Javier Martínez (footballer, born 1971)

Not to be confused with Javi Martínez.

For other people named Javier Martínez, see Javier Martínez (disambiguation).

Javier Omar Martínez Jaime (born 6 December 1971) is a retired Honduran football defender.

Javier Martínez

Personal information
Full name	Javier Omar Martínez Jaime
Date of birth	(1971-12-06) 6 December 1971
Place of birth	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1995	Victoria
1996–1998	Cobán Imperial
2001–2002	Victoria	13	(1)
2002–2003	Real España
2003–2004	Marathón
2004–2005	Victoria
2005–2007	Motagua		(1)
2008	Vida	16	(0)
International career‡
1996–2004	Honduras	18	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2005 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2005

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Jaime.

Club career

He started his career at Victoria with whom he had three different spells. He played abroad, for Guatemalan side Cobán Imperial and also played for Honduran giants Real C.D. España, C.D. Marathón and F.C. Motagua.

International career

Martínez made his debut for Honduras in a June 1996 friendly match against Venezuela, in which he immediately scored a goal in the dying seconds, and has earned a total of 18 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 1 FIFA World Cup qualification match and played at the 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup, as well as at the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

His final international was a February 2004 friendly match against Colombia.

International goals

N.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	22 June 1996	Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras	Venezuela	1–0	1–0	Friendly match

External links

• Javier Martínez at National-Football-Teams.com