José Antonio Martínez Cervera (born 10 June 1983), known simply as José, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Antonio Martínez Cervera | ||
| Date of birth | 10 June 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Damm | |||
| Gironès-Sàbat | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | Peralada | ||
| 2005–2013 | Girona | 216 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Omonia | 13 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Murcia | 73 | (79) |
| 2015–2019 | Olot | 112 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | Palamós | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBorn in Barcelona, Catalonia, José spent most of his career with Girona FC in his native region, representing the club in the second, third and fourth divisions of Spanish football. He appeared in 38 games in the 2012–13 season (including four in the playoffs), helping the team to the fourth position in the second tier and scoring his first goal as a professional on 31 March 2013 in a 2–1 away loss against CD Numancia.[1]
In the summer of 2013, 30-year-old José moved abroad for the first time, signing with Cyprus's AC Omonia. He returned to his homeland at the end of one sole campaign in the First Division, going on to compete in the lower leagues until his retirement.[2][3]
On 26 August 2017, in the second round of the third-tier season, José featured the entire 0–2 home defeat to CE Sabadell FC as a UE Olot player, with his brother Ángel coming on as a second-half substitute for the opposition.[4] He resumed his career in the Catalan regional divisions after leaving in December 2019, with Palamós CF.[5]
Personal life
editJosé's younger brother, Ángel, was also a footballer. Both shared teams in the 2010–11 season.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Un Regalón mantiene al Numancia con ilusión" [Big gift ("Regalón" in English, pun on scorer's name) as Numancia keep the illusion]. Marca (in Spanish). 31 March 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "José Martínez y Rubén Sánchez, los primeros fichajes del Murcia" [José Martínez and Rubén Sánchez, Murcia's first signings]. Marca (in Spanish). 14 July 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ "José Martínez, nou reforç de l'Olot" [José Martínez, new Olot addition]. El Garrotxi (in Catalan). 7 July 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ Bernad Giménez, Agustí (27 August 2017). "El Sabadell toma Olot" [Sabadell take Olot] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ "D'Olot a Palamós: arriba José Martínez" [From Olot to Palamós: José Martínez arrives] (in Catalan). Fútbol Catalunya. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Ángel Martínez, nuevo jugador del Girona" [Ángel Martínez, new Girona player]. Marca (in Spanish). 31 July 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
External links
edit- José Martínez at BDFutbol
- José Martínez at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- José Martínez at Soccerway