Gonzalo Martínez

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Gonzalo Martínez
Personal information
Date of birth November 30, 1975 (1975-11-30) (age 32)
Place of birth    Flag of Colombia Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club D.C. United
Number 23
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1998-2001
2001-2003
2002-2003 / 2004
2003
2005
2006
2006
2007
2008-		 Deportes Tolima
Udinese
Napoli
Reggina
Deportes Tolima
Olimpia
Libertad
Millonarios
D.C. United
0024 (0)
00
0014 (0)
0021 (3)
0018 (0)
0027 (0)
0036 (0)
009 (0)   
National team
2001-2006 Colombia 0036 (1)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 25 May 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Gonzalo Martínez (born November 30, 1975 in Valle del Cauca, Colombia) is a Colombian football (soccer) defender. On club level, he currently plays for D.C. United in Major League Soccer.

[edit] Club career

Gonzalo Martìnez started his professional career in the Colombian First Division with Deportes Tolima in 1998 before moving to Italian Serie A side Udinese in 2001. Martinez made 24 appearances for Udinese from 2001-03 before joining Napoli on loan, where he spent part of the 2003 and 2004 campaigns. In the 2003-04 season, he moved to Reggina, where he made 14 appearances.

The Colombian defender returned to his native Colombia and rejoined Deportes Tolima for the 2005 season, notching three goals in 21 appearances. Martìnez then moved to Olimpia, and later, Libertad, in 2005-2006 in Paraguay, where he started in a combined 27 games and helped Libertad capture the Paraguayan First Division championship. In 2007, Martìnez returned to Colombia and appeared in 36 games for Millonarios. In early 2008 he moved to DC United.

[edit] National team

Martinez has represented Colombia 36 times at the international level. Martínez was part of the Colombia squad that won the Copa America 2001 as well as playing in the qualifiers for the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea and Japan as well as 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. He also represented his country at the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2004 Copa America.

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