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
Martínez made his professional debut for
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
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
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]
His final international was an October 2011
friendly match against Jamaica
.
International goals
| 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
Marathón
- 2007–08 Apertura
Beijing Guoan
References
- ^ 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
- Emil Martínez at National-Football-Teams.com
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