Martin Vasquez
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Martin Vasquez (born December 24, 1963 in Jalisco, Mexico) is a former soccer midfielder from the United States. He played for the national teams of the United States and Mexico, the only player to do so.
Vasquez moved to Los Angeles area at the age of 12, but he returned to Mexico to play for the B side of UAG Tecos. He then played college soccer at California State University, Los Angeles from 1980 to 1983 and professional indoor and outdoor soccer the following five years.
His debut in the Mexican league came for his old club Tecos, where he played from 1988 to 1990. He played for Puebla FC in the 1990-91 season and CD Veracruz in 1991-92. During this period he was capped 3 times for Mexican national team. In 1992 he joined CF Atlas, whom he left in 1996 to return to the United States.
Allocated to the Tampa Bay Mutiny, Vasquez played for the now-defunct team between 1996 and 1997, and rounded off his career with the San Jose Clash in 1998. Having gained American citizenship, he was selected by Steve Sampson to play seven matches for the national team, all as a starter.
After retiring from his playing career, Vasquez worked as assistant coach with Cal Poly Pomona (1999-2000) and the now-defunct women's team San Diego Spirit (2001-2002). After one season as assistant with the Los Angeles Galaxy, he joined the newly-created team Chivas USA as an assistant coach on January 2, 2005.
