Julio Martínez (footballer, born 1985)

Julio Enrique Martínez Rivera (born 8 July 1985) is a retired Salvadoran footballer who last played for Águila and internationally for the El Salvador national team.

Julio Martínez
Personal information
Full name Julio Enrique Martínez Rivera
Date of birth (1985-07-08) 8 July 1985
Place of birth Coatepeque, El Salvador
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Right winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003 Once Lobos
2003–2009 Isidro Metapán 103 (10)
2009 Alianza 0 (0)
2009 → Club León (loan) 7 (3)
2009–2010 Club León 0 (0)
2010 → Chicago Fire (loan) 3 (1)
2010 → Alianza (loan) 12 (1)
2011 Alianza 12 (0)
2012 Isidro Metapán 32 (0)
2013 Santa Tecla 16 (3)
2013 Águila 17 (3)
International career
2006–2013 El Salvador 13 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2011
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Rivera.

Club career

León

On 15 June 2009, Martínez was one of three Salvadoran footballers signed to the Mexican club Club León on a loan deal from Alianza; the other two were Rodolfo Zelaya and Cristian Castillo.[1]

On 3 December 2009, it was announced that Club León had permanently signed Martínez along with the other two Salvadorans to a three-year contract.[2] However, shortly afterwards, it was announced that Martínez along with the other two Salvadorans would no longer be part of the team for the moment. It was explained that the three foreign player spots allowed for the club had already been taken by other new signings.[3]

Chicago Fire

On 21 January 2010, new Chicago Fire and former El Salvador coach Carlos de los Cobos signed Martínez to Chicago Fire on loan from León.[4][5] On 30 June 2010, Martínez was released by the Chicago Fire.[6]

Return to Alianza

Prior to returning to Alianza for the Apertura 2010, Martínez had signed with the club in 2009. However, he never managed to make his debut with the squad after he was sent to the Mexican Club León on a loan basis shortly following the announcement of his signing. After the season ended, Club León decided to permanently sign Martínez along with Cristian Castillo and Rodolfo Zelaya, who were also on loan with the Mexican club at the time. For the Apertura 2010, Martínez reunited with two of his former teammates (Castillo) and (Zelaya) who have all previously played at Alianza.[7]

International career

Martínez is a member of the El Salvador national team, having made his debut in an October 2006 friendly match against Panama. He was part of the El Salvador squads which took part in the 2007[8] and 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cups,[9] and, as of July 2011, he has earned 13 caps and scored two international goals, both in qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and both against Mexico.

International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.6 June 2009Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador Mexico1–02–1World Cup 2010 Qualifying
2.10 October 2009Estadio Azteca, Ciudad de México, México1–31–4

Honours

Isidro Metapán

References
  1. "Martínez, Zelaya y Castillo, hacia México" (in Spanish). El Salvador.com. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
  2. "Sporting rights bought by Club León" (in Spanish). elGrafico.com. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  3. "Club Leon won't have Salvadorans" (in Spanish). La Prensa Grafica.com. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  4. El Salvador's Julio Martinez to play for Fire – Chicago Breaking Sports
  5. Afternoon Roundup – Soccer Insider
  6. "Chicago Fire release Martínez". chicago-fire.com. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
  7. "Reunited with former teammates" (in Spanish). elGrafico.com. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
  8. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 – Full Details Archived 24 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
  9. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 – Full Details Archived 26 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
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