| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Enrique Martínez Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | July 11, 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Necoclí, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Once Caldas | ||
| Number | 55 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2001 | Envigado | 2 | (0) |
| 2001 | Atlético Huila | 5 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Guanacasteca | 7 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Envigado | 17 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Santa Fe | 61 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Sakaryaspor | 43 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Manisaspor (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2010– | Once Caldas | 36 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2003– | Colombia | 14 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 2010. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Luis Enrique "Neco" Martínez Rodríguez, (born 11 July 1982 in Necoclí) is a Colombian football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Once Caldas.
He is nicknamed "Neco" for the town of his birth.
Rodríguez was signed by newly promoted Turkish team Sakaryaspor in summer 2006, signing a three year contract, before moving to current club Once Caldas.
During a World Cup warm-up match between Poland and Colombia on May 30, 2006, he scored a remarkable goal, striking directly from a long distance over the head of the opposition goalkeeper, Tomasz Kuszczak.[1]
After a three year absence from the national team, he was called back by new coach Hernan Dario Gomez for an international friendly match against Bolivia on August 5, 2010.
He has been the starting goalkeeper for the Colombian national team during the Copa America 2011.
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