Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alberto Ariel Martínez Piriz | ||
Date of birth | 30 July 1950 | ||
Place of birth | Rocha, Uruguay | ||
Date of death | 1 December 2009 (aged 59) | ||
Place of death | Uruguay | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1970–1973 | C.A. Peñarol | ? | (?) |
1973–1978 | Austria Vienna | 145 | (26) |
1978–1979 | Wiener Sport-Club | ? | (20) |
1979–1980 | VOEST Linz | ? | (?) |
1980–1982 | Wiener Sport-Club | ? | (?) |
1982–1983 | UD Las Palmas | ? | (?) |
1983–1985 | Favoritner AC | ? | (?) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
Alberto Ariel Martínez Piriz (30 July 1950 – 1 December 2009) was an Uruguayan professional footballer who played in Austria for Austria Vienna. He also held Austrian citizenship. Martínez, who played as a midfielder, participated in the 1978 European Cup Winners' Cup Final for Austria Vienna.[1] Martínez died on 1 December 2009 of heart failure, at the age of 59.[2] His son is fellow professional Sebastián Martínez who obtained two international caps for Austria.