Federico Martorell Rigo (born 16 March 1981) is an Argentine retired

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who played as

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Club career

His professional debut came in 2002 with

Newell's Old Boys Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys () is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario, Santa Fe. The club was founded on 3 November 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell of the English county of Kent, one of the pioneers of Argentine football. A ...

in Santa Fe.

Greek Super League

Martorell started his career in

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playing for

Thrasyvoulos Thrasyvoulos Football Club ( el, Α.Ο. Θρασύβουλος Φυλής) is a Greek football club based in Fyli, Attica, currently in the A EPSDA. It was founded in 1938 and named after Thrasybulus, an ancient Athenial General who used Fyli as ...

. In Fyli Federico had 14 caps and scored 3 goal. As a result of his good performance Levadeiakos offered a contract to Federico. In Livadia he had also 14 caps.

Cyprus

After 2 years in Super League Federico moved to Apollon Limassol on a free transfer. He made his debut on a 1–0 defeat against

FC Sibir Novosibirsk FC Sibir Novosibirsk (russian: ФК «Сибирь» Новосибирск) was a Russian association football club based in Novosibirsk, playing at the Spartak Stadium. They played their first-ever season in the Russian Premier League in 201 ...

for the

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. Later, he was given on loan to

Ermis Aradippou Ermis Aradippou () is a Cypriot professional football club based in Aradippou, a settlement on the outskirts of the city of Larnaca. The club was formed in 1958, and currently plays in the Cypriot Second Division. Ermis' greatest success came ...

. In May 2011, he was released from Apollon.

Venezuela

He signed a contract with

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for the 2012 season.

Honours

Club

;Cobresal *

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(1): 2015 Clausura

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* 1981 births Living people Footballers from Rosario, Santa Fe Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Newell's Old Boys footballers Atlético Tucumán footballers Club Atlético Platense footballers Club Universidad de Chile footballers Coronel Bolognesi footballers Thrasyvoulos F.C. players Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba footballers C.D. Cobresal footballers O'Higgins F.C. footballers Deportivo Táchira F.C. players Apollon Limassol FC players Ermis Aradippou FC players Levadiakos F.C. players Sportivo Belgrano footballers San Luis de Quillota footballers Club y Biblioteca Ramón Santamarina footballers Chilean Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Super League Greece players Cypriot First Division players Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Peru Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Venezuela Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Greece Men's association football defenders {{Argentina-footy-defender-1980s-stub