Neco Martínez

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.

Neco Martínez

Personal information
Full name	Luis Enrique Martínez Rodríguez
Date of birth	July 11, 1982 (1982-07-11)
Place of birth	Necoclí, Colombia
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Once Caldas
Number	55
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001	Envigado	2	(0)
2001	Atlético Huila	5	(0)
2002–2003	Guanacasteca	7	(0)
2003–2004	Envigado	17	(0)
2004–2006	Santa Fe	61	(0)
2006–2009	Sakaryaspor	43	(0)
2007–2008	→ Manisaspor (loan)	2	(0)
2010–	Once Caldas	36	(0)
National team
2003–	Colombia	14	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 2010. † Appearances (Goals).

Luis Enrique "Neco" Martínez Rodríguez, (born 11 July 1982 in Necoclí) is a Colombian football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Once Caldas.

He is nicknamed "Neco" for the town of his birth.

Career

Rodríguez was signed by newly promoted Turkish team Sakaryaspor in summer 2006, signing a three year contract, before moving to current club Once Caldas.

During a World Cup warm-up match between Poland and Colombia on May 30, 2006, he scored a remarkable goal, striking directly from a long distance over the head of the opposition goalkeeper, Tomasz Kuszczak.

After a three year absence from the national team, he was called back by new coach Hernan Dario Gomez for an international friendly match against Bolivia on August 5, 2010.

He has been the starting goalkeeper for the Colombian national team during the Copa America 2011.

External links

• Official profile
• Neco Martínez at National-Football-Teams.com