Oscar Raimundo Martín (23 June 1934 in

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- 12 February 2018) was an

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former footballer. Martín died on 12 February 2018.

Club career

Oscar Martín started his career at

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in 1953. In 1959 he moved to the second league club

Chacarita Juniors Club Atlético Chacarita Juniors (usually known simply as Chacarita) is an Argentine football club headquartered in Villa Crespo, Buenos Aires, while the stadium is located in Villa Maipú, General San Martín Partido of Greater Buenos Aires. ...

, who helped get promoted to the Primera División. In 1963 he moved to

Racing Club de Avellaneda Racing Club de Avellaneda, officially known as Racing Club or shortened to just Racing, is an Argentine professional sports club based in Avellaneda, a city of the Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered o ...

. With Racing, he won the Argentine Championship in 1966 and the

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in 1967 (Martín played in all three final matches with

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, in which he served as captain). He also captained Racing to victory in the Intercontinental Cup, again playing in all three matches against Scottish club

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. In total, he played 257 matches in the league between 1953-1967 for his three clubs, scoring once.

International career

Oscar Martín made his international debut for

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on 10 March 1963 in a 4–2 win against

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in the

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held in

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. He played in all six matches for his country at the tournament, helping them to third place. His last appearance for the national team was on 16 April 1963 in a 5–2 defeat against

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in the

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. In total, he appeared in 8 matches for Argentina.

References

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