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Roberto Martínez (footballer, born 1973)

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Roberto Martínez
Personal information
Full name Roberto Guadalupe Martínez
Date of birth (1973-02-21) February 21, 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth San Miguel, El Salvador
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6+12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
España
Liberal
1996–2002 Águila
2003–2004 Alianza
2004–2005 Once Municipal
International career
1997–2000 El Salvador 19 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 July 2011
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 July 2011

Roberto Guadalupe Martínez (born 21 February 1973, in San Miguel, El Salvador) is a retired Salvadoran footballer.

Club career

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Nicknamed Catalnica, Martínez started his career at lower league side Espana and Liberal before making his debut in the Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador with Águila in 1996. He also played for Alianza and Once Municipal.

International career

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Martínez made his debut for El Salvador in a June 1997 World Cup qualification match against Mexico[1] and has earned a total of 19 caps, scoring 2 goals. He has represented his country in over 7 World Cup qualification matches.[2]

His final international game was a July 2000 World Cup qualification match against Honduras.

International goals

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Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 5 March 2000 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador  Belize 1-0 5-0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 28 March 2000 Estadio Flor Blanca, San Salvador, El Salvador  Haiti 3-1 3-1 friendly match

References

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  1. ^ El último héroe - El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Roberto MartínezFIFA competition record (archived)
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