Mauricio Martínez (Chilean footballer)

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Mauricio Martínez
Personal information
Full name Mauricio Javier Martínez Neira
Date of birth (1995-03-30) 30 March 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Concepción, Chile
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
2002–2013 Huachipato
2013 Naval
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Sichuan Longfor
2014–2015 Naval
2016 Lota Schwager
2016–2017 Naval 24 (4)
2018–2019 Guizhou Fengyun (31)
2019–2020 Guiyang Hongrun Chemical
2020–2021 Provincial Ranco
Managerial career
2018–2020 Guizhou Fengyun (youth)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mauricio Javier Martínez Neira (born 30 March 1995) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.

Club career[edit]

Born in Concepción, Chile, Martínez is a product of both the Huachipato and the Naval youth systems.[2][3] He emigrated to China in 2014 and joined Sichuan Longfor[2] with the Spanish coach José Hernández Suárez.[4]

Back in Chile, he joined Naval, playing for them until 2017,[5] also playing for Lota Schwager in 2016.[6][2]

In 2018, he returned to China thanks to José Hernández Suárez and joined Guizhou Fengyun FC. For them, he scored eighteen goals in 2018, becoming the best player and top goalscorer of the league, and thirteen goals in 2019, before switching to Guiyang Hongrun Chemical.[7][4] He was the only foreign player for Guizou Fengyun in that seasons.[8]

After holidays in his homeland and not being able to return to China due to COVID-19 pandemic,[9][6] he signed with Provincial Ranco in 2020.[10][11][12]

Coaching career[edit]

At the same time he was a player of Guizhou Fengyun, he served as coach of the youth ranks alongside the Chinese coach Chen Jian.[13]

He also served as a football teacher and assistant coach for public schools alongside José Hernández Suárez.[14][15][2]

Personal life[edit]

He is nicknamed Piri.[7][2]

In Chile, he has worked as a stock clerk and chauffeur for apps like Uber.[16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mauricio Javier Martínez Neira - Centrocampista de undefined, 28 años". Tribuna.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e Avendaño, Jairo (9 February 2019). "El caso de Mauricio Martínez" (PDF). Las Últimas Noticias (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: 32. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  3. ^ Mauricio Martínez 2017 on YouTube. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b Vega, Diego (13 November 2019). "Goleador chileno en China: "Me tratan como una superestrella"". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  5. ^ Inostroza, Paulo (12 February 2022). "Clásico que no juegan desde 2017: el ancla y Lota van por una final". Diario Concepción (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  6. ^ a b Inostroza, Paulo (30 January 2020). "Futbolista local Mauricio Martínez no puede volver a China por coronavirus". Diario Concepción (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Mauricio Martínez: A punta de gambetas y goles se hace un nombre en el fútbol chino". La Pelota es Mía (in Spanish). 6 November 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  8. ^ "China: cuando el fútbol se convierte en una asignatura". Diario AS (in Spanish). 31 October 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Chileno no se puede devolver por el Coronavirus". TNT Sports Chile (in Spanish). 30 January 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Cinco clasificados al playoff de la Tercera A 2020". Pasión de Hincha (in Spanish). 28 December 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  11. ^ Silva, Felipe (23 March 2021). "El DT español que aterriza en el fútbol chileno: "Mi equipo será sampaolista"". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  12. ^ (RIGO DEL GOL) Feliz cumpleaños mauricio “PIRI” Martínez, Que tengas un excelente día y gracias por vestir nuestra camiseta on Facebook (in Spanish). 30 March 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  13. ^ (China Icons) Jian & Piri - Encounters in China on YouTube. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Entrenadores iberoamericanos alimentan sueño de niños chinos de ir al Mundial de fútbol (6)". spanish.peopledaily.com.cn (in Spanish). 2 July 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  15. ^ "Across China: Foreign coaches fuel Chinese children's World Cup dreams". www.china.org.cn (in Spanish). 3 July 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  16. ^ Rodríguez, Diego (5 September 2023). "Goleador chileno en cuarta división de China: "Son sueldos más elevados de los que ofrecen en Chile"". ADN Radio (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2023.

External links[edit]

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