. Both shared teams in the 2010–11 season.[6]

References
  1. "Un Regalón mantiene al Numancia con ilusión" [Big gift ("Regalón" in English, pun on scorer's name) as Numancia keep the illusion]. Marca (in Spanish). 31 March 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  2. "José Martínez y Rubén Sánchez, los primeros fichajes del Murcia" [José Martínez and Rubén Sánchez, Murcia's first signings]. Marca (in Spanish). 14 July 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  3. "José Martínez, nou reforç de l'Olot" [José Martínez, new Olot addition]. El Garrotxi (in Catalan). 7 July 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  4. Bernad Giménez, Agustí (27 August 2017). "El Sabadell toma Olot" [Sabadell take Olot] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  5. "D'Olot a Palamós: arriba José Martínez" [From Olot to Palamós: José Martínez arrives] (in Catalan). Fútbol Catalunya. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  6. "Ángel Martínez, nuevo jugador del Girona" [Ángel Martínez, new Girona player]. Marca (in Spanish). 31 July 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
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