Neco Martínez

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

Neco Martínez
Personal information
Full name	Luis Enrique Martínez Rodríguez
Date of birth	(1982-07-11) July 11, 1982
Place of birth	Necoclí, Colombia
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Atlético Nacional
Number	35
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)
2010–2012	Once Caldas	57	(0)
2012	Envigado	8	(0)
2013	→ Atlético Nacional (loan)	17	(0)
2014–	Atlético Nacional	0	(0)
National team
2003–	Colombia	14	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 January 2014. † Appearances (Goals).

Luis Enrique "Neco" Martínez Rodríguez, (born 11 July 1982 in Necoclí, Colombia) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He currently plays for Atlético Nacional. He is nicknamed "Neco" for the town of his birth.

Career

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 was the starting goalkeeper for the Colombian national team during the Copa America 2011, since the starting goalkeeper David Ospina was out with a facial injury after colliding with Hugo Rodallega days before the tournament. Martinez had a good start to the tournament, being the only goalkeeper to have a clean sheet on all three group games. In the quarterfinal match against Peru however he made two crucial mistakes which led to the two goals of Peru.

Honours

Season	Club	Title
2010-II	Once Caldas	Categoría Primera A
2013-I	Atlético Nacional	Categoría Primera A
2013	Atlético Nacional	Copa Colombia
2013-II	Atlético Nacional	Categoría Primera A

References

↑ "Freak goal means misery for Poland". CNN International. 2006-05-30. Retrieved 2011-03-29.

External links

Neco Martínez at National-Football-Teams.com

v t e Atlético Nacional – current squad

1 Bonilla 2 Medina 3 Murillo 4 Calle 5 Nájera 6 Valencia 7 Cárdenas 8 Arias 9 Ángel (c) 11 Uribe 12 Henríquez 13 Mejía 14 Pérez 15 Nieto 17 Duque 18 Guisao 19 Farid Diaz 20 Bernal 21 Valoy 23 Peralta 25 Vargas 26 Pajoy 28 Berrío 34 Armani 35 Martínez Coach: Osorio

Colombia squads

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 – 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup

1 Mondragón 2 Benítez 3 De la Cuesta 4 Mendoza 5 González 6 J. Ramírez 7 Guarín 8 A. Ramírez 9 Rentería 10 Moreno 11 Valoyes 12 Martínez 13 Anchico 14 Palacio 15 Castrillón 16 Hurtado 17 Patiño 18 Arzuaga 19 Leal 20 Torres 21 Aguilar 22 Passo 23 Briceño Coach: Rueda

v t e Colombia squad – 2011 Copa América

1 N. Ramos 2 Zapata 3 Yepes 4 Bolívar 5 Anchico 6 Sánchez 7 Armero 8 Aguilar 9 Falcao 10 Cuadrado 11 Rodallega 12 N. Martínez 13 Guarín 14 Perea 15 Valencia 16 Soto 17 Moreno 18 Zúñiga 19 Gutiérrez 20 A. Ramos 21 J. Martínez 22 Mosquera 23 Castillo Coach: Gómez

Persondata
Name	Martinez, Luis Enrique
Alternative names
Short description	Colombian footballer
Date of birth	1982-07-11
Place of birth	Necoclí, Colombia
Date of death
Place of death

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