William_Martínez_(footballer)

William Martínez (footballer)

William Martínez (footballer)

Uruguayan footballer (1928-1997)

Not to be confused with Williams Martínez.

Wílliam Ruben Martínez Carreras[1] (January 13, 1928 – December 28, 1997) was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a defender. He played 54 times for the Uruguay national football team between 1950 and 1965.[2]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Carreras.
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Club career

Martínez came through the youth team of local side Sportivo Alba de Victoria and signed on as a youth player for Nacional in 1962. After playing for Nacional at various youth levels and for the first team he joined Racing Club de Montevideo in 1947.

In 1948, he joined Rampla Juniors, where he spent 7 seasons before joining Peñarol

It was with Peñarol that Martínez enjoyed most of his success at the club level. During his time with the club he captained the team to five consecutive league titles (1958–1962), two Copa Libertadores (1960, 1961), the Copa Intercontinental in 1961 and four consecutive editions of the Copa Uruguay (1958–1961).

In 1963 Martínez returned to Rampla Juniors, in 1967 he joined Atlético Junior in Colombia before returning for a third spell with Rampla Juniors.

In the last years of his playing career he worked as the player-manager of Fenix and Central Español. He retired from football in 1970 at the age of 42.

International career

Martínez was in the Uruguay squads for three FIFA World Cup tournaments (1950, 1954 and 1962). He played a total of 54 matches scoring 2 goals.

Martínez won the Copa América with Uruguay in 1956,[3] he also played in three other editions of the tournament (1953,[4] 1955[1] and 1959A[5]).

Honours

Nacional

Rampla Juniors

  • Torneo Competencia: 1950
  • Torneo Cuadrangular: 1953

C.A. Peñarol

Uruguay

Individual

References

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    rsssf: Copa América 1955
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    rsssf: Uruguay record international footballers
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    rsssf: Copa América 1956
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    rsssf: Copa América 1953
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    rsssf: Copa América 1959 (Arg)
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    "IFFHS All-Time Uruguay Men's Dream Team". IFFHS. August 5, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
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