Néstor Martínez

Néstor Martínez (born March 13, 1981) is a Guatemalan football defender who most recently played for Deportivo Petapa of Guatemala's second division.

For the Mexican footballer, see Néstor Salomé Martínez.
Néstor Martínez
Personal information
Full name Néstor Fernando Martínez Morales
Date of birth (1981-03-13) March 13, 1981
Place of birth Livingston,[1] Guatemala
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position(s) defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2006 Comunicaciones 69 (3)
2006–2009 Deportivo Marquense 25 (0)
2009 Deportivo Petapa
National team‡
2002–2007 Guatemala 51 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 February 2010
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 February 2010
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Morales.

Club career

Martínez started his professional career at local giants Comunicaciones before moving to Deportivo Marquense in 2006. In summer 2009 he joined Petapa,[2] but in November 2009 he was deemed surplus to requirements.[3]

International career

Martínez made his debut for Guatemala as a late substitute in an October 2002 friendly match against Jamaica and went on to collect a total of 51 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 11 FIFA World Cup qualification matches [4] and at the 2003,[5] 2005[6] and 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup[7] Finals as well as at the 2003,[8] 2005[9] and 2007[10] UNCAF Cup tournaments.

His final international was a November 2007 friendly match, also against Jamaica.

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References
  1. Un equipo con tumbao Archived 2007-06-16 at Archive.today - Prensa Libre (in Spanish)
  2. DEPORTIVO PETAPA LISTADO DE JUGADORES Y CUERPO TECNICO TORNEO 2009-2010 - ligaprimeradivision (in Spanish)
  3. Petapa/ Ratifican a Salguero - LaRed (in Spanish)
  4. Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
  5. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details - RSSSF
  6. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details - RSSSF
  7. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details - RSSSF
  8. Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 - Details - RSSSF
  9. Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2005 - Details - RSSSF
  10. UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2007 - Details- RSSSF


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