Álvaro Martínez (footballer, born 1974)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Álvaro Martínez Beltrán | ||
Date of birth | 30 March 1974 | ||
Place of birth | Vitoria, Spain | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1985–1992 | Aurrerá Vitoria | ||
1990–1991 | → Olárizu (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1992–1993 | Aurrerá Vitoria | ||
1993–1995 | Bilbao Athletic | 13 | (0) |
1995–1997 | Aurrerá Vitoria | 25 | (0) |
1997–1998 | Burgos | 15 | (0) |
1998–2001 | Lemona | 78 | (0) |
2001–2004 | Conquense | 75 | (0) |
2004–2005 | Benidorm | 35 | (0) |
2005–2006 | San Isidro | 18 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Cultural Leonesa | 3 | (0) |
2007–2009 | Villarrobledo | 64 | (0) |
2009–2010 | San José Obrero | 35 | (0) |
Total | 361 | (0) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Álvaro Martínez Beltrán (born 30 March 1974), known simply as Álvaro, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Football career
Born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Álvaro began his career with local CD Aurrerá de Vitoria, promoting to the fourth division in his first season as a senior. In the summer of 1993 he moved to Basque giants Athletic Bilbao, playing his only two years at the professional level with the reserve side in division two, being second-choice.
Álvaro returned to his first club in 1995, going on to represent in the following 14 years Burgos CF, SD Lemona, UB Conquense, Benidorm CF, CD San Isidro, Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa and CP Villarrobledo, in the third and fourth tiers. He retired at the end of the 2009–10 campaign after one year with amateurs AD San José Obrero (fifth division).[1]
During his playing career, Álvaro also served as youth goalkeeper coach in the clubs he played for. After his retirement, he also worked as a manager in youth sides.[2]
References
- ^ "Carrera" [Career] (in Spanish). Official website. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ^ "Álvaro Martínez Beltrán se hace cargo del San José Obrero cadete provincial" [Álvaro Martínez Beltrán takes charge of San José Obrero infants]. Voces de Cuenca (in Spanish). 4 November 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
External links
- Álvaro at BDFutbol
- Official website Template:Es icon
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Spanish footballers
- Basque footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Bilbao Athletic footballers
- Burgos CF footballers
- SD Lemona footballers
- UB Conquense footballers
- Benidorm CF footballers
- Cultural Leonesa footballers
- Spanish football managers