Jairo Martínez

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Jairo Martínez
Personal information
Full name	Jairo Manfredo Martínez Puerto
Date of birth	May 14, 1978 (1978-05-14) (age 30)
Place of birth	La Ceiba, Honduras
Playing position	striker
Club information
Current club	Motagua
Number	9
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997-2000 2000-2002 2002-2005 2005-2006 2006-Present	Motagua Coventry City Motagua Olimpia Motagua	? (?) 11 (3)
National team2
1998-	Honduras	37 (13)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of May 22, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Jairo Martínez (born May 14, 1979) is a Honduran football player. His position is forward.

Martínez most notably played for Coventry City between 2000 and 2002, although he rarely appeared for the first team. He was part of the team that were relegated from the Premier League in 2001, although he never made an appearance that season. The manager at the time, Gordon Strachan, was criticised for making poor signings and Martínez was seen as one of them by the Coventry fans, as well as his compatriot Iván Guerrero who was brought to the club around the same time.

Martínez has also appeared for the Honduran national team several times and was part of the squad that competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He also notably scored four goals in a friendly against Slovenia in February 2002.^[1]

[edit] Notes

1. ^ "Four star Martinez display", BBC Sport, 2002-02-12. Retrieved on 2007-04-14. 

[edit] External links

• Soccerbase profile

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