Emilio Damián Martínez (born 10 April 1981 in Concepción) is a

Paraguay Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...

an former

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. He last played for

Club Sport Colombia Club Sport Colombia, is a Paraguayan football club based in the city of Fernando de la Mora. History The club was founded November 1, 1924 and plays in the Paraguayan third division. Their home games are played at the Estadio Alfonso Colmá ...

. Martinez was part of

's silver medal-winning team at the

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. He was red-carded in the gold medal match.

International career

On 4 August, before the Summer Olympics began, he played in a preparation game against the

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in the city of

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, resulting in a 5–0 defeat.

References

1981 births Living people People from Concepción, Paraguay Footballers from Concepción Department, Paraguay Paraguayan men's footballers Men's association football defenders Paraguayan Primera División players Club Nacional footballers Cerro Porteño players Club Olimpia footballers Club Libertad footballers Tigres UANL footballers Santos Laguna footballers Club Bolívar players C.D. Universidad Católica del Ecuador footballers Club Sport Colombia footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador 2004 Copa América players Paraguay men's under-20 international footballers Paraguay men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Paraguay Olympic silver medalists for Paraguay Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Paraguayan expatriates in Bolivia Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics 21st-century Paraguayan sportsmen {{Paraguay-footy-defender-stub