Adonai Ulises Martínez Bonilla (born October 3, 1975) is a retired professional

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player from

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Club career

He started his professional career at Alianza with whom he won two league titles including the 2001 Apertura after scoring one of the goals in the 2-1 Final win against

Luis Ángel Firpo Luis Ángel Firpo (October 11, 1894 – August 7, 1960) was an Argentine boxer. Born in Junín, Argentina, he was nicknamed ''The Wild Bull of the Pampas''. Boxing career In 1917, Firpo began his professional boxing career by beating Frank Hag ...

. In 2003, he had a short spell at Chalatenango before joining

. He then moved to Isidro Metapán and

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before another two years at

Once Municipal Club Deportivo Once Municipal was a Salvadoran football team from Ahuachapán that last competed in the Primera División, the premier division of Football in El Salvador, in 2018. It was nicknamed "''The Canarian Tank"'', and its home stadium ...

. On March 31, 2006, he scored his 100th goal in the

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after scoring two goals against Águila.

International career

Martínez made his debut for

in a March

1999 UNCAF Nations Cup The 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup was a UNCAF Nations Cup held in San Jose, Costa Rica in March 1999. The host team won the tournament's final group. Costa Rica then qualified automatically, alongside second-placed Guatemala and third-placed Honduras ...

match against

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and has earned a total of 21 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 5

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matches and played at the

as well as at the

2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the sixth edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF). The tournament was once again held in the United States, in Miami and Pasadena. The format ...

. His final international game was a March 2004

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, also against

Personal life

He became father of his first child at the young age of 19.De jugador a padre
- La Tribuna

Honours

: 2 :: 1996/1997, Apertura 2001

References

External links

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Adonai Martínez sueña a lo grande
- El Diario de Hoy 1975 births Living people Footballers from San Salvador Men's association football midfielders Salvadoran men's footballers El Salvador men's international footballers 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Alianza F.C. footballers A.D. Chalatenango footballers C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo footballers A.D. Isidro Metapán footballers San Salvador F.C. footballers C.D. Once Municipal footballers {{ElSalvador-footy-bio-stub