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'''Roberto Martínez Montoliú''' (born 13 July 1973) is a [[Spain|Spanish]] former [[Association football|footballer]] who is the current [[manager (association football)|manager]] of [[Premier League]] club [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]].
'''Roberto Martínez Montoliú''' (born 13 July 1973) is a [[Catalan]] former [[Association football|footballer]] who is the current [[manager (association football)|manager]] of [[Premier League]] club [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]].


Martínez played as a [[midfielder#Defensive|defensive midfielder]] and began his career at Spanish side [[Real Zaragoza]], where he won the [[Copa del Rey]]. He spent a year at lower league side [[CF Balaguer]], before signing for [[Football League Third Division|English Third Division]] side [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]]. Becoming part of a small Spanish contingent at the club known as "the three amigos" alongside [[Jesús Seba]] and [[Isidro Díaz]], he was a regular first team player for six years, the longest period of time he spent at one club. During his time there, he won the [[Football League Third Division]] and the [[Football League Trophy]].
Martínez played as a [[midfielder#Defensive|defensive midfielder]] and began his career at Spanish side [[Real Zaragoza]], where he won the [[Copa del Rey]]. He spent a year at lower league side [[CF Balaguer]], before signing for [[Football League Third Division|English Third Division]] side [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]]. Becoming part of a small Spanish contingent at the club known as "the three amigos" alongside [[Jesús Seba]] and [[Isidro Díaz]], he was a regular first team player for six years, the longest period of time he spent at one club. During his time there, he won the [[Football League Third Division]] and the [[Football League Trophy]].

Revision as of 22:49, 6 May 2013

For other people named Roberto Martinez, see Roberto Martinez (disambiguation).

Roberto Martínez
Personal information
Full name Roberto Martínez Montoliú
Date of birth (1973-07-13) 13 July 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Balaguer, Catalunya
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Wigan Athletic (Manager)
Youth career
1982–1990 Balaguer
1990–1994 Real Zaragoza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1994 Real Zaragoza 1 (0)
1994–1995 Balaguer 10 (0)
1995–2001 Wigan Athletic 187 (17)
2001–2002 Motherwell 16 (0)
2002–2003 Walsall 6 (0)
2003–2006 Swansea City 122 (4)
2006–2007 Chester City 31 (3)
Total 373 (24)
Managerial career
2007–2009 Swansea City
2009– Wigan Athletic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roberto Martínez Montoliú (born 13 July 1973) is a Catalan former footballer who is the current manager of Premier League club Wigan Athletic.

Martínez played as a defensive midfielder and began his career at Spanish side Real Zaragoza, where he won the Copa del Rey. He spent a year at lower league side CF Balaguer, before signing for English Third Division side Wigan Athletic. Becoming part of a small Spanish contingent at the club known as "the three amigos" alongside Jesús Seba and Isidro Díaz, he was a regular first team player for six years, the longest period of time he spent at one club. During his time there, he won the Football League Third Division and the Football League Trophy.

In 2001, Martínez moved to Scottish side Motherwell on a free transfer, but he was unable to break into the first team. He switched clubs the following year, this time to Walsall, but again he played infrequently. This prompted a move to Swansea City in 2003, where he was selected as club captain and helped the Welsh side to avoid relegation from the Football League. He was a key player in the team from 2003 to 2006, captaining them to promotion to League One in 2005. He moved to Chester City in 2006, and was again chosen to be captain.

In 2007, Swansea contacted Martínez to offer him the position of manager. He accepted the offer and retired from playing, soon bringing success to the Swans. He won the League One Manager of the Year Award in his first season as Swansea were crowned League One Champions, which took the club back to England's second-tier division after a 24-year absence. Martínez later accepted an offer to become the manager of Wigan Athletic, who had recently been promoted to the Premier League, in June 2009. He successfully guided them to avoid relegation for three seasons in a row, whilst also leading them to their first ever FA Cup Final in 2013.

