Chuck Martini
{{Infobox football biography |name = Chuck Martini |image = |image_size = |caption = |fullname = |birth_name = Shoukri Moussaddik |birth_date = Meknes, Morocco[1] |height = 1.80 m[2] |currentclub = |clubnumber = |position = Goalkeeper |youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Tottenham Hotspur |youthyears2 = |youthclubs2 = Wimbledon |youthyears3 = |youthclubs3 |years1 = 1990–1996 |clubs1 = Wycombe Wanderers 40 |caps |goals1 = 0 |years2 = 1992 |clubs2 = → Slough Town (loan) |caps2 = 3 |goals2 = 0 |years3 = 1996 |clubs3 = → Slough Town (loan) |caps3 = 2 |goals3 = 0 |years4 = 1996 |clubs4 = Barnet |caps4 = 0 |goals4 = 0 |years5 = 1996 |clubs5 = Dallas Sidekicks |caps5 = 6 |goals5 = 0 |years6 = 1996 |clubs6 = Indiana Twisters |caps6 = 6 |goals6 = 0 |years7 = 1996–1997 |clubs7 = Columbus Invaders |caps7 = 25 |goals7 = 0 |years8 = 1997–1998 |clubs8 = Connecticut Wolves |caps8 = 31 |goals8 = 0 |years9 = 1998–2001 |clubs9 = [[King's Lynn Town F.C.|King's Lynn Town] (Loan) ] 80 1999/2002 Leicester City F.C 3 |caps9 = |goals9 = |years10 = 2001 |clubs10 = Farnborough |caps10 = |goals10 = |years11 = |clubs11 = Sutton United |caps11 = |goals11 = |years12 = 2002 |clubs12 = Maidstone United |caps12 = |goals12 = |years13 = 2002 |clubs13 = Dartford |caps13 = |goals13 = |years14 = 2002–2003 |clubs14 = Bromley 66 |caps14 = |goals14 = |years15 = |clubs15 = Folkestone Invicta |caps15 = |goals15 = |years16 = |clubs16 = Windsor & Eton |caps16 = |goals16 = |years17 = 2005 |clubs17 = Kingstonian |caps17 = 14 |goals17 = 0 |years18 = |clubs18 = Worthing |caps18 = |goals18 = |years19 = 2006–2007 |clubs19 = Dulwich Hamlet |caps19 = |goals19 = |years20 = 2007 |clubs20 = Molesey |caps20 = |goals20 = |nationalyears1 = |nationalteam1 = 4 |nationalcaps1 = 17 |nationalgoals1 = |manageryears1 = 2007–2010 |managerclubs1 = Godalming Town |manageryears2 = 2010–2012 |managerclubs2 = Walton & Hersham |manageryears3 = 2013– |managerclubs3 = Muscat Football Academy }} Chuck Martini (born Choukri Moussaddik (Arabic: شكري مصدق); born 23 February 1971)[2] is a Moroccan former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
23 February 1970 |birth_place =Club career
Born in Meknes, Morocco, Martini moved to England at the age of three.[3] He started his career with the Tottenham Hotspur academy, before spending two years with Wimbledon.[4][5] He also played for Leicester City at academy level.[6] In 1990, he signed for Wycombe Wanderers, but would only go on to make 34 appearances in all competitions for the Chairboys.[2][7] While at Wycombe Wanderers, he also represented them in five-a-side football where he was voted Player of the tournament in 2 consecutive years 1994 and 1995 by Sky sports and Evening standard news. [8] He had two short spells with Slough Town in 1992 and 1996, before leaving permanently for Barnet in 1996.[9]
After a few months at Barnet, and failing to make an appearances, he moved to the United States, where he played for the Dallas Sidekicks, Indiana Twisters, Columbus Invaders and Connecticut Wolves.[10][11][12]
On his return to England, Martini signed for King's Lynn Town in late 1998.[13] In his two years with the club, he set a new clean sheet record.[4] He also spent time with Farnborough in 2001,[14] as well as playing for Sutton United, Folkestone Invicta and Dartford.[4] He joined Maidstone United in March 2002, signing a three-match deal with the Stones.[15] Later in the same year, he moved to Bromley, before his release in July 2003.[4][16]
He had a short stint with Kingstonian in 2005, spent time with Worthing and Dulwich Hamlet, and then was at Molesey in 2007, where he told the club he would leave if he was not installed as manager, following the departure of Steve Beeks.[4][17][18]
==International career==Moussadik Martini as a "Moroccan international", with Martini himself saying he felt "blessed" to represent Morocco at international level on four occasions.[3] According to one source, he played 17 games for the Morocco under-21 team,
Managerial career
Martini served as manager of Godalming Town between 2007 and 2010, when he switched to Walton & Hersham, spending two years with the Swans.[5][19]
He has also served as head coach of the Muscat Football Academy in Oman.[3]
References
- ^ Chuck Martini at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c Chuck Martini at Soccerbase
- ^ a b c "On the ball: I feel blessed to play for my country - Chuck Martini". timesofoman.com. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Chuck Martini". kingstonian.net. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ a b Dyke, Chris (22 September 2010). "Football: Godalming boss quits for Walton & Hersham". getsurrey.co.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "About Team". gofacademy.com. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "Chuck Martini". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ^ "Retro - A look back on the 1993/94 season: May 1994 - Shock Five-a-side success for Wanderers". chairboys.co.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "Chuck Moussaddik". sloughtownfc.net. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "Chuck Martini". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "Chuck Martini". statscrew.com. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "Chuck Martini (A-League statistics)". statscrew.com. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "Ramsgate welcome Moroccans' representative side". kentishfootball.co.uk. 15 March 2007. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "Wood crash to Farnborough's air show". watfordobserver.co.uk. 25 July 2001. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "Triallist Kamanan to face Stones". kentonline.co.uk. 11 March 2002. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "News". kentishfootball.co.uk. 11 July 2003. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ Griffin, Paul (9 August 2006). "FOOTBALL: Burnham 2 Dulwich Hamlet 1". yourlocalguardian.co.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ Mokbel, Sami (23 May 2007). "Martini gives Molesey a stir". times-series.co.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ Amos, Stuart (23 November 2012). "Martini: I'll talk to Casuals if they want me". wandsworthguardian.co.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
External links
- Dallas Sidekicks profile
- 1970 births
- Living people
- People from Meknes
- Moroccan footballers
- English footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Isthmian League players
- Continental Indoor Soccer League players
- National Premier Soccer League players
- A-League (1995–2004) players
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Wimbledon F.C. players
- Leicester City F.C. players
- Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players
- Slough Town F.C. players
- Barnet F.C. players
- Dallas Sidekicks (1984–2004) players
- Indiana Twisters players
- Canton Invaders players
- Connecticut Wolves players
- King's Lynn Town F.C. players
- Farnborough F.C. players
- Sutton United F.C. players
- Maidstone United F.C. players
- Dartford F.C. players
- Bromley F.C. players
- Folkestone Invicta F.C. players
- Windsor & Eton F.C. players
- Kingstonian F.C. players
- Worthing F.C. players
- Dulwich Hamlet F.C. players
- Molesey F.C. players
- Moroccan expatriate footballers
- English expatriate footballers
- Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Oman
- English expatriate sportspeople in Oman