Pere Martí Castelló (; born 22 January 1982) is a Spanish

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coach and a former player who played mainly as a defensive midfielder.

Football career

Born in

Moncofa Moncofa (in valencian and officially, in Spanish ''Moncófar'') is a municipality of the Province of Castellón in the Valencian Community, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (m ...

, Province of Castellón, Martí made his

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debut in the 2003–04 season with

Villarreal CF Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. ( ca-valencia, Vila-real Club de Futbol, S.A.D.), usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or simply Villarreal, is a professional football club based in Villarreal, in the Castellón province of eastern Spain, th ...

, featuring heavily as the team finished eighth and scoring his only goal in a 2–1 away win against

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, S.A.D. (, ca, Reial Club Deportiu Mallorca , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or just Mallorca is a Spanish professional football club based in Palma on the island of Majorca in ...

, on 18 April 2004. He added nine matches in their quarter-final run in the

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, but was soon deemed surplus to requirements and left for neighbours Elche CF, in the

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. After one shaky debut campaign, Martí became an essential first-team element with Elche. At the end of 2007–08 he joined

Málaga CF Málaga Club de Fútbol (, ''Málaga Football Club''), or simply Málaga, is a association football, football club based in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, that competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system, ...

, which had just returned to the top level; however, mainly because of injuries, he wasn't part of manager

Antonio Tapia Antonio Tapia Flores (born 13 November 1959) is a Spanish football manager. Career Born in Baena, Córdoba, Tapia had an unassuming career as a footballer, only representing Atlético Malagueño and amateurs UD Fuengirola. Still not in hi ...

's plans in his first year. In late August 2009, Martí was loaned to Real Murcia of division two, appearing very rarely as the side was relegated. On 13 July 2010, he was released from contract from Málaga and immediately joined CD Castellón, freshly relegated to the third tier. On 4 January 2011, aged only 28, Martí announced his retirement from professional football, citing his multiple injuries as the main reason. He subsequently rejoined his first club Villarreal, acting as youth coach.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Villarreal *

UEFA Intertoto Cup The UEFA Intertoto Cup (from la, Inter, 'between' + german: toto, 'betting pool'),Most precisely, from (football pool); cf. often abbreviated and more known in the German-speaking world as UI Cup and originally called the International Foot ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marti, Pere 1982 births Living people People from Plana Baixa Sportspeople from the Province of Castellón Spanish footballers Footballers from the Valencian Community Association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Villarreal CF B players Villarreal CF players Elche CF players Málaga CF players Real Murcia players CD Castellón footballers Spanish football managers