Early life

Born in Balaguer, Martínez began his career at his home-town club CF Balaguer in the Spanish Third Division, playing his first competitive game for the club's youth team when he was nine years old. He played at every level of youth football for the club before moving to Real Zaragoza at the age of 16.[1]

Playing career

Martínez made his first appearance for the Real Zaragoza B team in 1991, but spent most of his first three seasons at the club playing for the youth teams.[2] On 20 June 1993, he made his debut for the first team in La Liga on the final day of the 1992–93 season in a 2–2 draw with Atlético Madrid, coming onto the pitch as a substitute for Luis Carlos Cuartero in the 55th minute.[3] During the following season, Martínez featured more regularly for the B team,[4] helping the team regain promotion to the Segunda División B after being relegated in the previous season. In 1994, he returned to Balaguer to play for the first team, and also ran a football school for the club as an alternative to military service.[5]

Martínez was offered the chance to move to England by Dave Whelan, Chairman of Wigan Athletic, and he signed on a free transfer on 25 July 1995, joining fellow Spaniards Jesús Seba and Isidro Díaz, who were collectively referred to as the "Three Amigos".[6] He made his debut on 12 August 1995 against Gillingham, scoring for Wigan in a 2–1 defeat. He finished the 1995–1996 season as the club's top goalscorer with 13 goals in all competitions, and his impressive performances were recognised when he was named in the Division Three PFA Team of the Year, and was also voted by the supporters as the club's Player of the Year.[7]

Martínez won his first honours at the end of the following season, in 1996–1997, when Wigan finished as Division Three Champions. He was once again named in the Division Three PFA Team of the Year, and was rewarded with a new four-year contract.[8] Martínez was also at Wigan when the team won the Football League Trophy in 1999, which he received a winners' medal for despite being injured when the final was played.[9] He spent six seasons at Wigan, making 180 appearances for the club, with a further 47 as substitute, and scoring 23 goals.

Released by Wigan on a free transfer at the end of the 2000–01 season, Martínez signed a three-year deal with Scottish club Motherwell in July 2001.[10] He made only eight appearances, plus eight more as a substitute, before having his contract terminated at the end of the season after the club had entered administration a week earlier.[11]

He moved back to England to join First Division club Walsall on a free transfer in August 2002. Again, he did not feature regularly, starting just one game for Walsall (a home match against Reading, in which he also got sent off)[12] and making a further five appearances as a substitute. In January 2003, Martínez joined Swansea City on a short-term contract until the end of the season,[12] becoming the captain and helping to preserve the club's Football League status on the last day of the season. In June 2003, despite reported interest from First Division clubs, Martínez signed a new contract with Swansea.[13] At the start of the 2004–05 season, Martínez was dropped from the squad by manager Kenny Jackett,[14] but fought his way back into the first team, making 37 league appearances as the club won promotion to League One.[15] By the end of 2005–06 season, he had made 111 appearances for Swansea City, with a further eleven as substitute, and had scored four goals.

In May 2006, Martínez was released by Swansea on a free transfer.[16] Martínez joined Chester City on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract.[17] In February 2007, he returned to Swansea City as manager, replacing Kenny Jackett, who had let him go at the end of the previous season. This appointment was mostly met positively from the fans, despite him not having any managerial experience.[18] Because his move to Swansea occurred outside the transfer window, Martínez could not register himself to play for the club for the remainder of the season. Although Martínez initially wanted to continue playing football for as long as possible, he soon felt that he would be unable to fully commit to a player-manager role, bringing his playing career to an end at the age of 33.[19][20] His last ever competitive match as a player was Chester's 1–0 win against Bury on 21 February 2007.

Managerial career

Swansea City

With Martínez in charge, Swansea lost just once in 11 games, giving them a chance of clinching a play-off place on the final day of the 2006–07 season, but missed out following a 6–3 defeat at home against Blackpool.[21] Martínez won his first League One Manager of the Month Award for October 2007 by leading his team to four straight wins in four in the league, including a 5–0 win and a 4–1 win over Leyton Orient and Bournemouth, respectively, away from home.[22] He went on to win the Award consecutively, in December after a thrilling 3–2 win over Leeds United at the Swans' Liberty Stadium, and in January after a second 4–0 win away from home against Doncaster Rovers. He was also nominated for the February prize but lost out to John Ward, manager of Carlisle United. In April 2008, Martínez signed a new contract with Swansea as the club became League One Champions, securing promotion to the Championship, and in May 2008, he was awarded the League One Manager of the Year Award for leading Swansea to the title.[23][24]

