José Luís Grant Martínez (born 8 April 1983) is a
Honduran football
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player, who currently plays for
Real Juventud.
Club career
He won the rookie of the year for 2005–2006 season. In May 2007, Grant was amid controversy after he allegedly signed with both Olimpia and
F.C. Motagua
Club de Fútbol Motagua (), formerly Club Deportivo Motagua up to 2017, is an association football club, located in Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras.
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. A tribunal decided in favour of Motagua.
Nicknamed ''Puma'', he later had to return to his previous team, Victoria, since Motagua did not complete the payment of the loan. He was on loan to
Vida
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for the Clausura 2008 from their cross-city rivals
Victoria. In summer 2008, he joined
Real Juventud. In December 2012 Victoria announced Grant was in training with the club.
Samir Arzú y el “Puma” Grant entrenan con Victoria
– La Tribuna
International career
Grant made his debut for Honduras
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in a September 2006 friendly match against El Salvador
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, coming on as a second-half substitute for Julio César de León
Julio César de León Dailey (; born 13 September 1979) is a Honduran footballer who currently plays for Olancho F.C. in the Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso as a midfielder. He is known for being a free-kick specialist and was an importan ...
. The game proved to be his final international as well.
Personal life
His father was Ricardo Grant and his mother is Juliana Martinez.
Honours and awards
Club
;F.C. Motagua
* Copa Interclubes UNCAF (1): 2007
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References
External links
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1983 births
Living people
Footballers from La Ceiba
Men's association football midfielders
Honduran men's footballers
Honduras men's international footballers
F.C. Motagua players
C.D. Victoria players
C.D.S. Vida players
C.D. Real Juventud players
Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players
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