Emil Martínez
Personal information | |||
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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 | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Marathón | ||
Number | 7 | ||
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– | Marathón | 18 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2008 | Honduras Olympic team | 3 | (0) |
2002– | Honduras | 66 | (3) |
Medal record | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 February 2013 |
Template:Spanish name 2 Emil José Martínez Cruz (Spanish pronunciation: [eˈmil maɾˈtines]; born 17 September 1982 in El Progreso) is a Honduran football player who currently plays for Marathón and is a regular midfielder in the Honduras national team.
Club career
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
Last update: 6 November 2013
Season | Team | Country | Division | Apps | Goals |
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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] 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
- Use dmy dates from September 2012
- 1982 births
- Living people
- People from Yoro Department
- Association football midfielders
- Honduran footballers
- Honduras international footballers
- Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Honduras
- 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup players
- 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup players
- 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup players
- 2011 Copa Centroamericana players
- 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- C.D. Marathón players
- L.D. Alajuelense footballers
- Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players
- Beijing Guoan F.C. players
- Indios de Ciudad Juárez footballers
- Zhejiang Greentown F.C. players
- Hunan Billows players
- Honduran expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Costa Rica
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- Expatriate 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
- Liga FPD players
- Copa Centroamericana-winning players