Aitor Martínez Medina (born 10 January 1985) is a Spanish retired

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who played as a

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, and a current

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Playing career

Known as just Aitor during his playing days, he was born in

Terrassa Terrassa () is a city in central-eastern Catalonia and in the province of Barcelona (Spain). It is one of the two capitals of Vallès Occidental county, being the larger in both area and population. The name ''Terrassa'' derives from Latin ''Te ...

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, and represented

FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly known as FC Barcelona and colloquially as Barça (), is a professional Football club (association football), football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of ...

as a youth. He made his senior debut with the C-team in

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

, before moving to

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side

UB Conquense Unión Balompédica Conquense is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Cuenca, Spain, Cuenca, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. Founded in 1946, it plays in , holding home games at ''Estadio La Fuensanta ...

in 2005. In January 2006, after being rarely used, Aitor joined

CD Puertollano Club Deportivo Puertollano was a Spanish football team based in Puertollano, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. Founded in 1948 it played in Tercera División – Group 18, holding home matches at '' Estadio Ciudad de Puert ...

in the fourth tier, helping in their promotion at the end of the season. Roughly one year later, he signed for

AD Ceuta Asociación Deportiva Ceuta was a Spanish football team based in the autonomous city of Ceuta. Founded in 1996, its last season was 2011–12 in Segunda División B, holding home matches at '' Estadio Alfonso Murube'', with a capacity of 6,500. ...

also in division three. In 2008, Aitor agreed to a deal with CF Atlético Ciudad still in the third level, before returning to Ceuta in the following year. On 10 August 2010, he signed for

CD Roquetas Club Deportivo Roquetas, also known as Roquetas, was a Spanish football team based in Roquetas de Mar, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1970, it was dissolved in 2016. The club's home ground is '' Estadio Antonio Peroles'', w ...

of the same category, before rejoining Ceuta for a third spell the following 23 July. On 16 July 2012, Aitor moved to

UE Sant Andreu Unió Esportiva Sant Andreu () is a Spanish football club based in the district of Sant Andreu in Barcelona, Catalonia. Founded in 1909, it plays in , holding home matches at '' Camp Municipal Narcís Sala'', with an all-seated capacity of 6,56 ...

also in the third division. He retired in the following year, aged just 28.

Managerial career

Shortly after retiring, Martínez was named manager of

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

's youth sides. He had a short spell in charge of Segunda Andaluza side UD Loreto in 2019, before joining the structure of

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as manager of the ''Cadete'' squad. In 2020, Martínez was named at the helm of the ''Juvenil'' squad, before being promoted to the reserves on 24 June 2022. He left the club on 9 June of the following year, as his contract was due to expire and would not be renewed. On 7 May 2024, after nearly one year without a club, Martínez was appointed manager of

Tercera Federación Tercera Federación, previously known as Tercera RFEF, is the fifth tier of the Spanish football league system. It is below the ''La Liga'', ''Segunda División'', and its fellow semi-professional divisions '' Primera Federación'' and ''Segunda F ...

side UD Torre del Mar, replacing departed

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. He left after missing out promotion in the play-offs, and took over

Atlético Sanluqueño CF Atlético Sanluqueño Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Province of Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1948, although its registration in official competitions took place in 195 ...

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on 20 June. Martínez was sacked by the ''Atletistas'' on 29 September 2024, after just six matches.

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