Hans Alexis Martínez Cabrera (born 4 January 1987) is a Chilean former footballer who mainly played as a central defender, but he could also play as a left back or defensive midfielder.
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| Full name | Hans Alexis Martínez Cabrera | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | January 4, 1987 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2007 | Universidad Católica | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2014 | Universidad Católica | 153 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | → Almería (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | O'Higgins | 27 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Audax Italiano | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Universidad de Concepción | 22 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Lautaro de Buin | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 224 | (11) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Chile U17 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Chile U20 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Chile | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editBorn in Santiago, Martínez joined Universidad Católica's youth system in 1998, aged 11, and made his first-team debuts in 2007. Martínez scored his first goal on 6 October 2008, in a 5–3 away win over Universidad de Concepción. In the following three seasons he was an undisputed starter, losing his place, however, in the 2012 season.
In July 2013, Martínez rejected a new four-year deal from the UC,[1] and after being linked to Colo-Colo and Universidad de Chile in August,[2] he stated a desire to move abroad in December.[3]
On 27 December 2013 Martínez joined La Liga side UD Almería on loan until the end of the season.[4] He made his debut in the top flight of Spanish football on 12 April of the following year, starting in a 0–4 loss at Real Madrid.[5]
On 19 July 2014, Martínez returned to Chile, joining O'Higgins.[6]
After having contractual conflicts with Lautaro de Buin and his manager Carlos Encinas,[7] he was given severance pay and released on April 7, 2021.[8] A year later, he confirmed his retirement from football.[9]
International career
editAfter appearing with the Chile under-17s at the 2003 South American Under-17 Football Championship, Martínez was a member of the Chile under-20 squad, which finished fourth at the 2007 South American Youth Championship in Paraguay, being a regular starter. He appeared at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and the following year appeared at the Toulon Tournament.
Martínez made his full squad debut on 26 January 2008, starting in a 0–0 draw against Japan.[10]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Universidad Católica | 2007 | Primera División | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| 2009 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9[c] | 1 | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2010 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8[d] | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2011 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 12[e] | 0 | 9[c] | 1 | 48 | 4 | ||
| 2012 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11[e] | 1 | 1[f] | 0 | 31 | 4 | ||
| 2013 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | — | 24 | 3 | |||
| 2013–14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[f] | 0 | 15 | 1 | |||
| Total | 132 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 39 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 207 | 16 | ||
| UD Almería (loan) | 2013–14 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| O'Higgins | 2014–15 | Primera División | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[g] | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Audax Italiano | 2016–17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Universidad de Concepción | 2018 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| Lautaro de Buin | 2020 | Segunda División | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 202 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 43 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 283 | 16 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana.
- ^ Appearances in the Clausura Playoffs.
- ^ a b Appearances in the Apertura playoffs and Clausura playoffs.
- ^ a b c Appearances in the Copa Libertadores.
- ^ a b Appearances in the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana.
- ^ a b Appearances in the Apertura playoffs.
- ^ Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana playoffs.
Honours
editUniversidad Católica
Chile U-20
- FIFA U-20 World Cup third place: 2007
References
edit- ^ Toselli renueva en la UC y Hans Martínez no llega a acuerdo (Toselli renews with UC and Hans Martínez fails to reach a deal); Terra Deportes, 2 July 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Hans Martínez: "No se me pasa por la mente jugar por Colo Colo ni por la 'U'" (Hans Martínez: "Does not comes to my mind playing for Colo Colo neither for la U") Archived 2013-08-24 at the Wayback Machine; La Tercera, 23 August 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ El compromiso de Hans Martínez con Universidad Católica (The commitment of Hans Martíne with Universidad Católica)[permanent dead link]; La Tercera, 27 December 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Almería ficha al chileno Hans Martínez, un jugador polivalente, agresivo y rápido (Almería signs Chilean Hans Martínez, a versatile, aggressive and quick footballer) Archived 2013-12-27 at the Wayback Machine; Almería's official website, 27 December 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Real back on top; ESPN FC, 12 April 2014
- ^ Se acabó la travesía europea: Hans Martínez está muy cerca de llegar a O’Higgins (The European trip ended: Hans Martínez is very close to arrive in O'Higgins); El Periscopio, 19 July 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ González, Christian (25 March 2021). "El Sifup respalda a Hans Martínez en su batalla contra Lautaro de Buin" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ @LautaroDeBuin (7 April 2021). "Comunicado!!!" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 April 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Fajardo, Cristián (22 July 2022). "Hans Martínez y el profundo dolor por el fin de su historia en el fútbol: "Nunca esperé terminar mi carrera de esa manera"". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ Chile hold Japan to goalless draw in World Cup preparation; Soccerway, 26 January 2008
- ^ "Hans Martínez » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ "H. Martínez". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
External links
edit- Hans Martínez at Soccerway
- Hans Martínez – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Hans Martínez at National-Football-Teams.com