Diego Hernán Martínez (born 16 November 1978) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He was recently the manager of Boca Juniors.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Hernán Martínez | ||
| Date of birth | 16 November 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Almirante Brown | ||
| 1998–1999 | Cañuelas | ||
| 1999–2000 | Deportivo Morón | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Ituzaingó | 40 | (8) |
| 2001–2002 | Estudiantes BA | ||
| 2002 | Aurora | 0 | (0) |
| 2003 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 18 | (3) |
| 2003–2005 | All Boys | ||
| 2005–2006 | Temperley | ||
| 2006–2007 | All Boys | ||
| 2007–2010 | Pierikos | 71 | (6) |
| 2010–2011 | Diagoras | 3 | (0) |
| 2011 | Estudiantes BA | ||
| 2013–2014 | Belgrano de Zárate | 9 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Ituzaingó | ||
| 2016–2017 | Cañuelas | ||
| 2018 | Comunicaciones | ||
| 2018 | Midland | ||
| 2018–2020 | Estudiantes BA | ||
| 2020 | Godoy Cruz | ||
| 2021–2023 | Tigre | ||
| 2023 | Huracán | ||
| 2024 | Boca Juniors | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
A midfielder, Martínez never appeared in any higher than Primera B Nacional, with his only input in the category being three goals in 18 appearances for Gimnasia y Esgrima de Concepción del Uruguay in the 2002–03 season. He also played abroad, spending half a year with Aurora in Guatemala, where he did not appear, and four seasons in Greece with Pierikos and Diagoras.[1]
Managerial career
After retiring Martínez started working as a coach, being initially in charge Boca Juniors' youth categories before taking over his first senior job at Ituzaingó, a club he already represented as a player. After another work at Cañuelas, also a former side, he was in charge of Comunicaciones (for only five matches)[2] and Midland[3] before taking over Estudiantes de Buenos Aires in June 2018.[4]
With Estudiantes, Martínez achieved promotion from Primera B Metropolitana, and also reached the semifinals of the 2018–19 Copa Argentina, being knocked out by River Plate.[5]
On 10 August 2020, Martínez was presented as manager of Primera División side Godoy Cruz.[6] In 2021, he was announced as manager of Tigre.[7]
Sacked by Tigre on 13 June 2023,[8] Martínez took over Huracán on 3 July.[9] He resigned from the latter on 7 December.[10]
On 26 December 2023, Martínez returned to Boca to become their first team manager.[11]
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 28 September 2024
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| Ituzaingó | 1 November 2015 | 16 June 2016 | 44 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 38.64 |
| Cañuelas | 29 June 2016 | 31 December 2017 | 57 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 73 | 51 | +22 | 40.35 |
| Comunicaciones | 1 January 2018 | 19 February 2018 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 20.00 |
| Midland | 20 February 2018 | 30 June 2018 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 23.53 |
| Estudiantes BA | 1 July 2018 | 9 August 2020 | 65 | 34 | 14 | 17 | 99 | 65 | +34 | 52.31 |
| Godoy Cruz | 10 August 2020 | 28 December 2020 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 0.00 |
| Tigre | 11 January 2021 | 14 June 2023 | 110 | 44 | 38 | 28 | 148 | 113 | +35 | 40.00 |
| Huracán | 3 July 2023 | 31 December 2023 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 52.17 |
| Boca Juniors | 1 January 2024 | 28 September 2024 | 45 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 62 | 42 | +20 | 44.44 |
| Total | 375 | 155 | 112 | 108 | 482 | 377 | +105 | 41.33 | ||
Honours
Player
Ituzaingó
- Primera C: 2000–01
Manager
Tigre
- Primera Nacional: 2021
- Copa de la Liga Profesional runner-up: 2022
References
- ^ "Dejó Boca para dirigir en Primera D y trabajó bajo la órbita del Barcelona: Diego Martínez, el técnico de Estudiantes, que buscará dar el golpe ante River" [Left Boca to manage in Primera D and worked for Barcelona: Diego Martínez, the manager of Estudiantes, who will seek to knock down River] (in Spanish). Infobae. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "No va más el DT" [The manager does not remain] (in Spanish). Olé. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "Diego Martínez es el nuevo DT" [Diego Martínez is the new manager] (in Spanish). Mundo Ascenso. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "Diego Martínez, nuevo DT del Pincha" [Diego Martínez, new manager of Pincha] (in Spanish). Olé. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "Diego Martínez, el director técnico del ascenso que llegó a Godoy Cruz con ADN de Barcelona" [Diego Martínez, the manager from the second division who arrived at Godoy Cruz with Barcelona DNA] (in Spanish). La Nación. 31 May 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "Godoy Cruz presentó a Diego Martínez, su nuevo DT" [Godoy Cruz presented Diego Martínez, their new manager] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ Noticias, I. A. M. (12 January 2021). "Diego Martínez asumió en Tigre". IAM Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ "Diego Martínez, despedido de Tigre por malos resultados" [Diego Martínez, sacked from Tigre due to poor results] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 13 June 2023.
- ^ "Diego Martínez ocupará el lugar de Sebastián Battaglia y será el nuevo entrenador de Huracán" [Diego Martínez will take the place of Sebastián Battaglia and will be the new manager of Huracán] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Diego Martínez se fue de Huracán: reconoció un llamado de Boca" [Diego Martínez left Huracán: he admitted a call from Boca] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 7 December 2023.
- ^ "Boca anunció un acuerdo total con Diego Martínez para ser el nuevo entrenador" [Boca announced a full agreement with Diego Martínez to become the new manager] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 26 December 2023.
External links
- Diego Martínez at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Diego Martínez coach profile at Soccerway
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