Emil José Martínez Cruz (; (born 17 September 1982) is a Honduran former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Martínez made his professional debut for Marathón and played abroad for

Alajuelense Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (LDA, ), commonly known as Alajuelense and nicknamed La Liga (), is a Costa Rican multisport club based in the borough of El Llano, Alajuela, Alajuela province. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Ala ...

in the

Primera División de Costa Rica The Primera División of Costa Rica, commonly known as Fútbol de Primera División (FPD), and Liga Promerica for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional association football division in Costa Rica. It is administered by the Unión de Clubes ...

and

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side Indios. Also, he was attached to several clubs in

Chinese Super League The Chinese Football Association Super League, commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the China Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional football in ...

, including

Shanghai Shenhua Shanghai Shenhua F.C. () is a Chinese professional football club that participates in the Chinese Super League under license from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The term ''shen hua'' literally translates as "the Flower of Shanghai" in ...

Beijing Guoan Beijing Guoan Football Club () is a professional football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in the Chaoyang District in Beijing and their hom ...

and

Hangzhou Greentown Zhejiang Professional Football Club (), commonly referred to as Zhejiang FC or simply Zhejiang, is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under license from the Chinese Football Association (CF ...

. In January 2012 he joined

Hunan Billows Hunan Billows Football Club () is a professional Chinese football club that participates in the China League Two division under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Changsha, Hunan and their home stadium is t ...

. In January 2013, he returned to Marathón along with fellow Hunan player Astor Henríquez. Martínez finished top scorer and best player on the 07-08 Apertura season while playing for Marathón.

Club career stats

Last update: 6 November 2013

International career

Martínez made his debut for

Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...

in a February 2002 Carlsberg Cup match against

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and has earned a total of 66 caps, scoring 3 goals. He has represented his country in 5

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matches and played at the

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and at the 2003, 2007, 2009 and 2011 UNCAF Nations Cups as well as at the 2003, 2007 and

2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 11th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup competition, and the 21st CONCACAF regional championship overall in CONCACAF's 50 years of existence. The United States was the host nation. The competition started on June ...

s.CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2011 – Full Details
– RSSSF His final international was an October 2011

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against

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International goals

Honours

Marathón *

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: 2001–02 Clausura, 2002–03 Clausura, 2004–05 Apertura, 2007–08 Apertura

: 2009

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Martinez, Emil 1982 births Living people People from Yoro Department Association football midfielders Honduran footballers Honduras international footballers Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Honduras 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup players 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup players 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup players 2011 Copa Centroamericana players 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players C.D. Marathón players L.D. Alajuelense footballers Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players Beijing Guoan F.C. players Indios de Ciudad Juárez footballers Zhejiang Professional F.C. players Hunan Billows players Honduran expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Costa Rica Expatriate footballers in Mexico Expatriate footballers in China Honduran expatriate sportspeople in China Chinese Super League players China League One players Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players Liga MX players Liga FPD players Copa Centroamericana-winning players