Gilberto Martínez
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gilberto Martínez Vidal | ||
Date of birth | October 1, 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Golfito, Costa Rica | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right back, Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Audace Cerignola[1] | ||
Number | — | ||
Youth career | |||
Saprissa | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2002 | Saprissa | 68 | (0) |
2002–2012 | Brescia | 218 | (1) |
2006–2007 | → Roma (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2011 | → Sampdoria (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2013–2015 | Lecce | 55 | (0) |
2015 | Monza | 15 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Nardò | ||
2016– | Audace Cerignola | ||
International career | |||
2001–2011 | Costa Rica | 61 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2016 |
Gilberto Martínez Vidal (born October 1, 1979 in Golfito, Costa Rica) is a Costa Rican footballer who plays for Audace Cerignola.
Club career
Deportivo Saprissa
Born in the Pacific Coast town of Golfito, Martínez made his professional debut for Deportivo Saprissa on 19 January 2000 in a 4-0 win over Cartaginés.[2] His performances in the domestic league and Nigeria's Football World Youth Championship soon earned him a place on the Costa Rican national team. Martínez quickly established himself there as well, becoming one of the most wanted and loved from the fans. He started all three of the team's games in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and his performances were well regarded.
Brescia Calcio
Due to his World Cup performances, Brescia purchased him from Deportivo Saprissa on September 15 of the same year. In his initial seasons with Brescia, Martínez established himself as a mainstay in the rondinelle defense line. However, an ankle injury he suffered during the 2006 FIFA World Cup limited him in the following seasons; he spent the whole 2006–07 season on loan to Roma, but failed to make an impact as he failed to recover from his injury. He returned to Brescia at the start of the 2007–08 season without having made a single appearance for the Rome-based club.[3] He ultimately made his playing comeback in the 2008–09 season, confirming himself once again as a key player for his club, then in Serie B.
In February 2011 he was loaned to Sampdoria.[4]
In January 2013, Martínez joined Lecce.[5]
Career statistics
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
Costa Rica | League | Cup | League Cup | North America | Total | ||||||||
1999-00 | Deportivo Saprissa | 11 | 0 | ||||||||||
2000-01 | 26 | 0 | |||||||||||
2001-02 | 31 | 0 | |||||||||||
Italy | League | Coppa Italia | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||
2002–03 | Brescia | Serie A | 34 | 0 | |||||||||
2003–04 | 30 | 0 | |||||||||||
2004–05 | 33 | 1 | |||||||||||
2005–06 | Serie B | 35 | 0 | ||||||||||
2006–07 | Roma | Serie A | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
2007–08 | Brescia | Serie B | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
2008–09 | 30 | 0 | |||||||||||
2009–10 | 14 | 0 | |||||||||||
2010–11 | Brescia | Serie A | 19 | 0 | |||||||||
2010–11 | Sampdoria | Serie A | 9 | 0 | |||||||||
2011–12 | Brescia | Serie B | 23 | 0 | |||||||||
Total | Costa Rica | 68 | 0 | ||||||||||
Italy | 227 | 1 | |||||||||||
Career total | 295 | 1 |
International career
He was part of Costa Rica's national team in the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship held in Nigeria.[6]
Nicknamed Tuma, Martínez made his debut for Costa Rica in a January 2001 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Guatemala and earned a total of 61 caps, scoring no goals.[7] He represented his country in 26 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at both the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups.[6] He also played at the 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup[8] as well as at the 2002[9] and 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[10]
He also played at the 2001 Copa América.[11]
His final international was a March 2011 friendly match against Argentina.
References
- ^ E’ ufficiale: il costaricano Gilberto Martinez è dell’Audace Cerignola‚ ilpaesenuovo.it, 20 October 2016
- ^ Ficha e información sobre nuestra Selección Nacional Gilberto Martínez Vidal - Nación Template:Es
- ^ Regresa al Brescia de Italia Gilberto Martínez se va de la Roma sin jugar un solo minuto - Nación Template:Es
- ^ Sampdoria dio jugador y $816.000 por el Tuma Archived 2014-09-12 at the Wayback Machine - Nación Template:Es
- ^ Tuma Martínez jugará en la Tercera División de Italia - Nación Template:Es
- ^ a b Gilberto Martínez – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Appearances for Costa Rica National Team Archived July 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2001 - Details Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2002 - Full Details Archived 2010-01-17 at WebCite - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ Copa América 2001 Archived October 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
External links
- Gilberto Martínez at National-Football-Teams.com
- Gilberto Martínez at Soccerway
- 1979 births
- Living people
- People from Puntarenas Province
- Association football defenders
- Costa Rican footballers
- Costa Rica international footballers
- Costa Rica under-20 international footballers
- Costa Rican expatriates in Italy
- 2001 Copa América players
- 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2002 FIFA World Cup players
- 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- Deportivo Saprissa players
- Brescia Calcio players
- A.S. Roma players
- U.C. Sampdoria players
- U.S. Lecce players
- Costa Rican expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Liga FPD players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players