Afonso Martins
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Afonso Paulo Martins da Agra | ||
| Date of birth | 11 April 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1991 | Nancy B | ||
| 1991–1995 | Nancy | 55 | (2) |
| 1995–2002 | Sporting CP | 66 | (5) |
| 2001–2002 | Sporting B | 28 | (12) |
| 2002–2003 | Moreirense | 26 | (7) |
| 2003–2004 | Vitória Guimarães | 12 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Moreirense | 24 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | Lixa | 16 | (2) |
| Total | 227 | (30) | |
| National team | |||
| 1995–1996 | Portugal U21 | 9 | (2) |
| 1996 | Portugal U23 | 6 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Afonso Paulo Martins da Agra (born 11 April 1973), known as Martins, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
Born in Póvoa de Varzim, Martins family emigrated to France when he was very young, and he first played professionally with AS Nancy, spending three seasons at the club. In 1995–96 he returned to Portugal, signing with Sporting Clube de Portugal.
Martin's tenure with the Primeira Liga side was an inconsistent one: he was a starter during his first years but, towards the end, was often demoted to the B-team, and participated very little in the 2000 and 2002 championship conquests (no games whatsoever in the latter, as he was left without a place in the squad and only trained separately).[1][2]
Martins finished his career in June 2007 at the age of 34, after spells with Moreirense FC,[2] Vitória S.C. and lowly F.C. Lixa. He did not have a club in the 2005–06 campaign.
International career
Martins played for the Portugal national team at under-21 level, also appearing at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta where he scored both goals in the 2–0 win over Tunisia in the first game,[3] as the country eventually finished fourth.
Honours
- Sporting
References
- ↑ Afonso Martins e Pedrosa já treinam em Alvalade (Afonso Martins and Pedrosa already training at Alvalade); Record, 10 August 1999 (in Portuguese)
- 1 2 Afonso Martins (Moreirense) diz que foi «castigado» no Sporting (Afonso Martins (Moreirense) says he was «punished» at Sporting); TVI 24, 15 March 2003 (in Portuguese)
- ↑ ‘Españoles’ salvadores (Saving ‘Spaniards’); Mundo Deportivo, 22 July 1996 (in Spanish)
- ↑ "Sporting-Vilanovense, 3–1 (Jardel 44 PG, 83 e 90; NUNO ROCHA 33 GP)" [Sporting-Vilanovense, 3–1 (Jardel 44 PK, 83 and 90; NUNO ROCHA 33 PK)] (in Portuguese). Record. 17 November 2001. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
External links
- Afonso Martins at TheFinalBall.com
- Afonso Martins at ForaDeJogo
- National team data (in Portuguese)
- Afonso Martins – FIFA competition record
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