Néstor_Martínez
Néstor Martínez
Guatemalan footballer
Néstor Martínez (born March 13, 1981) is a Guatemalan football defender who most recently played for Deportivo Petapa of Guatemala's second division.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Néstor Fernando Martínez Morales | ||
| Date of birth | (1981-03-13) March 13, 1981 (age 43) | ||
| Place of birth | Livingston,[1] Guatemala | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2006 | Comunicaciones | 69 | (3) |
| 2006–2009 | Deportivo Marquense | 25 | (0) |
| 2009 | Deportivo Petapa | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2002–2007 | Guatemala | 51 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 February 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 February 2010 | |||
Martínez started his professional career at local giants Comunicaciones where he would win two league titles before moving to Deportivo Marquense in 2006.[2] In summer 2009 he joined Petapa,[3] but in November 2009 he was deemed surplus to requirements.[4]
Martínez made his debut for Guatemala as a late substitute in an October 2002 friendly match against Jamaica and went on to collect a total of 51 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 11 FIFA World Cup qualification matches [5] and at the 2003,[6] 2005[7] and 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup[8] Finals as well as at the 2003,[9] 2005[10] and 2007[11] UNCAF Cup tournaments.
His final international was a November 2007 friendly match, also against Jamaica.
- Néstor Martínez at National-Football-Teams.com
- Un equipo con tumbao Archived 2007-06-16 at archive.today - Prensa Libre (in Spanish)
- "Néstor Martínez no la pasa bien por estos días, pero no piensa en el retiro" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 22 July 2020.
- DEPORTIVO PETAPA LISTADO DE JUGADORES Y CUERPO TECNICO TORNEO 2009-2010 - ligaprimeradivision (in Spanish)
- Petapa/ Ratifican a Salguero - LaRed (in Spanish)
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