Carlos Martínez (footballer, born August 1989)

Carlos Martínez Aibar (born 29 August 1989) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian club Abano Calcio.

Carlos Martínez
Personal information
Full name Carlos Martínez Aibar
Date of birth (1989-08-29) 29 August 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Cádiz, Spain
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Abano
Youth career
Cádiz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Cádiz B 30 (14)
2007 Cádiz 1 (0)
2008–2009 Vöcklabrucker SC 2 (0)
2009–2010 Guijuelo 0 (0)
2010–2012 Chiclana 8 (0)
2013 Bazán 6 (1)
2013–2014 Firpo 8 (0)
2014–2015 Sūduva 15 (3)
2015–2016 Coquimbo Unido 1 (0)
2017 Oliva 1 (0)
2017– Abano 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 November 2017

Club career

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Born in Cádiz, Andalusia, Martínez finished his development at local Cádiz CF. On 29 September 2007, at the age of 18, he made his debut with the first team, coming in as a 77th-minute substitute in a 0–2 away loss against CD Castellón.[1]

Martínez moved abroad in 2013, signing with C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo in the Salvadoran Primera División and competing in the CONCACAF Champions League.[2] He switched clubs and countries the following year, joining FK Sūduva in the Lithuanian A Lyga.[3]

In the 2015–16 season, Martínez represented Coquimbo Unido,[4] featuring rarely and also being relegated from the Primera B de Chile. He returned to his homeland on 26 November 2017 and signed with amateurs UD Oliva[5] but, less than one month later, moved to the Italian Serie D with Abano Calcio.[6]

Personal life

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Martínez's grandfather, Ramoní, was also a footballer. He represented mainly Sevilla FC.[7][4]

References

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  1. ^ "El Cádiz sigue sin ganar al Castellón" [Cádiz still cannot beat Castellón]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 30 September 2007. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Carlos Martínez: "Era difícil vivir allí"" [Carlos Martínez: “It was hard to live there”] (in Spanish). El Salvador.com. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  3. ^ "El pupilo de 'Mágico' al que ni las pistolas desmoralizan" [The pupil of 'Mágico' that not even the guns bring down]. Marca (in Spanish). 12 October 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  4. ^ a b "El trotamundo español que sueña con triunfar en Coquimbo" [The Spanish globetrotter who dreams of making it big in Coquimbo]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 24 July 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  5. ^ "La UD Oliva incorpora al trotamundos Carlos Martínez" [UD Oliva add globetrotter Carlos Martínez]. Levante-EMV (in Spanish). 26 November 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Abano, arriva anche Martinez Aibar" [Abano, Martínez Aibar arrives as well]. Il Mattino di Padova (in Italian). 21 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Ramoní, un toque de balón increíble en el Sevilla de los 50" [Ramoní, incredible ball control in 50s Sevilla]. ABC (in Spanish). 1 July 2001. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
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