José Martínez (footballer)

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José Orlando Martínez
Personal information
Full name	José Orlando Martínez Peña
Date of birth	(1979-09-30) September 30, 1979
Place of birth	San Salvador, El Salvador
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 ¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Midfielder striker
Youth career
	Instituto Nacional de Apopa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2000–2002	Atlético Marte
2002–2003	San Salvador F.C.
2003–2006	Luis Ángel Firpo
2007–2009	Alianza
2009–2010	Atlético Marte
National team^‡
2004–2008	El Salvador	27	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 2007. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 2007

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Peña.

José Orlando Martínez Peña (born September 30, 1979 in El Salvador) is a retired Salvadoran football player, who most prominently played as a forward for Luis Ángel Firpo.

Club career

Nicknamed Chepe, Martínez came through the Instituto Nacional de Apopa to earn himself a contract with Atlético Marte in 2000. He then had a short spell at San Salvador F.C. before joining Luis Ángel Firpo with whom he spent a couple of years. In 2007 he moved to Alianza, only for him to return to Marte two years later.^[1]

In 2010 he apparently finished his career to take up cycling,^[2] but in 2011 he took up coaching youth players.^[3]

International career

Martínez made his debut for El Salvador in a March 2004 friendly match against Guatemala and has earned a total of 27 caps, scoring 2 goals. He has represented his country in 7 FIFA World Cup qualification matches^[4] and played at the 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup^[5] as well as at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.^[6]

His final international game was a July 2008 friendly match against Guatemala.

International goals

Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	12 May 2004	Robertson Stadium, Houston, United States	Haiti	3-2	3-3	Friendly match
2	13 June 2004	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	Bermuda	1-0	2-1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

↑ Profile - El Gráfico (Spanish)
↑ Chepe Martínez cambió el fútbol por el ciclismo - LosProvocadores (Spanish)
↑ El pitazo inicial en “La Diez” - El Gráfico (Spanish)
↑ José Martínez (footballer) – FIFA competition record
↑ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2007 - Details - RSSSF
↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details - RSSSF

External links

José Martínez at National-Football-Teams.com

v t e El Salvador squad – 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup

1 Gómez 2 Guevara 3 Anaya 4 J.R. Torres 5 Henríquez 6 J.O. Martínez 7 Merino 8 Menjívar 9 Campos 10 Melgar 11 Cerritos 12 Carballo 13 J.E. Martínez 14 Sánchez 15 Salazar 16 Larios 17 Alas 18 Escobar 19 Pacheco 20 Álvarez 21 Quintanilla 22 Portillo 23 Montes Coach: de los Cobos

Persondata
Name	Martinez, Jose Orlando
Alternative names
Short description	Salvadoran footballer
Date of birth	September 30, 1979
Place of birth	El Salvador
Date of death
Place of death

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