The 2008–09 season saw Martínez preside over Swansea's first game in England's second-tier division in 24 years, which began poorly with a 2–0 defeat away at Charlton Athletic. Subsequently, Swansea's form improved and they lost only four games out of the next 30, including a number of key league victories against opponents such as Reading and Wolverhampton Wanderers. Martínez also guided his team to a 2–0 FA Cup win against Premier League side Portsmouth, who were the defending cup holders.[25]

Throughout his time at Swansea, Martínez was often linked with other managerial jobs, but he repeatedly stated that he would only leave Swansea as manager if he was "forced out."[26] As his success grew, he publicly criticised players that left the club for money or for larger clubs. In June 2009, both Celtic and Wigan Athletic asked Swansea for permission to speak with Martínez regarding their managerial vacancies, with Wigan being granted the opportunity to hold talks with Martínez.[27][28][29] After several days of negotiations, Martínez was confirmed as the new manager of Wigan, taking four backroom staff with him.[6] Martínez signed a three-year contract worth £1.5 million and was assured by Wigan Chairman Dave Whelan that his job would be safe for the next three years, even if the club suffered relegation.[30]

Wigan Athletic

Martínez's move to Wigan was not without controversy. Many Swansea fans were upset that he had chosen to leave the club despite his previous comments that he would have to be "forced out" to leave the club, and he was subsequently nicknamed "El Judas" by some fans.[31][32] Martínez explained that his decision had been a difficult one to make, but felt the opportunity to manage in the Premier League at the club where he began his English footballing career was too good to turn down.[33] His first league game as Wigan manager was an away fixture against Aston Villa on 15 August 2009. Wigan won the match 2–0,[34] and was the first season they had won an opening game in the Premier League.[35]

In his first home game at the DW Stadium, however, the team slumped to a 1–0 defeat to newly-promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers, and this was followed by a 5–0 defeat against Manchester United, despite being 0–0 at half time. This inconsistency set the tone for Martínez's first season in charge, with home wins against Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal, but also a series of heavy defeats. This included a 9–1 defeat away to Tottenham Hotspur on 22 November 2009, a club record defeat for Wigan, and the first time that a Premier League side had scored nine goals in a single match since Manchester United beat Ipswich Town 9–0 in 1995.[36] On the final day of the season, Wigan suffered another heavy defeat, losing 8–0 to Chelsea, a result which gave their opponents the Premier League title. The club finished the season in 16th place, thus avoiding relegation, but they had a goal difference of –42, which was the worst in the Premier League.

On 26 October 2010, Martínez faced his former club Swansea in the League Cup. Martínez received a hostile reception from Swansea fans as Wigan won the match 2–0.[32] On 10 June 2011, it was announced that Martínez had turned down an approach from Aston Villa regarding their vacant managerial position,[37] and had signed a new contract with Wigan.

After a good start to the 2011–12 campaign, Wigan suffered eight straight defeats to leave them at the bottom of the league.[38] Between August and February, Wigan won a mere four games, leading to predictions that relegation to the Championship would be inevitable for Wigan.[38] As the end of the season approached, however, Wigan's form improved dramatically as they recorded wins against Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester United, and Newcastle United, among others. This late rally, which involved seven wins in nine games, led to Wigan finishing 15th in the league — seven points clear of relegation — and also saw Martínez awarded his first Premier League Manager of the Month Award for April 2012.[38]

On 17 May 2012, Wigan Chairman Dave Whelan confirmed that Liverpool had been given permission to discuss their managerial vacancy with Martínez. Hovever the job eventually went to Swansea manager Brendan Rodgers.[39] Martínez said that he wished to remain at Wigan in order to create "a legacy" at the club.[40]

