Christian Martínez Cedillo (born 16 October 1979) is a Mexican former professional
footballer
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who played as a
goalkeeper
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. He made a name for himself at the
1999 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Nigeria, when he was the starting goalkeeper for Mexico. He made his
México Primera División debut for
América in a
derby
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against
Guadalajara
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.
Honours
León
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Liga MX
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:
Apertura 2013,
Clausura 2014
External links
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Christian Martínez at FootballDatabase.com
1979 births
Living people
Club América footballers
C.F. Monterrey players
Footballers from Mexico City
San Luis F.C. players
Men's association football goalkeepers
Club Puebla players
Indios de Ciudad Juárez footballers
Tecos F.C. footballers
Club León footballers
Liga MX players
Mexico men's under-20 international footballers
Mexico men's international footballers
2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
Mexican men's footballers
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