Emil Martínez
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emil José Martínez Cruz | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | El Progreso, Honduras | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2005 | Marathón | 105 | (30) |
| 2005–2006 | Alajuelense | 24 | (4) |
| 2006–2008 | Marathón | 47 | (23) |
| 2008 | Shanghai Shenhua | 28 | (8) |
| 2009 | Marathón | 7 | (1) |
| 2009 | Beijing Guoan | 29 | (5) |
| 2010 | Indios | 16 | (1) |
| 2010 | Hangzhou Greentown | 17 | (1) |
| 2011 | Marathón | 16 | (4) |
| 2012 | Hunan Billows | 24 | (8) |
| 2013 | Marathón | 9 | (4) |
| 2013 | Hunan Billows | 14 | (1) |
| 2014–2017 | Marathón | 18 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008 | Honduras Olympic team | 3 | (0) |
| 2002–2011 | Honduras | 66 | (3) |
Medal record | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 July 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 July 2021 | |||
Emil José Martínez Cruz (Latin American Spanish: [eˈmil maɾˈtines]; (born 17 September 1982) is a Honduran former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
[edit]Martínez made his professional debut for Marathón and played abroad for Alajuelense[1] in the Primera División de Costa Rica and Primera División de México side Indios. Also, he was attached to several clubs in Chinese Super League, including Shanghai Shenhua, Beijing Guoan and Hangzhou Greentown. In January 2012 he joined Hunan Billows.[2] In January 2013, he returned to Marathón along with fellow Hunan player Astor Henríquez.[3]
Martínez finished top scorer and best player on the 07-08 Apertura season while playing for Marathón.[4]
Club career stats
[edit]Last update: 6 November 2013
| Season | Team | Country | Division | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–02 | C.D. Marathón |  Honduras |
1 | 28 | 7 |
| 2002–03 | C.D. Marathón | Honduras |
1 | 30 | 8 |
| 2003–04 | C.D. Marathón | Honduras |
1 | 29 | 10 |
| 2004–05 | C.D. Marathón | Honduras |
1 | 18 | 5 |
| 2005–06 | L.D. Alajuelense |  Costa Rica |
1 | 24 | 4 |
| 2006–07 | C.D. Marathón | Honduras |
1 | 28 | 12 |
| 2007–08 | C.D. Marathón | Honduras |
1 | 19 | 11 |
| 2008 | Shanghai Shenhua |  China |
1 | 27 | 9 |
| 2008–09 | C.D. Marathón | Honduras |
1 | 7 | 1 |
| 2009 | Beijing Guoan | China |
1 | 29 | 5 |
| 2010 | Indios |  Mexico |
1 | 16 | 1 |
| 2010 | Hangzhou Greentown | China |
1 | 17 | 1 |
| 2010–11 | C.D. Marathón | Honduras |
1 | 10 | 4 |
| 2011–12 | C.D. Marathón | Honduras |
1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2012 | Hunan Billows | China |
2 | 24 | 8 |
| 2012–2013 | C.D. Marathón | Honduras |
1 | 9 | 4 |
| 2013 | Hunan Billows | China |
2 | 14 | 1 |
International career
[edit]Martínez made his debut for Honduras in a February 2002 Carlsberg Cup match against Slovenia and has earned a total of 66 caps, scoring 3 goals. He has represented his country in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[5] and played at the 2008 Summer Olympics and at the 2003,[6] 2007,[7] 2009[8] and 2011 UNCAF Nations Cups[9] as well as at the 2003,[10] 2007[11] and 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[12]
His final international was an October 2011 friendly match against Jamaica.
International goals
[edit]| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2004-03-31 | Independence Park, Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica, |  Jamaica |
1 – 2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 2007-02-09 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador, | Costa Rica |
1 – 2 | 1–3 | 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup |
| 3 | 2011-01-13 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama, | Costa Rica |
2 – 0 | 2–1 | 2011 Copa Centroamericana |
Honours
[edit]- Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras: 2001–02 Clausura, 2002–03 Clausura, 2004–05 Apertura, 2007–08 Apertura
References
[edit]- ^ Emil Martínez pide con su futbol un lugar en Alajuela – Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Emil Martínez y Erick Norales se marchan a China[permanent dead link] – La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Emil y Asthor firmaron con el Marathon Archived 12 April 2013 at archive.today – Tiempo (in Spanish)
- ^ Honduras Apertura 2007-08#Goalscorers
- ^ Emil Martínez – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 – Details Archived 26 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
- ^ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2007 – Details Archived 24 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
- ^ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2009 – Details Archived 5 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
- ^ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2011 – Details[dead link] – RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 – Full Details Archived 24 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 – Full Details Archived 24 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2011 – Full Details[dead link] – RSSSF
External links
[edit]- Emil Martínez at National-Football-Teams.com
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Categories:
- 1982 births
- Living people
- People from Yoro Department
- Men's association football midfielders
- Honduran men's footballers
- Honduras men's international footballers
- Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for Honduras
- 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- C.D. Marathón players
- Liga Deportiva Alajuelense footballers
- Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players
- Beijing Guoan F.C. players
- Indios de Ciudad Juárez footballers
- Zhejiang Professional F.C. players
- Hunan Billows F.C. players
- Honduran expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Costa Rica
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Expatriate men's footballers in China
- Honduran expatriate sportspeople in China
- Chinese Super League players
- China League One players
- Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players
- Liga MX players
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