On 26 September 2012, Martínez was charged by the FA for comments made after Wigan's 4–0 loss to Manchester United on 15 September 2012. He accused match officials of favouring United at Old Trafford and said that Danny Welbeck should have been sent off.[41] During the 2012–13 season, Martínez led Wigan through their most successful ever FA Cup campaign. Wigan's previous best result in the competition had been to reach the quarter-finals; Martínez led Wigan to their first Wembley semi-final after a 3–0 away win against Everton in the quarter-final. Wigan faced Millwall in the semi-final on 13 April 2013, and went on to reach their first ever FA Cup Final with a 2–0 win.[42] They will play Manchester City on 11 May.[42][43]

Broadcasting career

Martínez served as a studio analyst for ESPN's coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[44] He has also been a regular guest on Sky Sports' Spanish football programme Revista de la Liga. In addition to that, he has made several appearances on the BBC's Match of the Day.[10][45] During UEFA Euro 2012, Martínez was part of the ITV analyst team, and also contributed once again to the analysis on ESPN.

Personal life

In June 2009, Martínez married his Scottish girlfriend Beth Thompson at St Joseph's Cathedral in Swansea.[46] The couple met in Scotland in 2002, while he was playing for Motherwell.[47] Whilst playing for Real Zaragoza, Martínez obtained a bachelor's degree in physiotherapy.[1] He also has a postgraduate diploma in business management, which he obtained from Manchester University.[47]

Career statistics

Season Club Division League Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1993–94 Real Zaragoza La Liga 1 0 1 0 – 0 0 2 0
Real Zaragoza Total 1 0 1 0 – 0 0 2 0
1994–95 Balaguer Tercera División 10 0 0 0 – 0 0 10 0
Balaguer Total 10 0 0 0 – 0 0 10 0
1995–96 Wigan Athletic Third Division 42 9 4 3 2 1 2 0 52 13
1996–97 43 4 1 0 2 0 1 1 47 5
1997–98 Second Division 33 1 2 1 1 0 3 0 39 2
1998–99 10 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 14 0
1999–2000 25 3 4 0 1 0 3 1 33 4
2000–01 34 0 3 0 4 0 2 0 43 0
Wigan Athletic Total 187 17 15 4 12 1 12 2 226 24
2001–02 Motherwell Scottish Premier League 16 0 – – – 16 0
Motherwell Total 16 0 – – – 16 0
2002–03 Walsall First Division 6 0 0 0 0 0 – 6 0
Walsall Total 6 0 0 0 0 0 – 6 0
2002–03 Swansea City Third Division 19 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 2
2003–04 27 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 30 0
2004–05 League Two 37 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 42 0
2005–06 League One 39 2 1 0 1 0 7 0 48 3
Swansea City Total 122 4 6 0 2 0 9 0 139 4
2006–07 Chester City League Two 31 3 5 0 1 0 1 0 38 3
Chester City Total 31 3 5 0 1 0 1 0 38 3
Total 373 24 27 4 15 1 22 2 437 31

Managerial statistics

As of match played 4 May 2013.[48]
Team From To G W D L Win %
Swansea City 24 February 2007 15 June 2009 126 63 37 26 050.00
Wigan Athletic 15 June 2009 Present 171 50 46 75 029.24
Total 297 113 83 101 038.05

