Diego Hernán Martínez (born 16 November 1978) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is currently the manager of Club Atlético Tigre.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Diego Hernán Martínez | ||
Date of birth | (1978-11-16) 16 November 1978 (age 43) | ||
Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Tigre (manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–1998 | Almirante Brown | ||
1998–1999 | Cañuelas | ||
1999–2000 | Deportivo Morón | 0 | (0) |
2000–2001 | Ituzaingó | 40 | (8) |
2001–2002 | Estudiantes BA | ||
2002 | Aurora | 0 | (0) |
2003 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 18 | (3) |
2003–2005 | All Boys | ||
2005–2006 | Temperley | ||
2006–2007 | All Boys | ||
2007–2010 | Pierikos | 71 | (6) |
2010–2011 | Diagoras | 3 | (0) |
2011 | Estudiantes BA | ||
2013–2014 | Belgrano de Zárate | 9 | (2) |
Teams managed | |||
2015–2016 | Ituzaingó | ||
2016–2017 | Cañuelas | ||
2018 | Comunicaciones | ||
2018 | Midland | ||
2018–2020 | Estudiantes BA | ||
2020 | Godoy Cruz | ||
2021– | Tigre | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
A midfielder, Martínez never appeared in any higher than Primera B Nacional, with his only input in the category being three goals in 18 appearances for Gimnasia y Esgrima de Concepción del Uruguay in the 2002–03 season. He also played abroad, spending half a year with Aurora in Guatemala, where he did not appear, and four seasons in Greece with Pierikos and Diagoras.[1]
After retiring Martínez started working as a coach, being initially in charge Boca Juniors' youth categories before taking over his first senior job at Ituzaingó, a club he already represented as a player. After another work at Cañuelas, also a former side, he was in charge of Comunicaciones (for only five matches)[2] and Midland[3] before taking over Estudiantes de Buenos Aires in June 2018.[4]
With Estudiantes, Martínez achieved promotion from Primera B Metropolitana, and also reached the semifinals of the 2018–19 Copa Argentina, being knocked out by River Plate.[5]
On 10 August 2020, Martínez was presented as manager of Primera División side Godoy Cruz.[6]
In 2021, Martínez was announced as manager of Club Atlético Tigre.[7]
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