Roberto Martínez (footballer, born 1973)

Roberto Guadalupe Martínez (born 21 February 1973, in San Miguel, El Salvador) is a retired Salvadoran footballer.

Roberto Martínez
Personal information
Full name Roberto Guadalupe Martínez
Date of birth (1973-02-21) February 21, 1973
Place of birth San Miguel, El Salvador
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6+12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
España
Liberal
1996–2002 Águila
2003–2004 Alianza
2004–2005 Once Municipal
International career
1997–2000 El Salvador 19 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 July 2011
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 July 2011

Club career

Nicknamed Catalnica, Martínez started his career at lower league side Espana and Liberal before making his debut in the Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador with Águila in 1996. He also played for Alianza and Once Municipal.

International career

Martínez made his debut for El Salvador in a June 1997 World Cup qualification match against Mexico[1] and has earned a total of 19 caps, scoring 2 goals. He has represented his country in over 7 World Cup qualification matches.[2]

His final international game was a July 2000 World Cup qualification match against Honduras.

International goals

Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
15 March 2000Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador Belize1-05-02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
228 March 2000Estadio Flor Blanca, San Salvador, El Salvador Haiti3-13-1friendly match

References

  1. El último héroe - El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish)
  2. Roberto MartínezFIFA competition record (archived)


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