Honours

As a player

Real Zaragoza
Wigan Athletic
Swansea City

As a manager

Swansea City

As an individual

References

General
  • Martínez, Roberto. Kicking Every Ball: My Story So Far. Y Lolfa. ISBN 978-1-84771-085-7.
Specific
  1. ^ a b "Roberto Martinez's seat of learning". Times Online. 18 October 2009. Retrieved 20 March 2011.(subscription required)
  2. ^ Martinez. p. 106. {{cite book}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "Match Report Season 1992–93 - Matchday 38". LFP. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  4. ^ Martinez. p. 108. {{cite book}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ Martinez. p. 113. {{cite book}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ a b "Wigan finally land boss Martinez". BBC Sport. 15 June 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
  7. ^ "Who Gets Your Vote?". Wigan Athletic F.C. 20 April 2005. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  8. ^ Martinez. pp. 146–147. {{cite book}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ^ "Aranalde - My mate Martinez deserved it". Cumbria Life. 4 April 2006. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  10. ^ a b "Martinez joins the Motherwell set". BBC Sport. 3 July 2001. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
  11. ^ "Motherwell axe 19 players". BBC Sport. 29 April 2002. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
  12. ^ a b "Saddlers split with Martinez". icBirmingham. Trinity Mirror Midlands. 25 January 2003. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  13. ^ "Martinez chooses Swansea". BBC Sport. 23 June 2003. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  14. ^ "Martinez fights for future". BBC Sport. 17 August 2004. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  15. ^ "Martinez unsure of Swans future". BBC Sport. 15 November 2005. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  16. ^ "Swansea release skipper Martinez". BBC Sport. 30 May 2006. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  17. ^ "Chester snap up ex-Swan Martinez". BBC Sport. 29 July 2006. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  18. ^ Martinez sure of Swansea success BBC Sport, 25 February 2007; Retrieved 30 January 2009
  19. ^ "Martínez the happy workaholic brings guile to the Gower". guardian.co.uk. Guardian News and Media. 14 November 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  20. ^ Martinez. p. 17. {{cite book}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  21. ^ "Martinez is the toast of Swansea". BBC Sport. 13 April 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  22. ^ Scurr, Andrew Martinez lands manager gong Sky Sports, 1 November 2007; Retrieved 30 January 2009
  23. ^ "Martinez agrees 'improved' deal". BBC Sport. 23 April 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  24. ^ "Martinez crowned manager of year". BBC Sport. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
  25. ^ Portsmouth 0–2 Swansea BBC Sport, 24 January 2009; Retrieved 30 January 2009
  26. ^ "Respected and cultured, Martinez could prove a real coup for Celtic". Scotsman.com. Johnston Publishing Ltd. 2 June 2009. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  27. ^ Martinez is Wigan's first choice BBC Sport, 3 June 2009; Retrieved 3 June 2009
  28. ^ Celtic want Swans boss Martinez BBC Sport, 1 June 2009 Retrieved 3 June 2009
  29. ^ "Wigan explain Martinez deal delay". BBC Sport. 12 June 2009. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  30. ^ "Wigan not interested in injury-prone Michael Owen". Times Online. 17 June 2009. Retrieved 20 March 2011.(subscription required)
  31. ^ "Roberto Martinez is the fallen hero with Swansea City fans". WalesOnline. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
  32. ^ a b "'El Judas' has the last laugh". Setanta Sports. 26 October 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  33. ^ "Martinez pleads for forgiveness". BBC Sport. 16 June 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  34. ^ "Aston Villa 0-2 Wigan". BBC Sport. 15 August 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  35. ^ "Wigan's Opener Knocked Aston Villa For Six – Martin O'Neill". Goal.com. 15 August 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  36. ^ "Tottenham 9 – 1 Wigan". BBC Sport. 22 November 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  37. ^ "Club statement: Roberto Martinez". Aston Villa F.C. 10 June 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  38. ^ a b c "Roberto Martinez made Manager of the Month". Goal.com. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  39. ^ "Brendan Rodgers 'no' to Liverpool talks but Roberto Martinez in frame". BBC Sport. 18 May 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  40. ^ Jones, Neil (5 June 2012). "Ian Ayre denies Liverpool FC offered Roberto Martinez manager's job". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  41. ^ "Roberto Martinez charged by FA for comments after Man Utd defeat". BBC Sport. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  42. ^ a b http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22049714
  43. ^ "Millwall 0 Wigan Athletic 2: match report". Daily Telegraph. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  44. ^ Roberto Martinez, Studio Analyst, 2010 FIFA World Cup ESPN MediaZone, 6 May 2010
  45. ^ "Roberto Martinez: Swansea's in-demand manager". The Telegraph. 4 June 2009. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  46. ^ "Roberto Martinez is married in Swansea". Wales Online. Media Wales Ltd. 28 June 2009. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  47. ^ a b "El Gaffer: Swansea City manager Roberto Martinez". Wales Online. Media Wales Ltd. 22 November 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  48. ^ "Roberto Martinez". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Swansea City Captain
2003–2006 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chester City Captain
2006–2007 		Succeeded by

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