Miguel Ángel Martínez (born January 19, 1984) is a retired Argentinian football defender. Martínez also holds Mexican citizenship.[1]
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Miguel Ángel Martínez | ||
Date of birth | (1984-01-19) 19 January 1984 (age 38) | ||
Place of birth | Azul, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Atlético Morelia (Assistant) | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2006 | Racing | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2008 | Belgrano | 49 | (1) |
2008 | León | 14 | (0) |
2009–2011 | Atlante | 47 | (1) |
2011–2013 | Jaguares | 84 | (1) |
2014–2018 | Querétaro | 102 | (2) |
2018–2019 | Belgrano | 5 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2020–2022 | Sonora (Assistant) | ||
2022– | Atlético Morelia (Assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Martínez spent some time in the youth squads of Racing Club of his native Argentina and Atletico de Madrid in Spain, before moving to Mexico in 2008 to play for Club León for the Apertura 2008.[2]
For the Clausura 2009 tournament, he was traded to Atlante F.C. He was given the #2 shirt, vacated by his compatriot Javier Muñoz, who left to CF Pachuca.
On 9 May 2019 it was confirmed, that Martínez had retired from football.[3]