Gonzalo Martínez

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Gonzalo Martínez
Personal information
Full name	Gonzalo Martínez Caicedo
Date of birth	(1975-11-30) November 30, 1975
Place of birth	Candelaria, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Patriotas
Number	3
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1998–2001	Deportes Tolima
2001–2003	Udinese	24	(0)
2003	→ Napoli (loan)	20	(0)
2003–2004	Reggina	14	(0)
2004	→ Napoli (loan)	12	(0)
2005	Deportes Tolima	21	(3)
2006	Olimpia	18	(0)
2006	Libertad	27	(0)
2007	Millonarios	36	(0)
2008	D.C. United	22	(1)
2009–2010	Atlético Huila	74	(12)
2011	Deportivo Cali	29	(2)
2012	Real Cartagena	15	(2)
2012–	Patriotas	18	(0)
National team
2001–2006	Colombia	36	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 April 2013. † Appearances (Goals).

Gonzalo Martínez (born 30 November 1975 in Candelaria, Valle del Cauca) is a Colombian football (soccer) defender. At the club level, he currently plays for Patriotas.

Club career

Martínez started his professional career in the Colombian First Division with Deportes Tolima in 1998 before moving to Italian Serie A side Udinese in 2001. Martinez made 24 appearances for Udinese from 2001-03 before joining Napoli on loan, where he spent part of the 2003 campaigns. Half of the registration rights was also signed by A.C. Venezia in January 2003 by exchanged with Rubén Maldonado. In the 2003-04 season, he moved to Reggina with Andrea Sottil and David Di Michele, where he made 14 appearances.

The Colombian defender returned to his native Colombia and rejoined Deportes Tolima for the 2005 season, notching three goals in 21 appearances. Martìnez then moved to Olimpia, and later, Libertad, in 2005-2006 in Paraguay, where he started in a combined 27 games and helped Libertad capture the Paraguayan First Division championship. In 2007, Martìnez returned to Colombia and appeared in 36 games for Millonarios.

In early 2008, he moved to DC United, where he started initially at center back, then left back, before falling out of favor with the coaching staff. After 1 goal and 2 assists in 22 starts with United, Martinez returned to Colombia to play for Atlético Huila.

International career

Martinez has represented Colombia 36 times at the international level. He was part of the Colombia squad that won the Copa America 2001 as well as playing in the qualifiers for the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea and Japan as well as 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. He also represented his country at the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2004 Copa America.

Honors

D.C. United

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (1): 2008

External links

Gonzalo Martínez – FIFA competition record
Gonzalo Martínez at National-Football-Teams.com

v t e Colombia squad – 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup Fourth Place

1 O. Córdoba 2 I. Córdoba 3 Yepes 4 Ramos 5 Mera 6 Vallejo 7 Becerra 8 Valentierra 9 Aristizábal 10 Hernández 11 Murillo 12 Henao 13 Alcázar 14 Díaz 15 Velázquez 16 Arriaga 17 Arzuaga 18 Caballero 19 Mosquera 20 Bedoya 21 Patiño 22 N. Martínez 23 G. Martínez Coach: Maturana

v t e Colombia squad – 2004 Copa América Fourth Place

1 Henao 2 González 3 Castrillón 4 Sinisterra 5 Orozco 6 Díaz 7 Moreno 8 Ferreira 9 Herrera 10 Morantes 11 Murillo 12 Castillo 13 Dinas 14 E. Perea 15 Viáfara 16 Congo 17 Patiño 18 Aguilar 19 Amaya 20 Victoria 21 Palacio 22 Martínez Coach: Rueda

Persondata
Name	Martinez, Gonzalo
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	30 November 1975
Place of birth	Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Date of death
Place of death

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