Chris Martinez is an American retired

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defender who played professionally in the

American Professional Soccer League The American Professional Soccer League (APSL) was a professional men's soccer league with teams from the United States and later Canada. It was formed in 1990 by the merger of the third American Soccer League with the Western Soccer League. It ...

, National Professional Soccer League and

Major League Soccer Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The league comprises 29 teams—26 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada ...

. Martinez graduated from Ponderosa High School in

Parker, Colorado Parker is a Colorado municipalities#Home rule municipality, home rule municipality in Douglas County, Colorado, Douglas County, Colorado, United States. As a self-declared "town" under the home rule statutes, Parker is the second most populous to ...

. He attended

Clemson University Clemson University () is a public land-grant research university in Clemson, South Carolina. Founded in 1889, Clemson is the second-largest university in the student population in South Carolina. For the fall 2019 semester, the university enro ...

, where he played on the men's soccer team from 1989 to 1992. In June 1993, he signed with the

Colorado Foxes The Colorado Foxes were a professional soccer team, based in Commerce City, Colorado, that played in the American Professional Soccer League, and later in the A-League, between 1990 and 1997. The Foxes won two APSL titles, in 1992 and 1993. In 19 ...

of the

and was part of the Foxes championship team. He would play every season until called up to the

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in 1997. In October 1994, he signed with the

Wichita Wings The Wichita Wings were a professional indoor soccer franchise based in Wichita, Kansas. The Wings were admitted to the Major Indoor Soccer League as an expansion team on August 21, 1979.

of the National Professional Soccer League. Martinez played two winter indoor seasons with the Wings. In June 1997, the Rapids called Martinez up from the Foxes. He remained with the Rapids through the 2001 season. On 13 January 2022, Martinez joined

Houston Dynamo Houston Dynamo FC (formerly officially, but still commonly, called the Houston Dynamo) is an American professional soccer club based in Houston. The Dynamo compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Establi ...

as an assistant coach. After just 29 matches, he was fired on September 5.

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* Living people American soccer players American Professional Soccer League players Clemson Tigers men's soccer players Colorado Foxes players Colorado Rapids players Major League Soccer players National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players Wichita Wings (NPSL) players Soccer players from Colorado MLS Pro-40 players A-League (1995–2004) players People from Parker, Colorado Colorado Rapids non-playing staff Men's association football defenders 1970 births Sporting Kansas City II coaches USL Championship coaches Houston Dynamo FC non-playing staff {{US-footy-defender-stub