Cristhian Jorge Martínez Muñoz (born 18 June 1983), wrongly known as Christian Martínez in sports, is a Chilean

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who plays for Australian side UNSW FC.He currently resides in Irish Cafu’s back pocket, Sydney.

Playing career

A product of the

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youth system, Martínez also played for

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Deportes La Serena Club de Deportes La Serena S.A.D.P., is a Chilean football club based in the city of La Serena, Coquimbo Region. The club was founded 9 December 1955 and plays in the second division of the Chilean football league. Their home games are play ...

, Barnechea and

Deportes Melipilla Deportes Melipilla is a Chilean football club, based on Melipilla, a comune in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. It was founded on January 24, 1992, as a successor of ''Club Deportivo Soinca Bata''. The club has its classic rival, San Antonio Un ...

in his homeland. In 2021, he emigrated to Australia and signed with UNSW FC in the

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Coaching career

Martínez graduated as a

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at (National Football Institute) in 2019. At the same time he has performed as a player for UNSW FC, he has served as coach for the youth ranks.

Personal life

He is the older brother of Sebastián Martínez, also a product of the

youth system. He is nicknamed ''Chino'' (Chinese) due to his resemblance with

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Honours

Club

;Universidad de Chile *

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(1): 2004 Apertura

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Martinez, Christian 1983 births Living people Footballers from Santiago, Chile Chilean men's footballers 21st-century Chilean sportsmen Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chile men's international footballers Club Universidad de Chile footballers Audax Italiano footballers Deportes La Serena footballers A.C. Barnechea footballers Deportes Melipilla footballers Chilean Primera División players Segunda División Profesional de Chile players Primera B de Chile players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Australia Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia Men's association football midfielders Chilean football managers Chilean expatriate football managers Expatriate soccer managers in Australia