Carlos Martínez Rodríguez (; born 27 June 1986), sometimes known as Carlitos , is a former Spanish professional

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who played as a striker.

Club career

Born in

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, Martínez made his senior debut with

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's reserves in

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, and subsequently represented EF UE Cerdanyola, ,

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and

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's B-team in the regional leagues. In 2011, after playing for the main squad of Gramenet in

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, he signed for

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of the same tier. In May 2012, Martínez signed with

UE Olot Unió Esportiva Olot, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Olot, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1921, it plays in , holding home games at ''Estadi Municipal d'Olot'', with a capacity of 3,000 seats. History The histo ...

also in division four. He scored 31 goals during the season, which included a

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against

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and five goals in the

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, as the club achieved promotion to the

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. On 3 July 2015, Martínez signed for the reserve team of Villarreal after having scored 57 goals for Olot. On 30 August, he scored for the first time for his new club by finding the net twice in a 2–0 victory against his former club Olot. On 23 July 2017, after two years with Villarreal B, Martínez moved abroad and joined Japanese

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club

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managed by

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. On 3 July 2018, he returned to Spain and joined

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. On 16 January 2020, Martínez moved to fellow third division side

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, and helped the side in their first-ever promotion to

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. He left the club on 20 June 2023 after scoring 35 goals in 101 matches, and subsequently signed for

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club

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. With Goa, Martínez made his debut on 2 October against

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, in which he scored the lone goal.

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Martinez, Carlos 1986 births Living people Footballers from Barcelona Spanish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Segunda División players Primera Federación players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Primera Catalana players Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players Cerdanyola del Vallès FC players UE Rubí players UDA Gramenet footballers Terrassa FC footballers UE Olot players Villarreal CF B players Hércules CF players FC Andorra players J2 League players Tokyo Verdy players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Japan Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Andorra Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Expatriate men's footballers in Andorra 21st-century Spanish sportsmen