Diego Andrés Martiñones Rus (born 25 January 1985 in

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), known as Diego Martiñones, is a former

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who is played as a

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. He is retired from the field.

Career

In 2005 Martiñones began his professional career with

Danubio F.C. Danubio Fútbol Club is a Uruguayan football club based in Jardines del Hipódromo, Montevideo that currently plays in the Uruguayan Primera División. Founded in 1932, the club's home stadium is Jardines del Hipódromo, which has a capacity ...

During the 2008 season he transferred to

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where he remained until the end of that season. The following year, he signed for Chilean club

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, but returned to Uruguay a year after to join Central Español where he showed good form. For the 2011 season he travelled abroad again, this time he signed with

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. In January 2012, he returned to his home land, playing again for

During the Clausura 2012 he scored 10 goals in 14 matches, calling the attention of many clubs from Argentina and Mexico you wanted to hire him. As a result of his good performances at his return to

Danubio Danubio Fútbol Club is a Uruguayan football club based in Jardines del Hipódromo, Montevideo that currently plays in the Uruguayan Primera División. Founded in 1932, the club's home stadium is Jardines del Hipódromo, which has a capacity o ...

, he was transferred to

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side Estudiantes Tecos in July 2012.Diego Martiñones ya es Estudiantes
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* * * 1985 births Living people Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Danubio F.C. players Tacuarembó F.C. players C.D. Cobresal footballers Central Español players Club Blooming players Tecos F.C. footballers San Martín de San Juan footballers Talleres de Córdoba footballers Racing Club de Montevideo players Villa Teresa players Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo) players Montevideo City Torque players Rampla Juniors players Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy footballers Uruguayan Primera División players Chilean Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Torneo Federal A players Bolivian Primera División players Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Chile Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Footballers from Montevideo {{Uruguay-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub