Alberto Ariel Martínez

Alberto Martínez
Personal information
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.

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