Fernando Rafael "Chito" Martínez Silva (born 8 June 1977) is a

Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...

n former

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who played striker.

Career

Born in

Puerto Ordaz Ciudad Guayana () (English: Guayana City) is a city in Bolívar State, Venezuela. It stretches 40 kilometers along the south bank of the Orinoco river, at the point where it is joined by its main tributary, the Caroní river. The Caroní flo ...

, Martínez has spent most of his career playing in Venezuelan league with Minervén, Caracas, Táchira, Mineros, Trujillanos and Llaneros. Martínez played for

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side

FC Uralan Elista FC Uralan Elista () is a football club based in Elista, Kalmykia, Russia. History FC Elista was founded in 2005 following the dissolution of its predecessor, FC Uralan Elista. The club entered ''South'' zone of the Amateur Football League and fi ...

during 2003, making him the first Venezuelan to play in the league. In 2011, Martínez moved to the

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where he would play amateur football with UD Los Llanos and CD Atlético Paso in the Preferente de Tenerife.

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* 1977 births Living people Footballers from Ciudad Guayana Venezuelan men's footballers Men's association football forwards Minervén S.C. players Estudiantes de Mérida F.C. players A.C.C.D. Mineros de Guayana players FC Elista players Caracas F.C. players Deportivo Táchira F.C. players Trujillanos F.C. players Carabobo F.C. players Llaneros de Guanare players Venezuelan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Russian Premier League players Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Russia {{Venezuela-footy-forward-stub