Afonso Martins

Afonso Martins
Personal information
Full name	Afonso Paulo Martins da Agra
Date of birth	11 April 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth	Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1990–1991	Nancy B
1991–1995	Nancy
1995–2002	Sporting CP
2001–2002	Sporting B
2002–2003	Moreirense
2003–2004	Vitória Guimarães
2004–2005	Moreirense
2006–2007	Lixa
Total
International career
1995–1996	Portugal U21
1996	Portugal U23
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Afonso Paulo Martins da Agra (born 11 April 1973), known as Martins, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Póvoa de Varzim, Martins family emigrated to France when he was very young, and he first played professionally with AS Nancy, spending three seasons at the club. In 1995–96 he returned to Portugal, signing with Sporting CP.

Martin's tenure with the Primeira Liga side was an inconsistent one: he was a starter during his first years but, towards the end, was often demoted to the reserves, and participated very little in the 2000 and 2002 championship conquests (no games whatsoever in the latter, as he was left without a place in the squad and only trained separately).^[1]^[2]

Martins finished his career in June 2007 at the age of 34, after spells with Moreirense FC,^[2] Vitória S.C. and lowly F.C. Lixa. He did not have a club in the 2005–06 campaign.

International career

Martins played for the Portugal national team at under-21 level, also appearing at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta where he scored both goals in the 2–0 win over Tunisia in the first game,^[3] as the country eventually finished fourth.

Honours

Sporting

References

^ Afonso Martins e Pedrosa já treinam em Alvalade (Afonso Martins and Pedrosa already training at Alvalade); Record, 10 August 1999 (in Portuguese)
^ ^a ^b Afonso Martins (Moreirense) diz que foi «castigado» no Sporting (Afonso Martins (Moreirense) says he was «punished» at Sporting); TVI 24, 15 March 2003 (in Portuguese)
^ ‘Españoles’ salvadores (Saving ‘Spaniards’); Mundo Deportivo, 22 July 1996 (in Spanish)
^ "Sporting-Vilanovense, 3–1 (Jardel 44 PG, 83 e 90; Nuno Rocha 33 GP)" [Sporting-Vilanovense, 3–1 (Jardel 44 PK, 83 and 90; Nuno Rocha 33 PK)] (in Portuguese). Record. 17 November 2001. Retrieved 20 May 2017.

External links

Afonso Martins at ForaDeJogo (archived)
National team data (in Portuguese)
Afonso Martins – FIFA competition record (archived)

[1] Afonso Martins e Pedrosa já treinam em Alvalade (Afonso Martins and Pedrosa already training at Alvalade); Record, 10 August 1999 (in Portuguese)

[TVI-2] Afonso Martins (Moreirense) diz que foi «castigado» no Sporting (Afonso Martins (Moreirense) says he was «punished» at Sporting); TVI 24, 15 March 2003 (in Portuguese)

[3] ‘Españoles’ salvadores (Saving ‘Spaniards’); Mundo Deportivo, 22 July 1996 (in Spanish)

[4] "Sporting-Vilanovense, 3–1 (Jardel 44 PG, 83 e 90; Nuno Rocha 33 GP)" [Sporting-Vilanovense, 3–1 (Jardel 44 PK, 83 and 90; Nuno Rocha 33 PK)] (in Portuguese). Record. 17 November 2001. Retrieved 20 May 2017.

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