Olivier Martinez (footballer)

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Olivier Martinez (born 6 October 1966) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender and defensive midfielder.

Olivier Martinez

Personal information
Date of birth	(1966-10-06) 6 October 1966
Place of birth	La Garenne-Colombes, France
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender, defensive midfielder
Youth career
1978–1985	Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1991	Paris Saint-Germain	3	(0)
1989–1990	→ Abbeville (loan)	28	(1)
1990–1991	Paris Saint-Germain B
1991–1995	Charleville	52+	(0+)
Total		83+	(1+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Martinez was a graduate of the Paris Saint-Germain Academy. He made his debut for the senior team on 28 May 1985 in a 6–1 loss to Nancy. On 1 May 1987, he played his second game for PSG, a 0–0 draw against Nancy as well. Martinez made his final appearance for the Parisian club in a 2–1 win in Le Classique over Marseille on 21 May 1988.

During the 1989–90 season, Martinez was loaned out to Abbeville in the Division 2. There, he played more matches than he did at PSG, and he scored the first goal of his professional career. On his return to Paris, he played mostly with the reserve team, before joining Charleville. Martinez would go on to play four years in Charleville before retiring at the age of 29 in 1995.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Paris Saint-Germain	1984–85	Division 1	1	0	0	0	1	0
	1985–86	Division 1	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1986–87	Division 1	1	0	0	0	1	0
	1987–88	Division 1	1	0	0	0	1	0
	1988–89	Division 1	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	3	0
Abbeville (loan)	1989–90	Division 2	28	1	0	0	28	1
Charleville	1992–93	Division 2	26	0	0	0	26	0
	1993–94	Division 2	23	0	1	0	24	0
	1994–95	Division 2	3	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		52	0	1	0	53	0
Career total			83	1	1	0	84	1