Williams Martínez

Williams Martínez Fracchia (18 December 1982 – 17 July 2021) was a Uruguayan professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

For another Uruguayan footballer, see William Martínez (footballer).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Fracchia.
Williams Martínez
Personal information
Full name Williams Guillermo Martínez Fracchia
Date of birth (1982-12-18)18 December 1982
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death 17 July 2021(2021-07-17) (aged 38)
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Defensor Sporting
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2008 Defensor Sporting 93 (8)
2003 → Ferro Carril (loan)
2006 → West Brom (loan) 2 (1)
2008–2009 Valenciennes 7 (0)
2008–2009 → Reims (loan) 17 (0)
2009–2011 Defensor Sporting 23 (0)
2010–2011 → Chacarita Juniors (loan) 26 (0)
2011–2012 Huachipato 13 (0)
2012–2013 Palestino 26 (0)
2013–2014 Cerro Porteño 0 (0)
2014–2015 River Plate Montevideo 25 (1)
2015–2016 Cerro 30 (2)
2016 Deportivo Táchira 15 (0)
2016 Rampla Juniors 13 (0)
2017–2018 River Plate Montevideo 59 (4)
2019 Ceuta 6 (1)
2020–2021 Rampla Juniors 20 (0)
2021 Villa Teresa 3 (0)
International career
2003 Uruguay 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Martínez signed on loan for West Bromwich Albion of the Premier League in January 2006 until the end of the season, and made his Premier League debut as a half-time substitute against Fulham at Craven Cottage on 11 February 2006, a 6–1 defeat. He scored his first goal for the English club on 7 May 2006, an away game at Everton,[1] also his first start for the club, while also conceding a late penalty that gave Everton a 2–2 draw.

In January 2008, he signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Valenciennes, and was loaned to Reims for the 2008–09 season. On 17 August 2009, upon his request, he was released by Valenciennes and signed by his former club Defensor Sporting.

International career

Martínez made his debut for the Uruguay national team in the 2003 Lunar New Year Cup.

Death

Martínez died on 17 July 2021 of suicide, aged 38, as a result of a depression caused by COVID-19-related inactivity. At the time of his death, he was playing for Villa Teresa.[2]

References
  1. "Everton 2–2 West Brom". BBC. 7 May 2006. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
  2. Comunicaciones, Compañia Chilena de. "Ex jugador de Palestino y Huachipato Williams Martínez falleció a los 38 años". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2021.


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