Roberto Martínez (footballer, born 1973)

For other people with the same name, see Roberto Martinez (disambiguation).

Roberto Guadalupe Martínez (born 21 February 1973, in San Miguel, El Salvador) is a retired Salvadoran footballer.

Roberto Martínez

Personal information
Full name	Roberto Guadalupe Martínez
Date of birth	(1973-02-21) February 21, 1973
Place of birth	San Miguel, El Salvador
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	España
	Liberal
1996–2002	Águila
2003–2004	Alianza
2004–2005	Once Municipal
International career‡
1997–2000	El Salvador	19	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 July 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 July 2011

Club career

Nicknamed Catalnica, Martínez started his career at lower league side Espana and Liberal before making his debut in the Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador with Águila in 1996. He also played for Alianza and Once Municipal.

International career

Martínez made his debut for El Salvador in a June 1997 World Cup qualification match against Mexico and has earned a total of 19 caps, scoring 2 goals. He has represented his country in over 7 World Cup qualification matches.

His final international game was a July 2000 World Cup qualification match against Honduras.

International goals

Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	5 March 2000	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	Belize	1-0	5-0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	28 March 2000	Estadio Flor Blanca, San Salvador, El Salvador	Haiti	3-1	3-1	friendly match

External links

• Roberto Martínez at National-Football-Teams.com
• Martínez la figura - La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish)