Jorge Daniel Martínez (born 20 June 1973) is a former Argentine
football defender.
Born in
Montecarlo
Monte Carlo (; ; french: Monte-Carlo , or colloquially ''Monte-Carl'' ; lij, Munte Carlu ; ) is officially an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco, specifically the ward of Monte Carlo/Spélugues, where the Monte Carlo Casino is ...
,
Misiones
Misiones (, ''Missions'') is one of the 23 provinces of Argentina, located in the northeastern corner of the country in the Mesopotamia region. It is surrounded by Paraguay to the northwest, Brazil to the north, east and south, and Corrientes P ...
, Martínez started his professional playing career in 1993 with
Deportivo Mandiyú. In 1995, he joined
Club Atlético Independiente where he played for three seasons. During this spell with Independiente, he was called up for the
1997
File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; '' Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of ...
Copa América tournament. In 1998, he joined
River Plate.
In 1999, Martinez went to
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
to play for
Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. (), commonly referred to as Zaragoza, is a football club based in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, that currently competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system. Zaragoza holds its home games at L ...
but only made one league appearance before returning for a second spell with Independiente.
In 2001, he joined River Plate's fiercest rivals,
Boca Juniors but only stayed with the club for one season. He then played for
Colón de Santa Fe Colón may refer to:
Places
;Argentina
* Colón, Entre Ríos
* Colón Department, Córdoba
* Colón Department, Entre Ríos
* Colón, Buenos Aires
;Colombia
* Colón, Nariño
* Colón, Putumayo
* Colón Department (Colombia)
;Costa Rica
* Ciu ...
and a third spell with Independiente.
In 2005, Martinez joined
Olimpo de Bahía Blanca
Club Olimpo, usually referred to as Olimpo de Bahía Blanca, is an Argentine sports club based in the city of Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province. The club was founded October 15th, 1910. Its primary activity is soccer. The club is recognized i ...
but left the club for newly promoted
Nueva Chicago when Olimpo suffered relegation. The following season Nueva Chicago were relegated and Martínez returned to Olimpo in the
2nd division.
References
External links
*
Argentine Primera statistics
{{DEFAULTSORT:Martinez, Jorge
1973 births
Living people
Footballers from Misiones Province
Argentine men's footballers
Argentina men's international footballers
Argentine expatriate men's footballers
1997 Copa América players
Men's association football defenders
Argentine Primera División players
Deportivo Mandiyú footballers
Club Atlético Independiente footballers
Club Atlético River Plate footballers
Boca Juniors footballers
Club Atlético Colón footballers
Club Olimpo footballers
Club Atlético Nueva Chicago footballers
Real Zaragoza players
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain