Sergio Daniel Martínez

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Not to be confused with another professional footballer, Sergio Antonio Martínez.

Sergio Daniel Martínez Alzuri is a retired Uruguayan football striker. He was born on February 15, 1969, in the city of Montevideo in Uruguay. He was two times topscorer in the Primera Division in Argentina during his 5 years with Boca Juniors.

Martínez started his professional career with Defensor Sporting Club in 1986. In 1991 he moved to Urugauyan giants Peñarol and then in 1992 he moved to Argentina to play for Boca Juniors. In his five years with Boca he won the pertura in 1992 and the Copa de Oro in 1993. He was topscorer in the Apertura 1993 with 12 goals and in the Clausura 1997 with 15 goals. He is 7th in the Boca Juniors professional era topscorers list with 86 goals in 167 games (all competitions).

In 1995 Martínez helped Uruguay to win the Copa América scoring the decisive penalty in the penalty shootout against Brazil in the final.

In 1998 Martínez moved to Spain to play for Deportivo de La Coruña before returning to his native Uruguay to finish his career at Club Nacional de Football

Season	Club	Title
1987	Defensor Sporting Club	Primera División Uruguaya
Apertura 1992	Boca Juniors	Primera Division Argentina
Apertura 1993	Boca Juniors	Primera División Argentina topscorers
1993	Boca Juniors	Copa de Oro
1995	Uruguay	Copa América
Clausura 1997	Boca Juniors	Primera División Argentina topscorers
2000	Nacional	Primera División Uruguaya
2001	Nacional	Primera División Uruguaya

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• (Spanish) Profile

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