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Juan Manuel Martínez (born October 25, 1985), nicknamed Burrito (in English, "Little Donkey"), is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward for Almirante Brown. He also holds a Portuguese passport. Martínez is best known for his agility, pace on the ball and brilliant dribbling skills.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Manuel Martínez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 October 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Viedma, Río Negro, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Almirante Brown | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vélez Sársfield | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2012 | Vélez Sársfield | 153 | (26) |
| 2005–2006 | → Argentinos Jrs. (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2007 | → Cúcuta Deportivo (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | → Al-Shabab (loan) | 15 | (3) |
| 2012 | Corinthians | 18 | (2) |
| 2013–2015 | Boca Juniors | 58 | (9) |
| 2015–2016 | Real Salt Lake | 40 | (8) |
| 2017 | Vélez Sársfield | 12 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Independiente | 9 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Agropecuario | 7 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Almagro | 59 | (10) |
| 2022– | Almirante Brown | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Argentina | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:02, 8 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editMartínez made his professional debut for Vélez Sársfield on October 1, 2003, in a 2–1 win over Talleres de Córdoba, for the Clausura tournament.[2] Later, he was part of the 2005 Clausura winning squad, playing 13 games and scoring 1 goal.[3] The goal he scored was Vélez's first in that championship, in the fourth match day victory over Lanús (2–1).
After his first period at Vélez, Martínez was loaned to Argentinos Juniors. With his new team, he played 10 games during the 2005 Apertura,[4] suffering a knee injury in the 11th fixture that left him out for almost the entire rest of the season. He returned for the last game of the 2006 Clausura, coming on as a substitute on a 1–0 victory over Colón.[5]
In 2007, after a half-a-year period back at Vélez, Martínez was loaned to Colombian club Cúcuta Deportivo. With the team, he was part of the Copa Libertadores semifinalist campaign. Subsequently, he spent the 2007–08 season on loan at Al-Shabab Riyadh in Saudi Arabia.
Martínez returned to Vélez Sársfield for the 2008–09 Argentine Primera División season. Upon his return, he won the Argentine league for the second time, by being part of the 2009 Clausura squad. The forward played 9 games and scored 1 goal during the tournament[6] (against Colón in a 4–2 away win, helping the team come back from a 0–2). He ended the tournament as a starter after replacing injured Jonathan Cristaldo for the last two games, against Lanús and Huracán, which defined the championship.
The 2010 Apertura was Martínez' best season with Vélez. Up until that tournament, he had scored 6 goals in 91 league games for the club, and had never been a regular starter. However, in that Apertura he started in all 19 games, scoring 10 goals.[7] He also achieved his first hat-trick in Argentina, in Vélez' 6–0 victory over Colón in the 10th fixture.[8] Moreover, his last goal of the championship, in the 2–0 away victory over Racing, was defined by various sources as "Maradona styled".[9][10][11][12] Martínez dribbled with the ball from behind the half-way line, passing 6 rival players in the process, to finally beat the opposing goalkeeper. His team finished the tournament as runner-up to Estudiantes de La Plata.
Due to his performances throughout 2010, Martínez was selected by the Argentine Sports Journalists Circle as the best player of the Argentine league for that year, therefore sharing the Footballer of the Year of Argentina award with Lionel Messi (best Argentine playing abroad).[13] In January 2011, the striker renewed his contract with Vélez until June 2013.[14]
In 2012, after Corinthians won the 2012 Copa Libertadores they hired Juan Manuel Martínez, however he did not feature regularly for team. He entered for a few minutes in the match against Chelsea F.C. in the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup.
