Gilberto Martínez
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- Not to be confused with Gilberto Erick Martínez.
| Gilberto Martínez | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gilberto Martínez Vidal | |
| Date of birth | October 1, 1979 | |
| Place of birth | Golfito, Costa Rica | |
| Height | 1.74 m | |
| Playing position | Right back, Centre back | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club |  Brescia |
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| Number | 26 | |
| Youth career | ||
| Deportivo Saprissa | ||
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1999–2002 2002– 2006–2007 |
Deportivo Saprissa Brescia Calcio → A.S. Roma(Loan) |
68 (0) 241 (1) 0 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2001– | Costa Rica | 58 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Gilberto Martínez Vidal (born October 1, 1979 in Golfito, Costa Rica) is a Costa Rican football player, who currently plays defender for Brescia in Italian Serie B.
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[edit] Deportivo Saprissa
Martínez began his career playing with Deportivo Saprissa from Costa Rica, in the 1999/2000 season. He participated with Costa Rica's national team in the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship held at Nigeria. His performances in the domestic league and Nigeria's Football World Youth Championship soon earned him a place on the Costa Rican national team, and Martínez quickly established himself there as well, becoming one of the most wanted and loved from the fans. Martinez started all three of the team's games in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and his performances were considered to be impressive.
[edit] Brescia Calcio
Due to his World Cup performances Brescia purchased him from Deportivo Saprissa on September 15 of the same year. In his initial seasons with Brescia, Martínez established himself as a mainstay in the rondinelle defense line. However, an ankle injury he suffered during the 2006 FIFA World Cup limited him in the following seasons; he spent the whole 2006–07 season on loan to Roma, but failed to make an impact as he failed to recover from his injury. He returned to Brescia at the start of the 2007–08 season without having made a single appereance for the Rome-based club. He ultimately made his playing comeback in the 2008–09 season, confirming himself once again as a fundamental player for his club, now in Serie B.
[edit] Career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Costa Rica | League | Cup | League Cup | North America | Total | |||||||
| 1999-00 | Deportivo Saprissa | 11 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2000-01 | 26 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2001-02 | 31 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Italy | League | Coppa Italia | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2002-03 | Brescia | Serie A | 34 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2003-04 | 30 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2004-05 | 33 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2005-06 | Serie B | 35 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2006-07 | Roma | Serie A | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2007-08 | Brescia | Serie B | 25 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2008-09 | 32 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Total | Costa Rica | 68 | 0 | |||||||||
| Italy | 137 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Career Total | 200 | 1 | ||||||||||
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