Diego Hernán Martínez (born 16 November 1978) is an Argentine

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manager and former player who played as a

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. He was the manager of

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Playing career

, Martínez never appeared in any higher than

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, with his only input in the category being three goals in 18 appearances for

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in the 2002–03 season. He also played abroad, spending half a year with

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in Guatemala, where he did not appear, and four seasons in Greece with

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and Diagoras.

Managerial career

After retiring Martínez started working as a coach, being initially in charge

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' youth categories before taking over his first senior job at Ituzaingó, a club he already represented as a player. After another work at Cañuelas, also a former side, he was in charge of

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(for only five matches) and Midland before taking over

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in June 2018. With Estudiantes, Martínez achieved promotion from

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, and also reached the semifinals of the

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, being knocked out by River Plate. On 10 August 2020, Martínez was presented as manager of Primera División side Godoy Cruz. In 2021, he was announced as manager of Tigre. Sacked by Tigre on 13 June 2023, Martínez took over

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on 3 July. He resigned from the latter on 7 December. On 26 December 2023, Martínez returned to Boca to become their first team manager.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Ituzaingó *

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: 2000–01

Manager

Tigre *

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2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

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runner-up:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Martinez, Diego 1978 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Primera Nacional players Club Almirante Brown footballers Cañuelas Fútbol Club footballers Deportivo Morón footballers Club Atlético Ituzaingó players Estudiantes de Buenos Aires footballers Gimnasia y Esgrima de Concepción del Uruguay footballers All Boys footballers Club Atlético Temperley footballers Aurora F.C. players Football League (Greece) players S.F.K. Pierikos (football) players P.A.E. G.S. Diagoras players Argentine football managers Argentine Primera División managers Primera B Nacional managers Club Atlético Ituzaingó managers Club Comunicaciones managers Estudiantes de Buenos Aires managers Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba managers Argentinos Juniors managers Club Atlético Tigre managers Club Atlético Huracán managers Boca Juniors managers Cerro Porteño managers 20th-century Argentine sportsmen Argentine expatriate football managers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay Expatriate football managers in Paraguay