Carlos Martínez Fernández

Carlos Martínez Fernández (born 13 November 1980) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a left winger, and the current as assistant manager of CD Leganés.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.
Carlos Martínez
Personal information
Full name Carlos Martínez Fernández
Date of birth (1980-11-13) 13 November 1980
Place of birth Llerena, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Leganés (assistant)
Youth career
Llerenense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Llerenense
2000–2002 Atlético Aviación
2002 Getafe 3 (0)
2002–2003 Atlético Aviación
2003–2004 Getafe B
2004–2005 Aranjuez
2005–2006 Parla
2006–2007 Ofigevi
2007 Villanueva 11 (1)
2007–2010 Leganés 87 (5)
2010–2012 Alcorcón 46 (1)
2012–2014 Leganés 65 (14)
2014–2015 Fuenlabrada 35 (5)
Teams managed
2016 Dalian Yifang (assistant)
2018 Al-Ettifaq U23
2018–2019 Al-Ettifaq (assistant)
2019 Leganés B (assistant)
2019– Leganés (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Football career

Born in Llerena, Badajoz, Extremadura, Martínez only played amateur football well into his 20s. In 2007, he joined Segunda División B side CD Leganés, being a regular starter for the club during his three-year spell.[1]

On 28 July 2010, Martínez signed for AD Alcorcón, newly-promoted to Segunda División.[2] He made his professional debut on 29 August of that year at the age of 29, coming on as a second-half substitute for goalscorer Fernando Sales in a 1–1 away draw against Albacete Balompié.[3]

Martínez scored his first and only goal in division two on 10 April 2011, netting his team's fourth in a 4–1 away routing of Córdoba CF.[4] In July of the following year, after being sparingly used, he returned to his former side Leganés, scoring a career-best 11 goals in his first season and helping the team achieve promotion in his second.

Martínez retired in 2015, aged 34, after featuring regularly for third division side CF Fuenlabrada. Shortly after retiring, he started working as a fitness coach in Atlético Madrid's youth setup, before moving to China and Saudi Arabia.[5]

On 8 July 2019, Martínez returned to Lega after being named Luis Cembranos' assistant in the B-team.[6] He moved to the first team after Cembranos took over the main squad in an interim manner, but remained in the staff after the appointment of Javier Aguirre.

Personal life

Martínez's younger brother Robert was also a footballer. A central midfielder, he never appeared in any higher than the third division.[7]

References
  1. "Entrevista a Carlos Martínez, jugador del C.D. Leganes" [Interview to Carlos Matínez, player of C.D. Leganes] (in Spanish). FutMadrid. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  2. "Carlos Martínez y Raúl Moreno fichan por el Alcorcón" [Carlos Martínez and Raúl Moreno sign for Alcorcón] (in Spanish). Marca. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  3. "El Alcorcón suma su primer punto en Segunda" [Alcorcón get first point in Segunda] (in Spanish). Marca. 29 August 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  4. "El Alcorcón se postula para la promoción ante un impreciso Córdoba" [Alcorcón get into promotion contention against an imprecise Córdoba] (in Spanish). Marca. 10 April 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  5. "Un llerenense en el banquillo del Bernabéu" [A llerenense in the bench of Bernabéu] (in Spanish). Hoy. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  6. "Carlos Martínez regresa al C.D. Leganés encabezando el cuerpo técnico del filial dirigido por Luis Cembranos" [Carlos Martínez returns to C.D. Leganés hading the technical staff of the reserves managed by Luis Cembranos] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  7. Robert Martínez at BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
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