Martínez joined Boca Juniors in January 2013. The beginning of the 2015 season saw Martínez injured for much of the time and fallen down the squad depth chart due to the loan signing of Dani Osvaldo and subsequent arrival of Carlos Tevez. By early July Martínez wanted to contribute to the squad but found it increasingly difficult to do so. With Tevez's return to Boca being the final straw, he approached the Boca front office and asked for his contract to be rescinded. Martínez trained with Vélez Sarsfield as he worked to sign with a new club during the summer of 2015.[15]
On 13 August 2015, Martínez joined Real Salt Lake as a Designated Player.[16]
Martínez and Salt Lake agreed to mutually terminate his contract at the club on 7 December 2016.[17]
On 18 January 2019, Martínez joined Club Almagro.[18] After three years at Almagro, Martínez moved to fellow league club Almirante Brown in February 2022.[19]
International career
editIn November 2010, Martínez was called to take part in the Argentina national team that will solely consist of Argentine League players. They will train twice a week and have friendly matches leading up to the 2011 Copa América.[20]
The striker received his first call-up by coach Sergio Batista on January 25, 2011, for a friendly match against Portugal. He was brought down in the penalty area during injury time to win a penalty for his side from which Messi scored the winner.[21]
International appearances and goals
edit| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Final score | Goal | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 9 February 2011 | Geneva, Switzerland |  Portugal |
2–1 | 0 | Win | Friendly |
| 2. | 14 September 2011 | Córdoba, Argentina |  Brazil |
0–0 | 0 | Draw | 2011 Superclásico de las Américas.[22][23] |
| 3. | 19 September 2012 | Goiânia, Brazil | Brazil |
1–2 | 1 | Loss | 2012 Superclásico de las Américas |
| 4. | 21 November 2012 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Brazil |
2–1 | 0 | Win | 2012 Superclásico de las Américas |
Career statistics
editThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (August 2015) |
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Vélez Sársfield | 2003–04 | 23 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | - |
| 2004–05 | 20 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | - | |
| Argentinos Juniors (loan) | 2005–06 | 13 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | - |
| Vélez Sársfield | 2006–07 | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | - |
| Cúcuta (loan) | 2007 | 9 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | - | 20 | 6 | - |
| Al-Shabab (loan) | 2007–08 | 15 | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | - |
| Vélez Sársfield | 2008–09 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 7 |
| 2009–10 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2010–11 | 37 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 50 | 16 | 17 | |
| 2011–12 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 9 | 4 | |
| Corinthians | 2012 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 3 |
| Boca Juniors | 2012–13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013–14 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | |
| Real Salt Lake[24] | 2015 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 2016 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | |
| Career total | 289 | 48 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 15 | 15 | 363 | 63 | 50 | |
Honours
editClub
edit- Vélez Sársfield
- Corinthians
Individual
edit- Footballer of the Year of Argentina (1): 2010
References
edit- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2012 presented by Toyota: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 29 November 2012. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2012.
- ^ "Closing '03 statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ "Closing '05 statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ "Opening '05 statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ "Closing '06 statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ "Closing '09 statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ "Opening '10 statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
- ^ "Te quiero, Burrito". Olé (in Spanish). 10 October 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
- ^ Federico Rozenbaum (13 December 2010). "El gol del campeonato". Olé (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 December 2010.
- ^ Ariel Ruya (12 December 2010). "Vélez fue primero en buen gusto". Cancha Llena (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 December 2010.
- ^ "Golazo a lo Maradona de Burrito Martínez". Diario AS (in Spanish). 12 December 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
- ^ "El golazo del "Burrito" Martínez da vuelta al mundo". La Voz del Interior (in Spanish). 12 December 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
- ^ "Messi y Martínez los ganadores del Olimpia" (in Spanish). Playfutbol. 22 December 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
- ^ "Hay Burro por dos años más" (in Spanish). Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield. 26 January 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ^ "Juan Manuel Martínez se entrenó en Vélez mientras define su futuro" (in Spanish). ESPN deportes. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "Real Salt Lake sign 29-year-old forward Juan Manuel "El Burrito" Martinez to Designated Player deal". MLS. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ "Real Salt Lake and Juan Manuel Martinez Mutually Agree to Part Ways | Real Salt Lake".
- ^ El Burrito Martínez es un nuevo jugador de Almagro, tycsports.com, 18 January 2019
- ^ BURRITO MARTÍNEZ LLEGÓ A ALMIRANTE BROWN, elnacionaldematanza.com.ar, 14 February 2022
- ^ Fernando Czyz (15 November 2010). "Batista inicia un nuevo proceso de selección local". Cancha Llena (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ^ Micaela Cannataro (25 January 2011). "Burro de Selección". Olé (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ^ "Brasil y Argentina se enfrentarán en septiembre". FIFA. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
- ^ "Acreditaciones de prensa para Argentina-Brasil". AFA. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Juan Manuel Martinez". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
External links
edit- Profile at Vélez Sársfield official website (in Spanish)
- Juan Manuel Martínez at Soccerway
- Juan Manuel Martinez at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Juan Manuel Martínez at National-Football-Teams.com